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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228001013
Palmetto Elementary School
505 Carlton Rd, Palmetto, GA 30268 · (470) 254-6100 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-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.
- CThree-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
12.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
436 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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 Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.0pp since 2021
Math
38.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 38.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 37.5% |
| 2022-23 | 36.9% | 30.9% |
| 2021-22 | 36.5% | 37.5% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Palmetto Elementary School
Palmetto Elementary School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto Elementary School this school | 436 | 100.0% | 36.2% |
| Pearl Stephens Elementary School Warner Robins | 436 | 100.0% | 30.4% |
| Sims Elementary School Conyers | 462 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Anna K. Davie Elementary Rome | 413 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| Dooly County Elementary School Pinehurst | 508 | 100.0% | 14.7% |
| International Studies Elementary Charter School Albany | 470 | 96.4% | 34.5% |
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 Palmetto Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #634 of 1,208 | #54 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #649 of 1,215 ▲ 15 | #56 of 113 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #631 of 1,215 ▼ 21 | #60 of 113 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #354 of 1,183 | #10 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #1,007 of 1,324 | #84 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #495 of 1,301 | #63 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #811 of 1,301 | #46 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #234 of 1,312 | #50 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #304 of 854 | #42 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
436
+91 (+26%) vs 2020
+349% since 1990-91, when it was 97
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 436 | 33.8 | 12.9:1 | 100% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 38.9 | 10.6:1 | 100% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 100% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 31 | 11.1:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 40.3 | 13.1:1 | 100% (526) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 89% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 87% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 65% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 97 | 8 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palmetto Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (526 to 436); teachers down 16% (40.3 to 33.8).
About Palmetto Elementary School
Palmetto Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Palmetto, Georgia, one of the schools in Fulton County. The school counts 436 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students.
Besides Palmetto Elementary School, Fulton County runs 106 other schools. The district enrolls 87,563 students.
Black students make up a majority at Palmetto Elementary School, at 69%. The next largest groups are 19% Hispanic, 8% White, and 5% multiracial. In Fulton County overall, about 43% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Palmetto Elementary School was 12.9:1. That is close to the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Palmetto Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. On average, public schools in Fulton County report 62%.
allk12 grades Palmetto Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Palmetto Elementary School scores 36.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.7%.
Within Fulton County, the median household income is $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Fulton County has 205 public schools and roughly 138,270 students.
The closest other public school is Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries, about 1.0 miles away. Palmetto Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Palmetto Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.2% against a local average of 47.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, Palmetto Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Palmetto Elementary School grew 26% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 345 to 436 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.1:1 to 12.9:1.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Other schools in Palmetto
- Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family MinistriesCombined · 8 students
Other Palmetto Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 5 states are named Palmetto Elementary. Palmetto Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 10.
- PALMETTO ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 1,006 students
- PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 654 students
- PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNAPLES, FL · 645 students
- Palmetto ElementaryFontana, CA · 577 students
- Palmetto ElementaryWilliamston, SC · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries1.0 mi · 8
- Creekside High School3.2 mi · 1,745
- Bear Creek Middle School3.2 mi · 971
- Chattahoochee Hills Charter School3.9 mi · 536
- E. C. West Elementary School4.1 mi · 678
- Northgate High School4.3 mi · 2,142
Frequently asked questions
About Palmetto Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Palmetto Elementary School?
Palmetto Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Palmetto Elementary School serve?
Palmetto Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Palmetto Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Palmetto Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Palmetto Elementary School?
At Palmetto Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 19% Hispanic, 69% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Palmetto Elementary School in?
Palmetto Elementary School is part of Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.