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E. Rivers Elementary School

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E. Rivers Elementary School ranks 283 rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

E. Rivers Elementary School in Atlanta, GA, serves approximately 699 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of Atlanta Public Schools, and it has earned a reputation as a solid, steadily improving school in a competitive northside neighborhood.

E. Rivers consistently outperforms district and state averages in math and science. For example, 3rd grade math proficiency is 63% compared to 47% district-wide, and 5th grade science proficiency is 55.5% versus 41.7% for the district. The school has climbed from the 70th to the 77th percentile in statewide rankings over the past three years, reaching its best position since 2019. That upward trend is especially notable because the share of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch has grown from about 32% to 42% during the same period—meaning the school is improving outcomes while serving a more economically diverse student body. E. Rivers also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rate of 15.5%, far better than the district's 27.6% and close to the state average. The school invests heavily in students, spending about $24,962 per pupil and maintaining a favorable 12.2:1 student-teacher ratio—better than nearby Morningside Elementary School (14.5:1) and Morris Brandon Elementary School (16.1:1).

That said, E. Rivers sits in a competitive middle tier among nearby schools. While it clearly outpaces Kindezi Old 4th Ward and Centennial Place Academy (Charter), it trails elite performers like Morningside and Virginia-Highland Elementary School, which post math proficiency rates of 80-89%. The school's subgroup results are a real strength: White students rank in the 95th percentile statewide, African American students in the 83rd percentile, and English Language Learners in the 74th percentile. The main areas for growth are 5th grade performance, which lags behind 3rd and 4th grades, and Hispanic student achievement, which sits near the state median. For parents, E. Rivers offers a strong, diverse school community with excellent attendance, solid academics, and a clear upward trajectory—though families seeking the absolute top test scores in the area may find slightly higher performance at a few nearby schools.

699

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,962

Per pupil spending ?

41.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

8 Peachtree Battle Ave NW
Atlanta, GA 30305

(404) 802-7050

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend E. Rivers Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Willis A. Sutton Middle School
High:	North Atlanta High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.6%

African American:

32.5%

Hispanic:

23.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Atlanta Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg44%

Georgia avg47%

283^rd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

119^th of 202Atlanta 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
2026	74.2	283 of 1222	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	342 of 1238	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	371 of 1236	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	367 of 1223	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	443 of 1220	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	392 of 1214	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	295 of 1234	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	352 of 1209	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	69.9	311 of 1205	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	72.8	291 of 1233	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	82.6	177 of 1240	85.7%	★★★★☆
2014	65.5	494 of 1231	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.4	515 of 1225	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.1	540 of 1201	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.3	466 of 1212	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.3	318 of 1183	73.1%	★★★★☆
2009	71.2	316 of 1133	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	69.9	330 of 1134	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	51.9	627 of 1125	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.3	581 of 1101	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	139 of 829	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	177 of 892	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	204 of 879	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	293 of 870	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	366 of 876	58.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	55 of 215	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	47.2	137 of 317	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	86 of 304	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	37.4	181 of 286	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	209 of 283	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	254 of 1189	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	64.9	374 of 1224	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	399 of 1223	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	342 of 1212	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	506 of 1206	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	266 of 504	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.4	523 of 583	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	469 of 565	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	406 of 535	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	420 of 516	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	297 of 1186	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	311 of 1225	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	329 of 1220	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	384 of 1210	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	378 of 1209	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	119 of 565	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	36 of 703	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	92.0	40 of 769	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	77 of 772	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	107 of 775	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	152 of 779	80.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)95th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)83rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics57%+10 vs state

Science56%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
E. Rivers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Peachtree Battle Ave NW	Atlanta	30305	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-7050	699	57	12.2	41.6%	235 (33.6%)	227 (32.5%)	161 (23.0%)	30 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.4%)	74.2	283^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	76.8%		68.6	342^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	72.4%	59		63.0	59.6	50.0				55.5				$24,962	$843	$24,118
Garden Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Sheridan Dr NE	Atlanta	30305	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7800	494	44	11.3	72.5%	73 (14.8%)	211 (42.7%)	179 (36.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	66.3	366^th of 1222 public elementary schools	70.0%		49.4	573^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	53.7%	207		55.7	64.2	41.4				48.5				$27,197	$1,207	$25,990
Morris Brandon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2741 Howell Mill Rd NW	Atlanta	30327	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-7250	911	56	16.1	19.2%	527 (57.8%)	228 (25.0%)	78 (8.6%)	34 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.7%)	94.6	79^th of 1222 public elementary schools	93.5%		93.3	97^th of 1238 public elementary schools	92.2%	18		83.4	82.9	68.6				70.7				$23,756	$948	$22,808
Morningside Elementary School	Public	K-5	1053 E Rock Springs Rd NE	Atlanta	30305	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-8950	722	50	14.5	7.6%	476 (65.9%)	57 (7.9%)	60 (8.3%)	45 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.5%)	98	21^st of 1222 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.9	43^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	96.5%	22		85.3	89.0	81.8				81.8				$22,517	$688	$21,829
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Old Ivy Rd NE	Atlanta	30342	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-3850	851	60	14.2	34.7%	233 (27.4%)	282 (33.1%)	213 (25.0%)	52 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.2%)	67.1	355^th of 1222 public elementary schools	70.9%		72.4	303^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	75.5%	52		51.8	55.3	48.4				56.4				$24,243	$687	$23,556
Virginia-Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	774 Virginia Avenue NE	Atlanta	30306	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(404) 802-3500	649	46	14.1	15.4%	358 (55.2%)	113 (17.4%)	67 (10.3%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.2%)	97.2	32^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	97.4%		97	40^th of 1238 public elementary schools	96.8%	8		83.1	80.2	84.5				83.2				$22,466	$720	$21,747
Briar Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1131 Briar Vista Ter NE	Atlanta	30324	Fulton County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-5902	482	38	12.6	71.2%	98 (20.3%)	186 (38.6%)	137 (28.4%)	30 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.4%)	66.9	360^th of 1222 public elementary schools	70.5%		59	449^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.7%	89		61.3	43.3	53.7				57.4				$20,990	$1,741	$19,249
Woodward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3034 Curtis Dr NE	Brookhaven	30319	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-7802	553	46	12.0	84.6%	4 (0.7%)	38 (6.9%)	499 (90.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	12.3	1121^st of 1222 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.4	1125^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.1%	4		22.4	25.0	17.2				20.7				$19,368	$1,884	$17,484
Centennial Academy (Charter)	Public, Charter	K-8	531 Luckie St NW	Atlanta	30313	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8550	757	75	10.1	—	9 (1.2%)	681 (90.0%)	29 (3.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	35.3	749^th of 1222 public elementary schools	38.7%		27	890^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.1%	141	61.9	48.6	43.8	32.8	19.5	30.1	41.2	27.8	14.3	34.9	61.9	$24,409	$1,238	$23,171
Kindezi Old 4th Ward	Public, Charter	K-8	1550 Hosea L Williams Dr NE	Atlanta	30317	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 719-4005	321	35	9.3	96.9%	7 (2.2%)	298 (92.8%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	34.2	768^th of 1222 public elementary schools	37.2%		21.5	981^st of 1238 public elementary schools	20.8%	213		48.4	30.0	32.4	21.6	18.9	18.2	38.3	18.1	9.1		$32,734	$5,122	$27,612

Frequently Asked Questions about E. Rivers Elementary School

What district is E. Rivers Elementary School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of E. Rivers Elementary School?

Students at E. Rivers Elementary School are 34% White, 32% African American, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend E. Rivers Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended E. Rivers Elementary School.

Is E. Rivers Elementary School a good school?

E. Rivers Elementary School ranks 283^rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of E. Rivers Elementary School attend?

Students who attend E. Rivers Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Willis A. Sutton Middle School
High : North Atlanta High School

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