Springdale Park Elementary School

Set in Atlanta, Georgia, Springdale Park Elementary School is a close-knit primary school, part of Atlanta Public Schools. It educates 437 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 28% smaller than typical.

Across the 87 schools in Atlanta Public Schools (49,945 students total), Springdale Park Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Springdale Park Elementary School lists that 57% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 17% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 29% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Springdale Park Elementary School reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, DeKalb County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Springdale Park Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.5%.

In the area at large, census data for DeKalb County shows median household earnings sit near $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Springdale Park Elementary School is one of 154 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students).

UHS of Laurel Heights is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Springdale Park Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Springdale Park Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 57.6%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 38%: 704 students in 2018 compared to 437 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 64% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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