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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000136
Mary Lin Elementary School
586 Candler Park Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 · (404) 802-8850 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
15.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
28 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
44%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.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
78.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.9pp since 2021
Math
85.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.4% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.2% | 90.6% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 87.6% |
| 2021-22 | 83.3% | 85.3% |
% 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
85.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Mary Lin Elementary School
Mary Lin Elementary School's state test result (85.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lin Elementary School this school | 526 | 5.3% | 85.6% |
| Braelinn Elementary School Peachtree City | 538 | 9.3% | 80.2% |
| Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School Decatur | 529 | 11.3% | 74.4% |
| Summit Hill Elementary Alpharetta | 678 | 7.7% | 78.9% |
| Birmingham Falls Elementary School Milton | 696 | 4.3% | 83.3% |
| Dove Creek Elementary School Statham | 543 | 14.7% | 77.8% |
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 Mary Lin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.6% | #5 of 1,208 | #1 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #19 of 1,215 ▼ 12 | #3 of 88 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #22 of 1,215 ▼ 18 | #2 of 88 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #252 of 1,183 | #12 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #796 of 1,324 | #45 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,145 of 1,301 | #86 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #888 of 1,301 | #47 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.3% | #1,308 of 1,312 | #96 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #282 of 854 | #43 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
526
-108 (-17%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 526 | 34.5 | 15.3:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 35.5 | 14.3:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 40.5 | 15.5:1 | 5% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 2% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 41.8 | 15.3:1 | 6% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 8% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 62% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 27 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Lin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (641 to 526); teachers down 17% (41.8 to 34.5).
About Mary Lin Elementary School
Mary Lin Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Atlanta, Georgia. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 526 students.
Enrollment across the 87 schools in Atlanta Public Schools totals 49,945 students.
White students are the majority at Mary Lin Elementary School, with 74% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of DeKalb County, the White share is about 29%. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mary Lin Elementary School and a ratio of 15.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 5% of enrollment. That rate is below the 77% average among public schools in DeKalb County.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Mary Lin Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mary Lin Elementary School, the prediction is 74.6% and the result is 85.6%.
DeKalb County has about 765,351 residents, and 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. Besides Mary Lin Elementary School, DeKalb County has 153 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Mary Lin Elementary School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Springdale Park Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Mary Lin Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Mary Lin Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 108 students since 2020-21, to 526.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Mary Lin Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Mary Lin Elementary SchoolHow large is Mary Lin Elementary School?
Mary Lin Elementary School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mary Lin Elementary School serve?
Mary Lin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary Lin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary Lin Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mary Lin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mary Lin Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Mary Lin Elementary School in?
Mary Lin Elementary School is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
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