River's Edge Elementary School

River's Edge Elementary School operates as a medium-sized primary school in Fayetteville, Georgia, run under Clayton County. Current enrollment sits at 652 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 68 schools in Clayton County (51,326 students total), River's Edge Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, River's Edge Elementary School records that nearly all students (83%) are Black. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Clayton County as a whole is about 69% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, River's Edge Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 32.2%, a residual of +6.5 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Clayton County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. River's Edge Elementary School is one of 73 public schools in Clayton County (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students).

Eddie White Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts River's Edge Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 31.8%.

River's Edge Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at River's Edge Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 645 students in 2018 to 652 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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