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John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Atlanta, Georgia, with an enrollment of 310 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low test scores, poor statewide rankings, and a high-poverty student population.

Despite relatively high per-student spending and smaller class sizes, John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School's academic outcomes are significantly lagging behind the Atlanta Public Schools district and the state of Georgia. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.9% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.9% for the district and state. In math, only 3.3% of 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to 35.2% for the district and 42.6% for the state. The school has been ranked in the bottom 10% of Georgia elementary schools for the past several years.

Interestingly, the nearby Ethos Classical Charter School and KIPP Vision Primary Charter School generally outperform John Wesley Dobbs Elementary and the other district schools on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. While the reasons for these differences are complex, the data suggests that a more comprehensive approach may be needed to address the underlying issues and improve educational opportunities for the students at John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School.

330

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,494

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2025 Jonesboro Rd SE
Atlanta, GA 30315

(404) 802-8050

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Crawford Long Middle School
High:	South Atlanta High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.1%

Hispanic:

11.5%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg38%

Georgia avg42%

1,203^rd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

54^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	8.8	1203 of 1238	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1207 of 1248	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1191 of 1242	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1189 of 1244	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	1213 of 1214	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1137 of 1234	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1126 of 1209	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	1135 of 1205	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	1090 of 1233	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	1142 of 1240	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.2	1191 of 1231	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	1160 of 1225	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	1070 of 1201	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.6	1029 of 1212	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.9	1034 of 1183	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.8	827 of 1133	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.9	859 of 1134	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.0	917 of 1125	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.7	1080 of 1101	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-19 vs state

English Language Arts11%-28 vs state

Mathematics10%-35 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
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
KIPP Vision Primary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	660 McWilliams Rd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 537-5252	562	41	13.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	530 (94.3%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	19.1	1012^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.3%		22.3	976^th of 1248 public elementary schools	21.8%	36	22.9	31.6	19.1	21.7	27.4	13.5	18.0	$13,860	$1,480	$12,380
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
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
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
Joseph Humphries Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3029 Humphries Drive SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8750	237	21	11.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	194 (81.9%)	37 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	20.2	993^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	19.8%		7.9	1225^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.8%	232	27.0	9.8	7.7	45.9	31.7	12.8	12.8	$39,161	$2,448	$36,713
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School

Is John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School a good school?

John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

How many students attend John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crawford Long Middle School
High : South Atlanta High School

What is the racial makeup of John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School?

Students at John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School are 86% African American, 12% Hispanic.

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