Summary:
Nolan Elementary School is a public elementary school located in College Park, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 710 students. While the school is part of the Fulton County School District, which is ranked 57th out of 203 districts in Georgia, Nolan Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.
Nolan Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with consistently low proficiency rates on state assessments compared to both the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 23.1% of 3rd graders, 19.6% of 4th graders, and 29.5% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50.3%, 51.5%, and 59.6% for Fulton County, respectively. Additionally, the school has a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating that all of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $11,567 in the 2018-2019 school year, the school has struggled to make meaningful improvements in student outcomes.
Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Fulton County district, such as Feldwood Elementary, Heritage Elementary, and S.L. Lewis Elementary, generally outperform Nolan Elementary on academic measures. However, the schools in the neighboring Clayton County district, such as West Clayton Elementary, Lake Ridge Elementary, and Northcutt Elementary, perform even worse than Nolan Elementary on the Milestones Assessments, suggesting that the challenges faced by Nolan Elementary may be more systemic to the broader region.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Fulton County
SchoolDigger Rank:
972nd of 1,248 Georgia Elementary Schools
Students who attend Nolan Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.1
Number of students: 710
Racial breakdown:
African American:
89.0%
Hispanic:
6.8%
Two or more races:
2.8%
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White:
0.8%
American Indian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%
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