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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA ISD·NCES 480888000283
Atlanta Elementary School
902 ABC LN, ATLANTA, TX 75551 · (903) 796-7164 · Cass County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
272 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 170 | 38% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 32% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ATLANTA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 70.0% | 64.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Atlanta Elementary School
Atlanta Elementary School's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Elementary School this school | 447 | 60.9% | 55.1% |
| Carthage Primary School CARTHAGE | 513 | 60.6% | N/A |
| Libby Elementary School CARTHAGE | 375 | 55.2% | 50.8% |
| Ignite Community School - Huntsville HUNTSVILLE | 380 | 63.7% | 43.6% |
| Arp Elementary School ARP | 455 | 58.9% | 39.1% |
| Mart Elementary School MART | 352 | 66.5% | 47.1% |
Matched among Texas 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 Atlanta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #1,051 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,039 of 4,466 ▲ 220 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,591 of 4,466 ▼ 349 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,005 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #3,039 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,886 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #1,271 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.9% | #3,073 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.4% | #217 of 1,307 |
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
447
+47 (+12%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 447 | 28.9 | 15.5:1 | 61% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 65% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 32.5 | 13.8:1 | 66% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 70% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 26.3 | 12.8:1 | 70% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 67% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 62% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 52% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 10 | 49.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atlanta Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (335 to 447); teachers up 10% (26.3 to 28.9).
About Atlanta Elementary School
Atlanta Elementary School is an elementary school located in ATLANTA, Texas, in Cass County. Enrollment totals 447 students across grades 3 through 5.
Atlanta Elementary School is one of 4 schools in ATLANTA ISD, which enrolls 1,929 students in total.
More than half of the students at Atlanta Elementary School are White (55%). Next come 26% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 76% White among all Cass County residents. The diversity index for Atlanta Elementary School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Atlanta Elementary School totals 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Federal data show 61% of students (272) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cass County is similar, at 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, Atlanta Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Texas public elementary schools.
Atlanta Elementary School is 7.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.1% versus 47.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
The school's county is Cass County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $53,813, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 19 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,268, Atlanta Elementary School among them.
About 0.2 miles separate Atlanta Elementary School from the closest public school, Atlanta Primary School. The five-mile area around Atlanta Elementary School holds 6 other public schools. Atlanta Elementary School's average proficiency of 55.1% compares with 48.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Atlanta Elementary School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 400 to 447, a 12% gain.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Atlanta Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,568
Census ACS
Median income
$53,813
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,268 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ATLANTA ISD
- Atlanta Primary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Atlanta High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- Atlanta Middle SchoolMiddle · 427 students
- Corrective Behavior CenterHigh
Other schools in ATLANTA
- Atlanta Primary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Atlanta High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- Atlanta Middle SchoolMiddle · 427 students
- Corrective Behavior CenterHigh
Other Atlanta Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Atlanta Elementary. Atlanta Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- ATLANTA ELEM.ATLANTA, MO · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Atlanta Primary School0.2 mi · 544
- Atlanta High School0.4 mi · 511
- Atlanta Middle School1.8 mi · 427
- Morris Upchurch Middle School1.9 mi · 267
- J K Hileman Elementary School2.1 mi · 341
- Queen City High School2.3 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Atlanta Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Atlanta Elementary School?
Atlanta Elementary School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Atlanta Elementary School serve?
Atlanta Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Atlanta Elementary School have?
Atlanta Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is Atlanta Elementary School?
Atlanta Elementary School reports a student body of 55% White, 11% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Atlanta Elementary School in?
Atlanta Elementary School is part of ATLANTA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.