Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000106
Peyton Forest Elementary School
301 Peyton Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30311 · (404) 802-7100 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
283 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 29 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
25%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.
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
22.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.9pp since 2021
Math
25.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.7pp 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 26 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 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.8% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 12.6% | 18.2% |
| 2022-23 | 15.8% | 13.6% |
| 2021-22 | 13.9% | 14.0% |
% 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
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Peyton Forest Elementary School
Peyton Forest Elementary School's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Forest Elementary School this school | 283 | 100.0% | 19.9% |
| Cleveland Avenue Elementary School Atlanta | 253 | 100.0% | 18.6% |
| Forrest Road Elementary School Columbus | 278 | 100.0% | 14.6% |
| Berta Weathersbee Elementary School Lagrange | 252 | 98.4% | 24.7% |
| John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School Atlanta | 330 | 100.0% | 13.2% |
| West Manor Elementary School Atlanta | 247 | 100.0% | 33.4% |
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 Peyton Forest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #1,055 of 1,208 | #94 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #947 of 1,215 ▲ 128 | #81 of 113 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #936 of 1,215 ▲ 235 | #80 of 113 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.3pp | #118 of 1,183 | #22 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #1,255 of 1,324 | #111 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #95 of 1,301 | #24 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #1,137 of 1,301 | #67 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #17 of 1,312 | #15 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.3% | #10 of 854 | #2 of 92 |
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
283
-145 (-34%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 283 | 26.2 | 10.8:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 34.1 | 9.1:1 | 100% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 32.3 | 11.9:1 | 100% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 35 | 12.2:1 | 100% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 36.6 | 14.4:1 | 100% (527) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 99% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 93% (466) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 47 | 12.6:1 | 69% (410) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 28 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peyton Forest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (527 to 283); teachers down 28% (36.6 to 26.2).
About Peyton Forest Elementary School
Peyton Forest Elementary School is a small elementary school located in Atlanta, Georgia. It reports enrollment of 283 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 53% below the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Atlanta Public Schools has 49,945 students in 87 schools, and Peyton Forest Elementary School is one of those schools.
Peyton Forest Elementary School is 86% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Fulton County's population at about 43%. The diversity index for Peyton Forest Elementary School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.8:1. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Fulton County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
The model predicts 25.7% for a school in Georgia with Peyton Forest Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Peyton Forest Elementary School posts 19.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Fulton County show that median household income comes to about $95,292, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 205, with about 138,270 students.
Peyton Forest Elementary School's nearest public school is Atlanta SMART Academy (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Peyton Forest Elementary School is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Peyton Forest Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment decreased by 34% across 4 years, from 428 in 2020-21 to 283 in 2024-25. The ratio was 12.2:1 in 2020-21 and 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Peyton Forest Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Peyton Forest Elementary School?
Peyton Forest Elementary School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
Is Peyton Forest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Peyton Forest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Peyton Forest Elementary School have?
Peyton Forest Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Peyton Forest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Peyton Forest Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 12% Hispanic, 86% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Peyton Forest Elementary School public or private?
Peyton Forest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Atlanta Public Schools.
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