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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228000971
S. L. Lewis Elementary School
6201 Connell Rd, College Park, GA 30349 · (470)254-3450 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
544 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2023-24 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
25.8%
GA avg 41.8% . +2.6pp since 2021
Math
29.8%
GA avg 42.9% . +2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 42 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 29.8% |
| 2022-23 | 27.1% | 30.2% |
| 2021-22 | 23.2% | 27.4% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 →
Where S. L. Lewis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #799 of 1,208 | #65 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #862 of 1,215 ▼ 26 | #68 of 113 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #858 of 1,215 ▲ 3 | #72 of 113 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #759 of 1,324 | #61 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #709 of 1,301 | #78 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #1,180 of 1,301 | #79 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #227 of 1,312 | #43 of 119 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
544
-103 (-16%) vs 2017
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.9:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
8%
was 4%
% Black
88%
was 94%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 544 | 42.9 | 12.7:1 | 100% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 39.5 | 13.6:1 | 100% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 47 | 11.1:1 | 100% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 40.8 | 15.9:1 | 100% (647) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 99% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 89% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 74% (410) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 37 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S. L. Lewis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (647 to 544); teachers up 5% (40.8 to 42.9).
About S. L. Lewis Elementary School
S. L. Lewis Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Georgia, with an address in College Park. Enrollment in 2023-24 was 544 students in pre-K through 5.
Fulton County serves 87,563 students across 107 schools.
The student body at S. L. Lewis Elementary School is 88% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 43%. S. L. Lewis Elementary School's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.6:1, with 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. That rate is above the 62% average among public schools in Fulton County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for S. L. Lewis Elementary School is +4.5 points: 30.2% actual, 25.7% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Fulton County, the median household income is $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 205 public schools in Fulton County, enrolling about 138,270 students in all.
Hapeville Charter Career Academy is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of S. L. Lewis Elementary School. S. L. Lewis Elementary School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 16% from 2017-18, when S. L. Lewis Elementary School had 647 students, to 2023-24, when it had 544. In 2017-18, 94% of students were Black; in 2023-24, 88% were. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.9:1 to 12.7:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at S. L. Lewis Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Other schools in College Park
- Banneker High SchoolHigh · 1,695 students
- North Clayton High SchoolHigh · 1,124 students
- Main Street Charter AcademyElementary · 817 students
- North Clayton Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Nolan Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- McNair Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
Nearby schools
- Hapeville Charter Career Academy1.1 mi · 638
- Banneker High School1.3 mi · 1,695
- Nolan Elementary School1.4 mi · 779
- Feldwood Elementary School1.6 mi · 678
- McNair Middle School1.7 mi · 727
- Bethune Elementary School1.7 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About S. L. Lewis Elementary SchoolHow large is S. L. Lewis Elementary School?
S. L. Lewis Elementary School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades PK-05.
Is S. L. Lewis Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
S. L. Lewis Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at S. L. Lewis Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at S. L. Lewis Elementary School.
How diverse is S. L. Lewis Elementary School?
S. L. Lewis Elementary School reports a student body of 8% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees S. L. Lewis Elementary School?
S. L. Lewis Elementary School is overseen by Fulton County in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.