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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000700
Laurel Ridge Elementary School
1215 Balsam Dr, Decatur, GA 30033 · (678) 874-6902 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
174 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
52.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 52.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 52.6% |
| 2022-23 | 54.6% | 50.3% |
| 2021-22 | 57.9% | 54.2% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Laurel Ridge Elementary School
Laurel Ridge Elementary School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Ridge Elementary School this school | 440 | 39.5% | 55.2% |
| Hillside Elementary School Roswell | 497 | 39.6% | 56.4% |
| Briarlake Elementary School Decatur | 360 | 37.2% | 60.9% |
| Buford Elementary School Buford | 431 | 34.1% | N/A |
| Sagamore Hills Elementary School Atlanta | 428 | 30.4% | 58.3% |
| Addison Elementary School Marietta | 571 | 33.6% | 62.5% |
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 Laurel Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #257 of 1,208 | #19 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #353 of 1,215 ▲ 22 | #21 of 88 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #146 of 1,215 ▲ 135 | #17 of 88 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #757 of 1,183 | #61 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #994 of 1,324 | #64 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #320 of 1,301 | #29 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #58 of 1,301 | #7 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #1,125 of 1,312 | #76 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #640 of 854 | #62 of 73 |
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
440
+65 (+17%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 440 | 36 | 12.2:1 | 40% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 44% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 36 | 11.4:1 | 33% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 39 | 9.6:1 | 25% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 41.7 | 11.3:1 | 32% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 38 | 12.2:1 | 42% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 58% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 41% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 38 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (473 to 440); teachers down 14% (41.7 to 36).
About Laurel Ridge Elementary School
Laurel Ridge Elementary School is a small elementary school in Georgia, with an address in Decatur. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 440 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students.
DeKalb County serves 92,088 students across 131 schools.
At Laurel Ridge Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 42%. After that, the student body is 21% Black, 19% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Census figures show DeKalb County is about 29% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.2 students per teacher and 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in DeKalb County report 77%.
On BeatsExpectations, Laurel Ridge Elementary School is 1.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
Laurel Ridge Elementary School is located in DeKalb County, where the median household income is $80,644, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Laurel Ridge Elementary School is one of 154 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Druid Hills Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Laurel Ridge Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Laurel Ridge Elementary School's average proficiency of 55.2% compares with 48.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at Laurel Ridge Elementary School climbed 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 375 to 440 students. The ratio was 9.6:1 in 2020-21 and 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Beacon Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Southwest DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Druid Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 985 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Towers High SchoolHigh · 876 students
Other Laurel Ridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Laurel Ridge Elementary. Laurel Ridge Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Laurel Ridge ElementaryFairfax, VA · 835 students
Nearby schools
- Druid Hills Middle School0.3 mi · 985
- Coralwood Education Center1.1 mi · 218
- McLendon Elementary School1.1 mi · 342
- International Community School1.2 mi · 501
- Oak Grove Elementary School1.6 mi · 429
- Briarlake Elementary School1.7 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel Ridge Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Laurel Ridge Elementary School?
Laurel Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Laurel Ridge Elementary School serve?
Laurel Ridge Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Laurel Ridge Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Laurel Ridge Elementary School.
How diverse is Laurel Ridge Elementary School?
Laurel Ridge Elementary School reports a student body of 42% White, 19% Hispanic, 21% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Laurel Ridge Elementary School public or private?
Laurel Ridge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.