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Enrollment
722
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000130
Morningside Elementary School
1053 E Rock Springs Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305 · (404) 802-8950 · Fulton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
55 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 19% |
Student demographics
54%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
76.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.4pp since 2021
Math
80.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.8% | 80.3% |
| 2023-24 | 76.8% | 76.5% |
| 2022-23 | 75.5% | 75.5% |
| 2021-22 | 76.3% | 74.8% |
% 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
77.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 →
Where Morningside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #42 of 1,208 | #16 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #47 of 1,215 | #14 of 113 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #28 of 1,215 | #13 of 113 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #525 of 1,183 | #72 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #333 of 1,324 | #20 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #982 of 1,301 | #98 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #697 of 1,301 | #40 of 118 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #189 of 854 | #27 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
722
-210 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.7:1
% White
66%
was 65%
% Hispanic
8%
was 9%
% Black
8%
was 11%
% Asian
6%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 722 | 49.7 | 14.5:1 | 8% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 50.4 | 14.9:1 | 10% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 816 | 58.8 | 13.9:1 | 6% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 932 | 59.5 | 15.7:1 | 10% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morningside Elementary School.
About Morningside Elementary School
Morningside Elementary School is an elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia, reachable at (404) 802-8950. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 722 students.
Besides Morningside Elementary School, Atlanta Public Schools runs 86 other schools. The district enrolls 49,945 students.
At Morningside Elementary School, 66% of students are White. It is also 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Fulton County is roughly 38% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Morningside Elementary School scores 54%.
The school had 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. The school reported 8% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County is 54 points.
Morningside Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (77.7%) and its predicted rate (73.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Fulton County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $95,292, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 205 public schools in the county, enrolling about 138,270, Morningside Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hillside Conant School, is about 0.9 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Morningside Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Morningside Elementary School as City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 722, down from 932 in 2017-18. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.7 to 14.5 over 7 years.
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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 Morningside Elementary SchoolHow large is Morningside Elementary School?
Morningside Elementary School enrolls approximately 722 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Morningside Elementary School serve?
Morningside Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Morningside Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Morningside Elementary School.
How diverse is Morningside Elementary School?
Morningside Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Morningside Elementary School in?
Morningside Elementary School is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.