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Enrollment
851
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000124
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School
370 Old Ivy Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 · (404) 802-3850 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL851 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
295 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 42 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 155 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Atlanta Public Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.5pp since 2021
Math
49.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -8.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.8% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 46.6% |
| 2022-23 | 57.9% | 47.1% |
| 2021-22 | 56.3% | 57.3% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School this school | 851 | 34.7% | 50.5% |
| E. Rivers Elementary School Atlanta | 699 | 41.6% | 49.3% |
| GLOBE Academy Charter School I Atlanta | 1,093 | 29.6% | 61.5% |
| Still Elementary School Powder Springs | 755 | 32.2% | 52.9% |
| Cheatham Hill Elementary School Marietta | 1,021 | 41.5% | 52.8% |
| Ithica Elementary Villa Rica | 809 | 38.9% | 53.4% |
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 Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #344 of 1,208 | #38 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #429 of 1,215 ▲ 42 | #40 of 113 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #230 of 1,215 ▲ 9 | #38 of 113 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.8pp | #98 of 1,183 | #2 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 851 | #179 of 1,324 | #4 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #922 of 1,301 | #94 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #32 of 1,301 | #6 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #1,152 of 1,312 | #88 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #454 of 854 | #55 of 92 |
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
851
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 851 | 59.6 | 14.3:1 | 35% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 875 | 68.6 | 12.8:1 | 36% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 865 | 63.2 | 13.7:1 | 26% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 846 | 67 | 12.6:1 | 18% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 972 | 65.4 | 14.9:1 | 19% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 1,105 | 73 | 15.1:1 | 23% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 1,031 | 68 | 15.2:1 | 13% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 4% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 26 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (972 to 851); teachers down 9% (65.4 to 59.6).
About Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia, Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School is part of Atlanta Public Schools. Enrollment totals 851 students across pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 41% above the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School is one of the 87 schools that make up Atlanta Public Schools (49,945 students in total).
About 33% of students at Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 27% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Fulton County's residents are about 43% Black, 9 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School, there are about 14.3 students; the school has 59.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is lower. There are 295 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 35% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Fulton County is 62%.
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.5% and a predicted 59.4%.
The school's county is Fulton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $95,292 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Fulton County number 205, with about 138,270 students.
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Garden Hills Elementary School, about 1.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 50.5% against a local average of 41.2%.
NCES assigns Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 851, close to the 846 recorded in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.3:1.
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sara Rawson Smith Elementary SchoolHow large is Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School?
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 851 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School have?
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 25% Hispanic, 33% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School?
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School is overseen by Atlanta Public Schools in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.