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Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000696
Snapfinger Elementary School
1365 Snapfinger Rd, Decatur, GA 30032 · (678) 874-1802 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
356 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
1
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 | 34 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
14.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.2pp since 2021
Math
7.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.0% | 7.5% |
| 2023-24 | 18.9% | 12.2% |
| 2022-23 | 13.6% | 10.3% |
| 2021-22 | 8.7% | 13.5% |
% 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
12.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% 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 Snapfinger Elementary School
Snapfinger Elementary School's state test result (12.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snapfinger Elementary School this school | 356 | 100.0% | 12.4% |
| Bob Mathis Elementary School Decatur | 368 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Rainbow Elementary School Decatur | 337 | 100.0% | 20.4% |
| Columbia Elementary School Decatur | 364 | 100.0% | 16.2% |
| DeKalb Brilliance Academy Decatur | 357 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Wesley Heights Elementary School Columbus | 349 | 100.0% | 18.9% |
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 Snapfinger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #1,178 of 1,208 | #86 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #1,205 of 1,215 ▼ 35 | #87 of 88 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #1,153 of 1,215 ▼ 80 | #78 of 88 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #401 of 1,183 | #27 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #1,170 of 1,324 | #83 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #38 of 1,301 | #4 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #1,161 of 1,301 | #65 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #167 of 1,312 | #14 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -50.7% | #5 of 854 | #4 of 73 |
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
356
-187 (-34%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 1,003
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
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 | 356 | 36 | 9.9:1 | 100% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 29.6 | 14.5:1 | 100% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 29.6 | 16.9:1 | 100% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 43 | 12.6:1 | 99% (539) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 49.6 | 14.6:1 | 100% (722) |
| 2015-16 | 771 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 99% (767) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 91% (435) |
| 2000-01 | 1,061 | 54 | 19.6:1 | 75% (798) |
| 1990-91 | 1,003 | 63 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Snapfinger Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 51% (722 to 356); teachers down 27% (49.6 to 36).
About Snapfinger Elementary School
Snapfinger Elementary School is an elementary school in Decatur, Georgia, according to federal school records. Enrollment stands at 356 students, covering pre-K through 5. It has 41% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
Snapfinger Elementary School is run by DeKalb County, whose 131 schools enroll 92,088 students.
The share of students at Snapfinger Elementary School who are Black is 88%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in DeKalb County, the Black share is about 51%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Snapfinger Elementary School scores 23%.
The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County, the school's rate is higher.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Snapfinger Elementary School is 13.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 12.4%. Predicted: 25.7%.
In DeKalb County, home to about 765,351 people, median household income comes to about $80,644, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 154 public schools in the county, enrolling about 102,960, Snapfinger Elementary School among them.
Columbia High School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Snapfinger Elementary School places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
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.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 543 (2020-21) to 356 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.6:1 to 9.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Snapfinger Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Beacon Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Southwest DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Druid Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 985 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Towers High SchoolHigh · 876 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia High School0.3 mi · 877
- Columbia Elementary School1.0 mi · 364
- Peachcrest Elementary School1.1 mi · 729
- Towers High School1.2 mi · 876
- Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers1.4 mi · 273
- DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter1.6 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About Snapfinger Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Snapfinger Elementary School?
Snapfinger Elementary School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Snapfinger Elementary School serve?
Snapfinger Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Snapfinger Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Snapfinger Elementary School is approximately 9.9:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Snapfinger Elementary School?
At Snapfinger Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% Hispanic, 88% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Snapfinger Elementary School public or private?
Snapfinger Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.