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What advice would you give to incoming students at Peek's Chapel Elementary?
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Enrollment
591
Elementary
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKDALE COUNTY·NCES 130441002513
Peek's Chapel Elementary
2800 Avalon Pkwy, Conyers, GA 30013 · (770) 761-1842 · Rockdale County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
591 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 48 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
23.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.3pp since 2021
Math
18.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.1% | 18.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 22.6% |
| 2022-23 | 23.2% | 21.7% |
| 2021-22 | 18.8% | 17.4% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Peek's Chapel Elementary
Peek's Chapel Elementary's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peek's Chapel Elementary this school | 591 | 100.0% | 25.7% |
| Heritage Elementary School Atlanta | 597 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Northcutt Elementary School College Park | 618 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| Bethune Elementary School College Park | 608 | 100.0% | 28.0% |
| Panola Way Elementary School Lithonia | 550 | 100.0% | 13.2% |
| River's Edge Elementary School Fayetteville | 652 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
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 Peek's Chapel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Rockdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #913 of 1,208 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #1,084 of 1,215 ▼ 92 | #10 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #929 of 1,215 ▼ 202 | #8 of 11 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #535 of 1,183 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #622 of 1,324 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,221 of 1,301 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #1,046 of 1,301 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #383 of 1,312 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #519 of 854 | #8 of 10 |
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
591
+38 (+7%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 591 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 100% (591) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 38.6 | 14.8:1 | 85% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 41.5 | 12.8:1 | 77% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 59% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 75% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 81% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 48 | 13.1:1 | 73% (459) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peek's Chapel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (659 to 591); teachers down 12% (42 to 37).
About Peek's Chapel Elementary
Peek's Chapel Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Conyers, Georgia. Enrollment stands at 591 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Rockdale County operates 18 schools. Combined enrollment is 15,342 students.
Of every 100 students at Peek's Chapel Elementary, about 82 are Black. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Rockdale County is roughly 58% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is lower. Peek's Chapel Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. Across public schools in Rockdale County, the average is 88%.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Peek's Chapel Elementary's results are within a point of predicted: 25.7% against 25.7%.
In the wider Rockdale County area, the median household earns about $77,247 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Rockdale County, 19 public schools serve about 15,355 students.
Memorial Middle School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 25.2%; Peek's Chapel Elementary's is 25.7%, ranking 6th of 9.
Peek's Chapel Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's student count rose 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 13.8 in 2020-21 to 16.0 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Peek's Chapel Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Rockdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,281
Census ACS
Median income
$77,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
15,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockdale County
- Rockdale County High SchoolHigh · 2,336 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Conyers Middle SchoolMiddle · 943 students
- Edwards Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- Hicks Elementary SchoolElementary · 878 students
Other schools in Conyers
- Rockdale County High SchoolHigh · 2,336 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Conyers Middle SchoolMiddle · 943 students
- Edwards Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- Hicks Elementary SchoolElementary · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial Middle School0.8 mi · 774
- Flat Shoals Elementary School1.3 mi · 639
- Salem High School1.3 mi · 1,118
- Honey Creek Elementary School2.4 mi · 471
- Fairview Elementary2.8 mi · 591
- Clements Middle School2.8 mi · 705
Frequently asked questions
About Peek's Chapel ElementaryHow large is Peek's Chapel Elementary?
Peek's Chapel Elementary enrolls approximately 591 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Peek's Chapel Elementary serve?
Peek's Chapel Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Peek's Chapel Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Peek's Chapel Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peek's Chapel Elementary?
At Peek's Chapel Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 10% Hispanic, 82% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Peek's Chapel Elementary public or private?
Peek's Chapel Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockdale County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.