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T. J. Perkerson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Georgia elementary schools

338

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,110

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2040 Brewer Blvd SW
Atlanta, GA 30310

(404) 802-3950

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend T. J. Perkerson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sylvan Hills Middle School
High:	Carver High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.8%

Hispanic:

4.7%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 22nd percentile in 2023 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg38%

Georgia avg42%

1,130^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 55Elementary Schools in the Atlanta Public Schools

139^th of 206Atlanta Public Schools among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1130 of 1238	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1053 of 1248	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	974 of 1242	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1041 of 1244	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1067 of 1214	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1187 of 1234	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1162 of 1209	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	1172 of 1205	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	1202 of 1233	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	1216 of 1240	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	1221 of 1231	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.2	1110 of 1225	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	1063 of 1201	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	1179 of 1212	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.2	1171 of 1183	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	35.9	825 of 1133	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	1038 of 1134	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.2	1007 of 1125	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.5	1046 of 1101	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics20%-25 vs state

English Language Arts17%-22 vs state

Science15%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
T. J. Perkerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 Brewer Blvd SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-3950	338	34	9.8	100.0%	10 (3.0%)	307 (90.8%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	13.1	1130^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.7%		17.4	1053^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	15.6%	77	14.0	17.3	19.2	26.3	19.2	15.4	15.4	$34,110	$2,463	$31,646
Ethos Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	2295 Springdale Cir SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Ethos Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 502-0046	676	40	16.9	100.0%	7 (1.0%)	636 (94.1%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	29.3	848^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.5%		35	774^th of 1248 public elementary schools	38.0%	74	22.0	39.0	38.7	27.3	22.9	16.0	32.1	$14,762	$1,110	$13,652
Emma Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Cleveland Ave SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7650	295	28	10.5	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	226 (76.6%)	62 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	11.9	1146^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.4%		10	1185^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.0%	39	17.1	20.5	12.7	22.0	18.2	13.0	16.7	$31,215	$1,762	$29,453
Parklane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2809 Blount St	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8070	351	36	9.8	100.0%	9 (2.6%)	229 (65.2%)	96 (27.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	23.4	954^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.9%		35.6	763^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	38.9%	191	31.3	17.4	38.0	25.0	23.9	16.0	20.0	$25,525	$1,357	$24,168
Cleveland Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2672 Old Hapeville Rd SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8400	253	20	12.8	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	222 (87.7%)	24 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	11.6	1150^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.1%		18.2	1034^th of 1248 public elementary schools	17.1%	116	7.0	10.8	27.9	11.6	27.0	18.6	7.0	$35,454	$1,960	$33,495
Finch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1114 Avon Ave SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4000	291	35	8.2	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	283 (97.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	15.9	1076^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.1%		17.2	1058^th of 1248 public elementary schools	15.2%	18	9.6	25.0	18.8	25.0	19.2	14.3	28.6	$39,281	$1,835	$37,447
Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 Pryor Rd SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4050	496	43	11.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	479 (96.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	14.5	1101^st of 1238 public elementary schools	11.1%		6.8	1232^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	1.3%	131	21.3	6.7	23.2	28.9	14.6	10.1	24.6	$28,149	$1,358	$26,792
Charles L. Gideons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	897 Welch St SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7700	311	28	11.0	100.0%	13 (4.2%)	273 (87.8%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	10.7	1169^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.6%		12.6	1147^th of 1248 public elementary schools	8.1%	22	13.8	13.7	14.3	24.1	25.5	7.1	8.9	$26,855	$1,081	$25,774
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2025 Jonesboro Rd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8050	330	34	9.8	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	284 (86.1%)	38 (11.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.8	1203^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	2.8%		9	1207^th of 1248 public elementary schools	3.3%	4	8.9	15.3	9.8	12.5	15.3	3.3	24.6	$34,494	$1,862	$32,632
Resurgence Hall Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	1706 Washington Rd	East Point	30344	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Resurgence Hall Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 382-8512	408	30	13.6	71.1%	5 (1.2%)	389 (95.3%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	97.1	35^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.2%		90.2	136^th of 1248 public elementary schools	89.1%	101	65.0	78.4		73.8	91.9			$13,047	$764	$12,283

Frequently Asked Questions about T. J. Perkerson Elementary School

What district is T. J. Perkerson Elementary School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of T. J. Perkerson Elementary School?

Students at T. J. Perkerson Elementary School are 91% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of T. J. Perkerson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend T. J. Perkerson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sylvan Hills Middle School
High : Carver High School

Is T. J. Perkerson Elementary School a good school?

T. J. Perkerson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend T. J. Perkerson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended T. J. Perkerson Elementary School.

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