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What's the biggest difference between Peachtree City Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 130213000923
Peachtree City Elementary School
201 Wisdom Rd, Peachtree City, GA 30269 · (770) 631-3250 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
13.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
85 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 21 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
72.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.7pp since 2021
Math
80.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.1% | 80.7% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 76.8% |
| 2022-23 | 66.2% | 76.1% |
| 2021-22 | 70.3% | 72.9% |
% 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
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Peachtree City Elementary School
Peachtree City Elementary School's state test result (76.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peachtree City Elementary School this school | 460 | 18.5% | 76.6% |
| Alpharetta Elementary School Alpharetta | 498 | 17.9% | 78.1% |
| Barnwell Elementary School Alpharetta | 672 | 15.8% | 82.3% |
| Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy Columbus | 552 | 16.8% | 94.7% |
| Vanderlyn Elementary School Dunwoody | 441 | 9.5% | 75.3% |
| Timber Ridge Elementary School Marietta | 529 | 7.6% | 84.1% |
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 Peachtree City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #45 of 1,208 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #45 of 1,215 ▲ 23 | #3 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #57 of 1,215 ▼ 7 | #4 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #399 of 1,183 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #952 of 1,324 | #12 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #687 of 1,301 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #267 of 1,301 | #6 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.5% | #1,236 of 1,312 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #561 of 854 | #2 of 8 |
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
460
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 460 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 18% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 35.5 | 13.2:1 | 19% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 35.5 | 13.6:1 | 14% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 36.5 | 13.9:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 12% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 34 | 12.0:1 | 19% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 38 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peachtree City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (507 to 460); teachers down 7% (36.5 to 34).
About Peachtree City Elementary School
Peachtree City Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Peachtree City, Georgia, under Fayette County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 460 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 24% lower.
The district for Peachtree City Elementary School is Fayette County, with 24 schools and 19,800 students.
White students account for 53% of enrollment at Peachtree City Elementary School. Smaller groups are 18% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, Fayette County is about 57% White. Peachtree City Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 34 full-time-equivalent teachers at Peachtree City Elementary School and a ratio of 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 13.3:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 18% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Fayette County averages 34%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Peachtree City Elementary School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Peachtree City Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 76.6% is 8.8 points above the 67.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fayette County show that median household income is about $111,978, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Peachtree City Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in Fayette County, which together enroll about 20,375 students.
The closest public school to Peachtree City Elementary School is Kedron Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. Within five miles of Peachtree City Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Peachtree City Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Peachtree City Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 482 to 460.
Community posts for Peachtree City Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
122,244
Census ACS
Median income
$111,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
20,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Sandy Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- J.C. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
Other schools in Peachtree City
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- J.C. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
- Kedron Elementary SchoolElementary · 843 students
- Huddleston Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Crabapple Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Braelinn Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Kedron Elementary School1.5 mi · 843
- McIntosh High School1.8 mi · 1,762
- Huddleston Elementary School2.0 mi · 616
- Crabapple Lane Elementary School2.2 mi · 594
- J.C. Booth Middle School2.4 mi · 1,115
- Oak Grove Elementary School3.4 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Peachtree City Elementary SchoolHow large is Peachtree City Elementary School?
Peachtree City Elementary School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-05.
Is Peachtree City Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Peachtree City Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Peachtree City Elementary School have?
Peachtree City Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peachtree City Elementary School?
At Peachtree City Elementary School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Peachtree City Elementary School public or private?
Peachtree City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.