Summary:
Spalding Drive Elementary is a public elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia, serving 367 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fulton County School District, which is ranked 57th out of 203 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Spalding Drive Elementary consistently outperforms the Fulton County and Georgia state averages in the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across grades 3-5. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 53.1% in 3rd grade ELA, 50% in 4th grade ELA, and 69.6% in 5th grade ELA, compared to Fulton County's 50.3%, 51.5%, and 59.6%, respectively. In Mathematics, Spalding Drive Elementary's proficiency rates were 55.1% in 3rd grade, 71.1% in 4th grade, and 58.7% in 5th grade, compared to Fulton County's 57.8%, 60.9%, and 50.5%. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 67.4% was significantly higher than the Fulton County and Georgia state averages of 54.4% and 41.7%, respectively.
Spalding Drive Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Georgia elementary schools, with a ranking of 190 out of 1,248 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years, indicating its strong academic performance and quality. Additionally, Spalding Drive Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.3 to 11.8 over the past three school years, which is lower than many nearby schools. While the school has a lower percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (21.89% to 28.88%) compared to some nearby schools, it still outperforms many of them, including Dunwoody Springs Elementary and Ison Springs Elementary.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Fulton County
SchoolDigger Rank:
190th of 1,248 Georgia Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,019
Students who attend Spalding Drive Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.3
Number of students: 352
Racial breakdown:
White:
44.0%
African American:
28.1%
Hispanic:
15.1%
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Two or more races:
6.8%
Asian:
5.1%
American Indian:
0.9%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.4%
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