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Enrollment
652
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123000811
River's Edge Elementary School
205 Northbridge Rd, Fayetteville, GA 30215 · (770) 460-2340 · Clayton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+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.
- A+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
14.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
652 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 48 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
30.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +10.6pp since 2021
Math
35.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +17.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 35.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 28.5% |
| 2022-23 | 26.1% | 24.1% |
| 2021-22 | 19.8% | 18.4% |
% 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 River's Edge Elementary School
River's Edge Elementary School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River's Edge Elementary School this school | 652 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
| Brown Elementary School Jonesboro | 671 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
| Northcutt Elementary School College Park | 618 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| E. C. West Elementary School Fairburn | 678 | 100.0% | 43.9% |
| Peek's Chapel Elementary Conyers | 591 | 100.0% | 25.7% |
| Heritage Elementary School Atlanta | 597 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
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 River's Edge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #749 of 1,208 | #4 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #720 of 1,215 ▲ 156 | #4 of 37 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #704 of 1,215 ▲ 54 | #5 of 37 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.8pp | #41 of 1,183 | #3 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #475 of 1,324 | #13 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #884 of 1,301 | #24 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #1,075 of 1,301 | #35 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #97 of 1,312 | #22 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #353 of 386 | N/A |
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
652
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 784
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 652 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 100% (652) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 75% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 90% (602) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 40 | 16.2:1 | 93% (601) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 39.5 | 16.3:1 | 100% (642) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 100% (631) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 65% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 784 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 32% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River's Edge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (645 to 652); teachers up 16% (39.5 to 46).
About River's Edge Elementary School
River's Edge Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Fayetteville, Georgia. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 652 students.
The district, Clayton County, has 51,326 students enrolled across 68 schools.
The student body at River's Edge Elementary School is 83% Black. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Clayton County, the Black share is about 69%. River's Edge Elementary School's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment.
allk12 grades River's Edge Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for River's Edge Elementary School is 25.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.2%.
Clayton County census figures show that the median household income is $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Clayton County is home to 73 public schools and about 63,156 public school students.
The closest public school to River's Edge Elementary School is Eddie White Middle School, about 1.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, River's Edge Elementary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies River's Edge Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 647 students in 2020-21 and 652 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.2:1 to 14.2:1 over the same years.
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Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,924
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
63,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton County
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 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
- Eddie White Middle School1.8 mi · 1,364
- Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy1.8 mi · 1,048
- Inman Elementary2.7 mi · 659
- Kemp Primary3.0 mi · 626
- Kemp Elementary School3.1 mi · 586
- Hawthorne Elementary School3.2 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About River's Edge Elementary SchoolHow large is River's Edge Elementary School?
River's Edge Elementary School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades PK-05.
Is River's Edge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
River's Edge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does River's Edge Elementary School have?
River's Edge Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at River's Edge Elementary School?
Student demographics at River's Edge Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 10% Hispanic, 83% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is River's Edge Elementary School in?
River's Edge Elementary School is part of Clayton County.
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