Palmetto Elementary School

Palmetto Elementary School is one of the tight-knit K-5 schools in Palmetto, Georgia, one of the schools within Fulton County, with 436 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 28% leaner than typical.

Fulton County runs 107 schools in total, collectively educating 87,563 students. Palmetto Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Palmetto Elementary School records that the largest single group is Black, at 69% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Fulton County's rate of about 62%.

With demographic context factored in, Palmetto Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Fulton County put median household earnings sit near $95,292, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Fulton County runs 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), of which Palmetto Elementary School is one.

Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Palmetto Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Palmetto Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 526 (now 436).

On allk12, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.