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What tradition at Parkside Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
650
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012002517
Parkside Elementary School
685 Mercer St SE, Atlanta, GA 30312 · (404) 802-4100 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
441 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 | 50 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 130 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
63%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
50.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.5pp since 2021
Math
51.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +17.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 49.8% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 47.9% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 34.3% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Parkside Elementary School
Parkside Elementary School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Elementary School this school | 650 | 67.8% | 51.7% |
| David A. Perdue Elementary School Warner Robins | 617 | 63.4% | 51.2% |
| Connie Dugan Elementary School Douglasville | 647 | 64.5% | 34.7% |
| Clubview Elementary School Columbus | 566 | 65.7% | 43.9% |
| David A. Perdue Primary Warner Robins | 716 | 73.9% | N/A |
| Timothy Elementary School Athens | 565 | 68.3% | 51.3% |
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 Parkside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #316 of 1,208 | #37 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #376 of 1,215 ▲ 43 | #38 of 113 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #267 of 1,215 ▲ 65 | #39 of 113 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.9pp | #63 of 1,183 | #11 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #483 of 1,324 | #39 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #231 of 1,301 | #42 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #391 of 1,301 | #30 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #857 of 1,312 | #77 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #306 of 386 | #16 of 19 |
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
650
+66 (+11%) vs 2020
+42% since 2010-11, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 650 | 55.3 | 11.8:1 | 68% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 44.6 | 13.5:1 | 48% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 47.4 | 11.9:1 | 45% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 40% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 44.6 | 14.1:1 | 100% (629) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 99% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 47 | 9.7:1 | 73% (335) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (629 to 650); teachers up 24% (44.6 to 55.3).
About Parkside Elementary School
Parkside Elementary School sits in Atlanta, Georgia, and is classified as an elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 650 students.
Parkside Elementary School reports to Atlanta Public Schools, which has 87 schools and 49,945 students.
Black students make up 44% of enrollment at Parkside Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Next come 41% White, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. That is in line with Fulton County, where about 43% of residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
A staff of 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.8:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Parkside Elementary School is +9.4 points: 51.7% actual, 42.3% predicted.
Looking at the county, Fulton County, median household income comes to about $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 205 public schools and about 138,270 students.
Maynard Jackson High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Parkside Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Parkside Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 584 students in 2020-21 to 650 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.6:1 to 11.8:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Atlanta Public Schools
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- Midtown High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- Willis A. Sutton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,619 students
- Maynard Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,549 students
- Benjamin E. Mays High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,296 students
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- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Riverwood International Charter SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
Other Parkside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 19 states are named Parkside Elementary. Parkside Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 27.
- Parkside ElementaryFredericksburg, VA · 946 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 807 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolColumbus, IN · 733 students
- Parkside ElementaryMorrisville, NC · 730 students
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCORAL SPRINGS, FL · 713 students
Nearby schools
- Maynard Jackson High School0.3 mi · 1,549
- Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle0.6 mi · 233
- Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary0.7 mi · 394
- Martin L. King Jr. Middle School0.9 mi · 879
- Barack and Michelle Obama Academy1.1 mi · 297
- Wesley International Academy Charter1.2 mi · 776
Frequently asked questions
About Parkside Elementary SchoolHow large is Parkside Elementary School?
Parkside Elementary School enrolls approximately 650 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Parkside Elementary School serve?
Parkside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Parkside Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Parkside Elementary School.
How diverse is Parkside Elementary School?
Parkside Elementary School reports a student body of 41% White, 5% Hispanic, 44% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Parkside Elementary School?
Parkside Elementary School is overseen by Atlanta Public Schools in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.