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What's one thing Miles Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000063
Miles Elementary School
4215 Bakers Ferry Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331 · (404) 802-8900 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
499 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 | 42 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
18%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
18.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.4pp since 2021
Math
15.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.0% | 15.8% |
| 2023-24 | 16.6% | 13.6% |
| 2022-23 | 14.1% | 12.4% |
| 2021-22 | 10.6% | 12.7% |
% 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
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 Miles Elementary School
Miles Elementary School's state test result (15.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Elementary School this school | 499 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| Rock Chapel Elementary School Lithonia | 524 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
| Chapel Hill Elementary School Decatur | 495 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary School Ellenwood | 531 | 100.0% | 19.4% |
| College Park Elementary College Park | 475 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| West Clayton Elementary School College Park | 464 | 100.0% | 10.9% |
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 Miles Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #1,140 of 1,208 | #106 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #1,138 of 1,215 ▲ 16 | #107 of 113 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #1,061 of 1,215 ▲ 48 | #97 of 113 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #360 of 1,183 | #47 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #853 of 1,324 | #69 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #239 of 1,301 | #44 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #1,218 of 1,301 | #85 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #10 of 1,312 | #8 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #180 of 854 | #26 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
499
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 499 | 42.2 | 11.8:1 | 100% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 44.3 | 10.6:1 | 100% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 44.9 | 11.5:1 | 100% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 43 | 12.2:1 | 100% (526) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 45.7 | 14.2:1 | 100% (647) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 99% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 92% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 86% (396) |
| 1990-91 | 352 | 21 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miles Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (647 to 499); teachers down 8% (45.7 to 42.2).
About Miles Elementary School
Miles Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Atlanta, Georgia. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 499 students enrolled.
Miles Elementary School is one of 87 schools in Atlanta Public Schools, which enrolls 49,945 students in total.
At Miles Elementary School, Black students make up 90% of the student body. The school is also 8% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 43%. The chance that two students picked at random at Miles Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
The count of teachers at Miles Elementary School is 42.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.8:1. Among elementary schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 13.3:1. The school counts 499 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. That is higher than the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County.
Test results at Miles Elementary School are 10.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (15.3% actual, 25.7% predicted).
Among Fulton County residents, median household income is about $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Miles Elementary School is one of 205 public schools in Fulton County, which together enroll about 138,270 students.
The Kindezi School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Miles Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Miles Elementary School as City: Large.
The number of students dropped from 526 to 499 over 4 years.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Quick facts
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Other Miles Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Miles Elementary. Miles Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- MILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 585 students
- Miles Elementary SchoolErlanger, KY · 278 students
- Miles Elementary SchoolMILES, TX · 269 students
Nearby schools
- The Kindezi School0.7 mi · 360
- Atlanta Heights Charter School0.9 mi · 663
- Harper-Archer Elementary School1.8 mi · 545
- Benjamin E. Mays High School2.0 mi · 1,338
- Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School2.2 mi · 390
- West Manor Elementary School2.4 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Miles Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Miles Elementary School?
Miles Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-05.
Is Miles Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Miles Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Miles Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Miles Elementary School is approximately 11.8:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Miles Elementary School?
Student demographics at Miles Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 8% Hispanic, 90% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Miles Elementary School?
Miles Elementary School is overseen by Atlanta Public Schools in Fulton County.
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