Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000122
T. J. Perkerson Elementary School
2040 Brewer Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 · (404) 802-3950 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Georgia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
338 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 29 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
17%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
T. J. Perkerson Elementary School→Sylvan Hills Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Atlanta Public Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
16.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
20.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.5% | 20.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 18.5% |
| 2022-23 | 25.6% | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | 13.6% | 21.0% |
% 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 T. J. Perkerson Elementary School
T. J. Perkerson Elementary School's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. J. Perkerson Elementary School this school | 338 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
| Jenkins-White Elementary School Augusta | 336 | 100.0% | 11.1% |
| Rainbow Elementary School Decatur | 337 | 100.0% | 20.4% |
| Wesley Heights Elementary School Columbus | 349 | 100.0% | 18.9% |
| DeKalb Brilliance Academy Decatur | 357 | 100.0% | N/A |
| The Kindezi School Atlanta | 360 | 100.0% | 20.5% |
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 T. J. Perkerson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,094 of 1,208 | #101 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #1,065 of 1,215 ▲ 2 | #97 of 113 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #1,095 of 1,215 ▼ 143 | #103 of 113 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #670 of 1,183 | #89 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #1,202 of 1,324 | #100 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #33 of 1,301 | #8 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #1,228 of 1,301 | #88 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #21 of 1,312 | #19 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #141 of 854 | #23 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
338
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 338 | 34.4 | 9.8:1 | 100% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 33.7 | 10.4:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 36.6 | 9.7:1 | 100% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 34 | 10.9:1 | 100% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 36.8 | 12.4:1 | 100% (455) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 99% (539) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 99% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 77% (443) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 13 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T. J. Perkerson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (455 to 338); teachers down 7% (36.8 to 34.4).
About T. J. Perkerson Elementary School
T. J. Perkerson Elementary School is a small elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 338 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 44% smaller than average.
Within Atlanta Public Schools, T. J. Perkerson Elementary School is one of 87 schools. The district enrolls 49,945 students.
T. J. Perkerson Elementary School's enrollment is 91% Black. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 3% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Fulton County's population at about 43%. T. J. Perkerson Elementary School's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Fulton County average 62%.
allk12 grades T. J. Perkerson Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, T. J. Perkerson Elementary School's results are 7.6 points below predicted: 18.1% against 25.7%.
Census estimates describe Fulton County this way: the median household income is $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Fulton County has 205 public schools and roughly 138,270 students.
Nearby, Ethos Classical Charter School is about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of T. J. Perkerson Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, T. J. Perkerson Elementary School is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, T. J. Perkerson Elementary School's enrollment declined 9%, to 338. The school's ratio fell from 10.9:1 to 9.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 T. J. Perkerson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend T. J. Perkerson Elementary School?
T. J. Perkerson Elementary School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does T. J. Perkerson Elementary School serve?
T. J. Perkerson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at T. J. Perkerson Elementary School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at T. J. Perkerson Elementary School.
How diverse is T. J. Perkerson Elementary School?
T. J. Perkerson Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees T. J. Perkerson Elementary School?
T. J. Perkerson 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.