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West Manor Elementary School

570 Lynhurst Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30311 · (404) 802-3350 · Fulton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Georgia public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-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

Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
247 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3916%
Grade 14317%
Grade 24016%
Grade 34117%
Grade 43615%
Grade 54819%

This year's kindergarten class (39) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).

Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
10%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
3715%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
20081%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Two+
94%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
12049%
Female
12751%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
West Manor Elementary School→Jean Childs Young Middle School→Benjamin E. Mays High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Atlanta Public Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
39.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.6pp since 2021
Math
32.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.9pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2539.0%32.0%
2023-2432.3%36.1%
2022-2336.1%29.6%
2021-2231.4%18.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% 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 West Manor Elementary School

West Manor Elementary School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
West Manor Elementary School this school247100.0%33.4%
Joseph Humphries Elementary School
Atlanta
237100.0%16.3%
Berta Weathersbee Elementary School
Lagrange
25298.4%24.7%
Cleveland Avenue Elementary School
Atlanta
253100.0%18.6%
Peyton Forest Elementary School
Atlanta
283100.0%19.9%
Toney Elementary School
Decatur
207100.0%16.5%
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 West Manor Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Fulton County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.4%#710 of 1,208#59 of 113
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.0%#816 of 1,215
▼ 122
#65 of 113
▼ 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#487 of 1,215
▲ 225
#51 of 113
▲ 11
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+10.7pp#108 of 1,183#20 of 110
Enrollment
ranked largest first
247#1,281 of 1,324#115 of 120
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.9:1#110 of 1,301#27 of 118
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
32.0%#1,040 of 1,301#60 of 118
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#20 of 1,312#18 of 119
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.0%#334 of 854#43 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 2024-25
Enrollment
247
+24 (+11%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 9.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524722.610.9:1100% (247)
2023-2423824.29.8:193% (222)
2022-232482211.3:1100% (248)
2020-21223249.3:1100% (223)
2017-182942312.8:1100% (294)
2015-162532311.0:199% (250)
2010-113082114.7:157% (177)
2000-012561715.1:196% (246)
1990-912881716.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Manor Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (294 to 247); teachers down 2% (23 to 22.6).

About West Manor Elementary School

In Atlanta, Georgia, West Manor Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. In all, 247 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. It has 59% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).

Atlanta Public Schools has 87 schools and 49,945 students, and West Manor Elementary School is one of those schools.

The share of students at West Manor Elementary School who are Black is 81%. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 43% of Fulton County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.

The school had 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%. Compared with the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County, the school's rate is higher.

West Manor Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of Georgia public elementary schools.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, West Manor Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 33.4% actual against 25.7% predicted.

In the wider Fulton County area, the median household earns about $95,292 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Fulton County, 205 public schools serve about 138,270 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Jean Childs Young Middle School, is about 0.5 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 23.7%; West Manor Elementary School's is 33.4%, ranking 2nd of 8.

Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal enrollment counts rose from 223 (2020-21) to 247 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.9:1.

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Fulton County at a glance

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Population
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

Quick facts

School name
West Manor Elementary School
District
Atlanta Public Schools
Address
570 Lynhurst Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30311
Phone
(404) 802-3350
County
Fulton County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
247
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
10.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
247 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
130012000121
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About West Manor Elementary School
How many students attend West Manor Elementary School?
West Manor Elementary School enrolls approximately 247 students in grades KG-05.
Is West Manor Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Manor Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does West Manor Elementary School have?
West Manor Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
How diverse is West Manor Elementary School?
West Manor Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 15% Hispanic, 81% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees West Manor Elementary School?
West Manor Elementary School is overseen by Atlanta Public Schools in Fulton County.
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