Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School

Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment primary school in Atlanta, Georgia, operated by Atlanta Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 496 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

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

On the student-mix side, Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (97%). That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Fulton County (around 62%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Fulton County shows 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%. In all, Fulton County runs 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), of which Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Carver High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 25.9%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 586 (now 496). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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