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Alumni: what's one memory from Peeples Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 130213002258
Peeples Elementary School
153 Panther Path, Fayetteville, GA 30215 · (770) 486-2734 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- 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.
- 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
13.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
111 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 | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 142 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (142).
Student demographics
43%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
73.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.8pp since 2021
Math
83.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.8% | 83.9% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 79.3% |
| 2022-23 | 72.5% | 81.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 81.9% |
% 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
78.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Peeples Elementary School
Peeples Elementary School's state test result (78.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peeples Elementary School this school | 658 | 16.9% | 78.6% |
| Greenbrier Elementary School Evans | 610 | 18.5% | 72.9% |
| Heards Ferry Elementary School Atlanta | 699 | 10.9% | 84.5% |
| Rocky Mount Elementary School Marietta | 576 | 16.8% | 66.4% |
| Ford Elementary School Acworth | 750 | 16.9% | 64.0% |
| Rocky Branch Elementary School Bogart | 599 | 18.4% | 73.6% |
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 Peeples Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #35 of 1,208 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #24 of 1,215 ▲ 24 | #1 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #43 of 1,215 ▲ 2 | #2 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #644 of 1,183 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #463 of 1,324 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #697 of 1,301 | #9 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #896 of 1,301 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #1,250 of 1,312 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #633 of 854 | #5 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
658
-84 (-11%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 658 | 48.5 | 13.6:1 | 17% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 53 | 12.9:1 | 17% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 723 | 54 | 13.4:1 | 9% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 53 | 14.0:1 | 9% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 9% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 46 | 14.6:1 | 11% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 661 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 4% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 1% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peeples Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (709 to 658); teachers up 5% (46 to 48.5).
About Peeples Elementary School
Peeples Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Fayetteville, Georgia, under Fayette County. The school had 658 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
The district for Peeples Elementary School is Fayette County, with 24 schools and 19,800 students.
Peeples Elementary School's enrollment is 74% White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. By comparison, Fayette County residents are about 57% White. By the diversity index, Peeples Elementary School comes in at 43%.
The school employs the equivalent of 48.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 13.3:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Peeples Elementary School is 17%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fayette County is 34%.
Peeples Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 93% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Peeples Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 78.6%; the prediction is 68.6%.
In the county around the school, Fayette County, median household income is about $111,978, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Peeples Elementary School is among the 26 public schools in Fayette County.
Rising Starr Middle School is located about 0.2 miles from Peeples Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 69.6%, lower than Peeples Elementary School's 78.6%.
For locale, NCES codes Peeples Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 11%, from 742 to 658.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Peeples Elementary School. 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 Fayetteville
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Rising Starr Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Bennett's Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Whitewater Middle SchoolMiddle · 874 students
Nearby schools
- Rising Starr Middle School0.2 mi · 931
- Starrs Mill High School0.3 mi · 1,357
- Braelinn Elementary School2.1 mi · 538
- Oak Grove Elementary School2.9 mi · 450
- Whitewater High School3.8 mi · 1,303
- Sara Harp Minter Elementary School3.9 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About Peeples Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Peeples Elementary School?
Peeples Elementary School enrolls approximately 658 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Peeples Elementary School serve?
Peeples Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Peeples Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Peeples Elementary School.
How diverse is Peeples Elementary School?
Peeples Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Peeples Elementary School?
Peeples Elementary School is overseen by Fayette County in Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.