R. N. Fickett Elementary School

R. N. Fickett Elementary School is a K-5 school of close-knit scale in Atlanta, Georgia, run under Atlanta Public Schools, instructing 432 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so R. N. Fickett Elementary School sits 29% below that benchmark.

R. N. Fickett Elementary School is one of 87 schools operated by Atlanta Public Schools, a district that serves 49,945 students overall.

On demographics, R. N. Fickett Elementary School reports that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. By comparison, Fulton County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, R. N. Fickett Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Fulton County's rate of about 62%.

With demographic context factored in, R. N. Fickett Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Fulton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,292 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fulton County runs 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), of which R. N. Fickett Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Ralph Bunche Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around R. N. Fickett Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts R. N. Fickett Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 22.6%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. R. N. Fickett Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 548 (now 432). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.