Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000038
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School
3090 McMurray Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30311 · (404) 802-7600 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
270 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Atlanta Public Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
20.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.8pp since 2021
Math
26.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +19.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.3% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.2% | 18.8% |
| 2021-22 | 11.5% | 6.7% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like L. O. Kimberly Elementary School
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. O. Kimberly Elementary School this school | 270 | 100.0% | 22.0% |
| Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School Atlanta | 279 | 100.0% | 19.9% |
| Harper Elementary School Thomasville | 263 | 99.6% | 9.3% |
| PEACE Academy Charter School Decatur | 241 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Finch Elementary Atlanta | 291 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
| Randolph County Elementary School Cuthbert | 294 | 100.0% | 26.2% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where L. O. Kimberly Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #992 of 1,208 | #84 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #936 of 1,215 ▲ 67 | #80 of 113 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #1,003 of 1,215 ▲ 4 | #86 of 113 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.2pp | #38 of 1,183 | #6 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #1,265 of 1,324 | #113 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #89 of 1,301 | #23 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.5% | #1,274 of 1,301 | #107 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #4 of 1,312 | #2 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.4% | #40 of 854 | #7 of 92 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
270
-70 (-21%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 270 | 25.1 | 10.8:1 | 100% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 29.7 | 10.1:1 | 100% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 30.1 | 11.1:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 34 | 10.0:1 | 100% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 100% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 99% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 93% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 87% (617) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 34 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L. O. Kimberly Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (431 to 270); teachers down 28% (35 to 25.1).
About L. O. Kimberly Elementary School
Located in Atlanta, Georgia, L. O. Kimberly Elementary School is a small elementary school. A federal count lists 270 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 55% smaller than that.
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School sits within Atlanta Public Schools, which has 87 schools and 49,945 students.
The student body at L. O. Kimberly Elementary School is 94% Black. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic. Fulton County's residents are about 43% Black, 52 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School's 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Georgia have 13.3:1, compared with 10.8:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. That is higher than the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County.
The allk12 Grade for L. O. Kimberly Elementary School is C. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, L. O. Kimberly Elementary School would be expected to post about 25.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.0%.
Fulton County census figures show that the median household income is $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 205 public schools in Fulton County, enrolling about 138,270 students in all.
The nearest public school is D. M. Therrell High School, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 21.1% proficiency; L. O. Kimberly Elementary School posts 22.0%.
NCES assigns L. O. Kimberly Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, L. O. Kimberly Elementary School's enrollment declined 21%, to 270.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
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Frequently asked questions
About L. O. Kimberly Elementary SchoolHow many students attend L. O. Kimberly Elementary School?
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does L. O. Kimberly Elementary School serve?
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at L. O. Kimberly Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at L. O. Kimberly Elementary School is approximately 10.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is L. O. Kimberly Elementary School?
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School reports a student body of 5% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is L. O. Kimberly Elementary School public or private?
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Atlanta Public Schools.
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