Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123004393
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School
2750 Forest Pkwy, Ellenwood, GA 30294 · (470) 446-1070 · Clayton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
16.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
288 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
21.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -7.9pp since 2022
Math
9.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -21.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.7% | 17.3% |
| 2022-23 | 29.3% | 31.0% |
% 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School's state test result (17.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School this school | 317 | 90.9% | 17.9% |
| RISE Preparatory Charter School Atlanta | 313 | 87.9% | N/A |
| Anne Street Elementary School Griffin | 352 | 88.9% | 9.7% |
| Moore Elementary School Griffin | 335 | 87.8% | 7.9% |
| Atkinson Elementary School Griffin | 366 | 90.2% | 15.0% |
| Henderson E Formey Jr Early Learning Center Savannah | 324 | 96.0% | N/A |
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 Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,099 of 1,208 | #30 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #1,197 of 1,215 ▼ 99 | #36 of 37 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #973 of 1,215 ▼ 10 | #17 of 37 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #1,227 of 1,324 | #40 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,266 of 1,301 | #38 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #1,131 of 1,301 | #38 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #572 of 1,312 | #40 of 41 |
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
317
+170 (+116%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 91% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 15 | 17.9:1 | 83% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 13 | 16.7:1 | 68% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 147 | 9 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School.
About Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Ellenwood, Georgia. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 317 students. It has 48% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School is run by Clayton County, whose 68 schools enroll 51,326 students.
Black students are 86% of those enrolled at Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 69% Black among all Clayton County residents. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School are from different groups.
A staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 91%. Public schools in Clayton County average a similar 92%.
On the allk12 Grade, Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School lands at F, ahead of 3% of Georgia public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School is 12.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 17.9%. Predicted: 30.4%.
In the wider Clayton County area, the median household earns about $59,806 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Across Clayton County, 73 public schools serve about 63,156 students.
Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School is the nearest public school to Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 22.2% proficiency; Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School posts 17.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 147 students at Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School; in 2024-25, 317. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.
The allk12 page for Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,924
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
63,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton County
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
Other schools in Ellenwood
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Cedar Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,121 students
- East Clayton Elementary SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School0.0 mi · 372
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle School0.0 mi · 315
- Forest Park Middle School1.6 mi · 593
- Utopian Academy for the Arts High School1.6 mi · 291
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary School1.7 mi · 801
- Morrow Middle School1.8 mi · 794
Frequently asked questions
About Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School?
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School serve?
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School.
How diverse is Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School?
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 6% Hispanic, 86% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School?
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School is overseen by Clayton County in Clayton County.
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