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Garden Hills Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
285 Sheridan Dr Ne
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone
(404) 802-7800
District
Atlanta Public Schools
County
FULTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
468
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.3% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Garden Hills Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
42%
29%
39%
32%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
41%
52%
36%
50%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
39%
49%
41%
45%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 44 9.4%
Kindergarten 71 15.2%
Grade 1 66 14.1%
Grade 2 69 14.7%
Grade 3 71 15.2%
Grade 4 74 15.8%
Grade 5 73 15.6%
Total 468 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 19.3% 16.4% 37.7%
Black 43.8% 74.2% 38.1%
Hispanic 34.1% 8.0% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.8% 1.1% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.9% 71.3% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 48.1% 69.8% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.8% 1.6% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 489,299 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,617.5 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.4% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 45.8% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.5% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 12.0% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 226,352 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 57.3% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.9% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.1% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.1% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.6% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.7% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 13.1% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,952 $551,154,000 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,456 $73,266,000 7.0%
Staff $1,105 $55,595,000 5.3%
General Administration $314 $15,802,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,176 $59,182,000 5.7%
Operation $1,884 $94,829,000 9.1%
Transportation $663 $33,384,000 3.2%
Other $857 $43,111,000 4.1%
Total Support $7,455 $375,169,000 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,285 $114,987,000 11.0%
Total Expenditures $20,692 $1,041,310,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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