Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000099
William J. Scott Elementary School
1752 Hollywood Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 · (404) 802-7000 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
10.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
319 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 | 22 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
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%
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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
23.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +14.1pp since 2021
Math
26.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 14 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.3% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 13.3% | 21.9% |
| 2022-23 | 13.2% | 25.7% |
| 2021-22 | 9.3% | 13.3% |
% 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 William J. Scott Elementary School
William J. Scott Elementary School's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William J. Scott Elementary School this school | 319 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| Emma Hutchinson Elementary School Atlanta | 295 | 100.0% | 15.1% |
| Howard B. Stroud Elementary School Athens | 350 | 100.0% | 11.0% |
| John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School Atlanta | 330 | 100.0% | 13.2% |
| Peyton Forest Elementary School Atlanta | 283 | 100.0% | 19.9% |
| Dimon Elementary Columbus | 358 | 100.0% | 23.3% |
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 William J. Scott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #1,007 of 1,208 | #87 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #927 of 1,215 ▲ 79 | #79 of 113 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #923 of 1,215 ▲ 239 | #79 of 113 ▲ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.7pp | #44 of 1,183 | #8 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #1,225 of 1,324 | #104 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #69 of 1,301 | #19 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #1,039 of 1,301 | #59 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #15 of 1,312 | #13 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #207 of 854 | #29 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
319
-45 (-12%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 319 | 30.4 | 10.5:1 | 100% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 34.1 | 9.2:1 | 100% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 29.6 | 9.8:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 100% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 32.6 | 12.4:1 | 100% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 99% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 97% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 84% (445) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William J. Scott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (405 to 319); teachers down 7% (32.6 to 30.4).
About William J. Scott Elementary School
Families in Atlanta, Georgia, are served by William J. Scott Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. It has an enrollment of 319 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students, which makes this school 47% below average.
Within Atlanta Public Schools, William J. Scott Elementary School is one of 87 schools. The district enrolls 49,945 students.
At William J. Scott Elementary School, 80% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic. Census figures show Fulton County is about 43% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
William J. Scott Elementary School has 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. At William J. Scott Elementary School, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County is 38 points.
On the allk12 Grade, William J. Scott Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 27% of Georgia public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For William J. Scott Elementary School, the prediction is 25.7% and the result is 21.4%.
Census data for Fulton County show median household income comes to about $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 205 public schools and about 138,270 students.
Westside Atlanta Charter School sits about 0.5 miles from William J. Scott Elementary School. William J. Scott Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. William J. Scott Elementary School comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 364 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 319 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.5:1, from 11.7:1.
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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 William J. Scott Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William J. Scott Elementary School?
William J. Scott Elementary School enrolls approximately 319 students in grades PK-05.
Is William J. Scott Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William J. Scott Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does William J. Scott Elementary School have?
William J. Scott Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
How diverse is William J. Scott Elementary School?
William J. Scott Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 19% Hispanic, 80% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees William J. Scott Elementary School?
William J. Scott Elementary School is overseen by Atlanta Public Schools in Fulton County.
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