Summit Hill Elementary

Summit Hill Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Alpharetta, Georgia, overseen by Fulton County. The school educates 678 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Fulton County comprises 107 schools with combined enrollment of 87,563 students; Summit Hill Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Summit Hill Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Fulton County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Summit Hill Elementary records 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Fulton County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Summit Hill Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Fulton County) records that median household earnings sit near $95,292, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Fulton County's 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), Summit Hill Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Milton High School, around 1.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Summit Hill Elementary. On composite proficiency, Summit Hill Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 72.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Summit Hill Elementary's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 702 (now 678). White enrollment moved from 79% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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