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Parkside Elementary School

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Parkside Elementary School ranks 297 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Parkside Elementary School is a public elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia, serving 603 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Atlanta Public Schools district, which is ranked 139 out of 206 districts in the state.

Parkside Elementary consistently outperforms the Atlanta Public Schools district and the state of Georgia in academic proficiency, with 67.8% of its 5th-grade students achieving proficiency in English Language Arts, compared to 39.1% for the district and 43% for the state. The school has also shown steady improvement, moving from the bottom 25% of Georgia elementary schools in 2016-2017 to the top 25% in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Parkside's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.8 to 13.5 students per teacher, and higher spending per student ($16,739 in 2018-2019) may contribute to its academic success.

While Parkside Elementary outperforms the district and state, it is also outperformed by some nearby charter schools, such as Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary, which ranked in the top 10% of Georgia elementary schools in 2024-2025. Parkside's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.29% to 48.26% over the past three years, suggests that the school is serving a socioeconomically disadvantaged population, making its academic achievements even more impressive. The presence of high-performing charter schools in the area highlights the importance of school choice and the potential for innovative educational approaches to drive student achievement.

650

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,255

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

685 Mercer St SE
Atlanta, GA 30312

(404) 802-4100

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend Parkside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Martin L. King Junior Middle School
High:	Maynard Jackson High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.5%

White:

40.8%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg38%

Georgia avg42%

297^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	73.1	297 of 1238	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	384 of 1248	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	391 of 1242	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	559 of 1244	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	657 of 1214	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	866 of 1234	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	861 of 1209	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	947 of 1205	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	888 of 1233	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.2	850 of 1240	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.1	1036 of 1231	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.7	1004 of 1225	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.6	745 of 1201	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	747 of 1212	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.4	950 of 1183	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.4	973 of 1133	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	62.1	461 of 1134	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.8	602 of 1125	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.0	690 of 1101	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science61%+17 vs state

Mathematics52%+7 vs state

English Language Arts51%+12 vs state

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Schools Near Parkside Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	685 Mercer St SE	Atlanta	30312	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4100	650	55	11.7	67.8%	265 (40.8%)	289 (44.5%)	31 (4.8%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.0%)	73.1	297^th of 1238 public elementary schools	76.0%		66.7	384^th of 1248 public elementary schools	69.2%	87		45.8	40.2	67.8				50.0	50.0	56.7				61.1			$25,255	$1,186	$24,069
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	688 Grant St SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 624-6226	394	33	11.8	14.5%	243 (61.7%)	79 (20.1%)	22 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.4%)	92.2	108^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.3%		89.8	138^th of 1248 public elementary schools	88.9%	30		83.1	76.9	71.2				81.5	64.6	63.6				62.1			$25,958	$36	$25,922
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	970 Martin St SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4200	297	25	11.7	100.0%	10 (3.4%)	277 (93.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	26.8	894^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.8%		24.5	936^th of 1248 public elementary schools	25.0%	42		18.8	37.2	28.9				16.7	41.9	26.7				22.2			$33,229	$2,675	$30,554
Wesley International Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	211 Memorial Dr SE	Atlanta	30312	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 904-9137	776	57	13.5	96.4%	37 (4.8%)	667 (86.0%)	30 (3.9%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	26.8	895^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.7%		35.6	764^th of 1248 public elementary schools	38.8%	131	86.4	21.5	26.1	28.9	28.4	44.2	33.3	35.4	29.5	34.9	12.5	31.4	35.7	26.5	22.6	29.8	$25,997	$1,422	$24,575
Benteen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Cassanova Street SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7300	329	32	10.3	88.4%	60 (18.2%)	139 (42.2%)	102 (31.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.6%)	39.9	684^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.7%		33.8	789^th of 1248 public elementary schools	36.8%	105		40.8	25.6	37.0				38.8	30.8	35.2				31.5			$33,858	$1,861	$31,997
The John Hope-Charles Walter Hill Elementary Schools	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Boulevard NE	Atlanta	30312	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7450	423	40	10.6	93.6%	54 (12.8%)	324 (76.6%)	22 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.5%)	19.9	1000^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.2%		24.1	941^st of 1248 public elementary schools	24.6%	59		13.6	28.1	26.8				16.7	29.8	26.8				23.2			$29,270	$1,760	$27,509
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Clifton St SE	Atlanta	30316	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-3400	580	39	14.9	48.4%	225 (38.8%)	247 (42.6%)	39 (6.7%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.7%)	87.3	158^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.2%		87.7	156^th of 1248 public elementary schools	87.5%	2		56.5	68.5	61.6				60.0	68.5	68.6				55.8			$24,690	$1,003	$23,688
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
Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Whitehall Ter SW	Atlanta	30312	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7950	279	23	11.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	266 (95.3%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	16	1075^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.2%		13.7	1125^th of 1248 public elementary schools	9.9%	50		8.2	15.6	25.6				22.4	20.0	17.9				34.2			$36,030	$2,442	$33,588
Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc	Public, Charter	K-8	1807 Memorial Dr SE	Atlanta	30317	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools I- Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 622-2727	436	41	10.5	79.4%	1 (0.2%)	398 (91.3%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	29.4	843^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	31.9%		27	892^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	28.5%	49		28.6	30.2	33.9	43.5	41.3	51.2	20.4	30.2	23.2	21.7	23.9	51.2	19.6	34.9	20.9	$14,373	$1,113	$13,261

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkside Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Parkside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Parkside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin L. King Junior Middle School
High : Maynard Jackson High School

What is the racial makeup of Parkside Elementary School?

Students at Parkside Elementary School are 44% African American, 41% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Parkside Elementary School a good school?

Parkside Elementary School ranks 297^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Parkside Elementary School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

How many students attend Parkside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Parkside Elementary School.

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