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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000737
Midvale Elementary School
3836 Midvale Rd, Tucker, GA 30084 · (678) 874-3402 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
10.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
328 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 | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
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
43.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.0pp since 2021
Math
45.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 37.3% |
| 2022-23 | 36.1% | 39.5% |
| 2021-22 | 39.5% | 44.5% |
% 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Midvale Elementary School
Midvale Elementary School's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midvale Elementary School this school | 417 | 78.7% | 41.4% |
| Dorsett Shoals Elementary School Douglasville | 404 | 75.2% | 36.5% |
| Briar Vista Elementary School Atlanta | 482 | 71.2% | 45.9% |
| Pooler Elementary School Pooler | 340 | 85.6% | 28.7% |
| Acworth Elementary School Acworth | 499 | 69.1% | 43.4% |
| Garden Hills Elementary School Atlanta | 494 | 72.5% | 40.8% |
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 Midvale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #520 of 1,208 | #28 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #501 of 1,215 ▲ 168 | #26 of 88 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #386 of 1,215 ▲ 192 | #29 of 88 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #558 of 1,183 | #51 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #1,060 of 1,324 | #71 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #65 of 1,301 | #9 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #56 of 1,301 | #6 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.7% | #739 of 1,312 | #65 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #719 of 854 | #65 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
417
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 417 | 40 | 10.4:1 | 79% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 42.5 | 9.6:1 | 60% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 39.5 | 11.1:1 | 54% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 41 | 9.7:1 | 49% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 41.7 | 10.5:1 | 55% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 38 | 11.4:1 | 64% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 55% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 47% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 29 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midvale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (437 to 417); teachers down 4% (41.7 to 40).
About Midvale Elementary School
Tucker, Georgia, is home to Midvale Elementary School, a small elementary school. Total enrollment is 417 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. That is 31% below the average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
The DeKalb County system has 131 schools and 92,088 students.
Black students make up 33% of enrollment at Midvale Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 30% Hispanic, 25% White, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of DeKalb County's population at about 51%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. The school has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 10.4:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Federal data show 79% of students (328) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County.
Midvale Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Georgia public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.7%.
The school's county is DeKalb County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $80,644 a year, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in DeKalb County number 154, with about 102,960 students.
Tucker High School sits about 1.1 miles from Midvale Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 36.2% proficiency; Midvale Elementary School posts 41.4%.
Under the NCES locale system, Midvale Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased 5% over 4 years, reaching 417 in 2024-25.
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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 Tucker
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
- Nesbit Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,191 students
- Tucker Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Idlewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 889 students
- Brockett Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Livsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
Other Midvale Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Midvale Elementary. Midvale Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Midvale Elementary SchoolMidvale, OH · 390 students
- Midvale ElementaryMadison, WI · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Tucker High School1.1 mi · 1,614
- Evansdale Elementary School1.2 mi · 504
- Henderson Middle School1.2 mi · 1,367
- Livsey Elementary School1.2 mi · 383
- Henderson Mill Elementary School1.4 mi · 541
- Tucker Middle School1.4 mi · 1,173
Frequently asked questions
About Midvale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Midvale Elementary School?
Midvale Elementary School enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Midvale Elementary School serve?
Midvale Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Midvale Elementary School have?
Midvale Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Midvale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Midvale Elementary School are roughly 25% White, 30% Hispanic, 33% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Midvale Elementary School in?
Midvale Elementary School is part of DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.