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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Peachcrest Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
729
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174004199
Peachcrest Elementary School
1530 Joy Ln, Decatur, GA 30032 · (678) 874-1402 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
729 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 | 74 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
12.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.5pp since 2021
Math
8.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.4% | 8.5% |
| 2023-24 | 16.9% | 13.5% |
| 2022-23 | 13.2% | 8.6% |
| 2021-22 | 11.9% | 5.8% |
% 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
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% 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 Peachcrest Elementary School
Peachcrest Elementary School's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peachcrest Elementary School this school | 729 | 100.0% | 12.7% |
| James Jackson Elementary School Jonesboro | 696 | 100.0% | 20.8% |
| Church Street Elementary School Riverdale | 706 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
| Callaway Elementary School Jonesboro | 677 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Campbell Elementary School Fairburn | 730 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
| East Clayton Elementary School Ellenwood | 641 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
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 Peachcrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #1,175 of 1,208 | #84 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #1,203 of 1,215 ▼ 48 | #86 of 88 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #1,178 of 1,215 ▼ 74 | #85 of 88 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #627 of 1,183 | #55 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 729 | #327 of 1,324 | #20 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #925 of 1,301 | #70 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #901 of 1,301 | #48 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #193 of 1,312 | #40 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #157 of 854 | #30 of 73 |
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
729
+110 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 729 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 100% (729) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 49.2 | 13.4:1 | 100% (660) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 46.7 | 14.5:1 | 100% (677) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 58 | 10.7:1 | 99% (614) |
| 2017-18 | 968 | 75.7 | 12.8:1 | 100% (968) |
| 2015-16 | 1,092 | 71 | 15.4:1 | 99% (1,086) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peachcrest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (968 to 729); teachers down 33% (75.7 to 51).
About Peachcrest Elementary School
Peachcrest Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Decatur, Georgia. The school serves 729 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students.
Enrollment across the 131 schools in DeKalb County totals 92,088 students.
Peachcrest Elementary School is 74% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Black share of DeKalb County's population at about 51%. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.3:1, with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Peachcrest Elementary School is 100%. The average for public schools in DeKalb County is 77%.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Peachcrest Elementary School's results are 12.9 points below predicted: 12.7% against 25.7%.
DeKalb County census figures show that the median household income is $80,644, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. DeKalb County is home to 154 public schools and about 102,960 public school students.
Nearby, Towers High School is about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Peachcrest Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Peachcrest Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 729, an 18% gain from 619 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.3 students per teacher, compared with 10.7 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Peachcrest Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Beacon Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Southwest DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Druid Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 985 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Towers High SchoolHigh · 876 students
Nearby schools
- Towers High School0.5 mi · 876
- DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter0.8 mi · 537
- Snapfinger Elementary School1.1 mi · 356
- Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers1.2 mi · 273
- Columbia High School1.4 mi · 877
- Rowland Elementary School1.5 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Peachcrest Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Peachcrest Elementary School?
Peachcrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 729 students in grades PK-05.
Is Peachcrest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Peachcrest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Peachcrest Elementary School have?
Peachcrest Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Peachcrest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Peachcrest Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 15% Hispanic, 74% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Peachcrest Elementary School public or private?
Peachcrest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.