Sagamore Hills Elementary School

Set in Atlanta, Georgia, Sagamore Hills Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within DeKalb County. It hosts 428 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

Sagamore Hills Elementary School is one of 131 schools operated by DeKalb County, a district that instructs 92,088 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Sagamore Hills Elementary School shows that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, DeKalb County as a whole is about 29% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sagamore Hills Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of DeKalb County's rate of about 77%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sagamore Hills Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.3%.

Around the school, DeKalb County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across DeKalb County's 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), Sagamore Hills Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oak Grove Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sagamore Hills Elementary School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 51.8%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 431 students in 2018 compared to 428 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 45% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Sagamore Hills Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.