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Fred A. Toomer Elementary School

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Fred A. Toomer Elementary School ranks 763 rd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

763^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Fred A. Toomer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia, serving 501 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having relatively high per-student spending of around $18,800 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13:1, Fred A. Toomer Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were significantly lower than the district and state averages, with 3rd grade ELA at 31.3% (vs. 34.9% district and state), 4th grade ELA at 47.5% (vs. 38% district, 39.3% state), and 5th grade Mathematics at 17.6% (vs. 35.2% district, 42.6% state). The school has also consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, with a ranking between 683 and 1075 out of over 1200 schools in the state over the past 10 years.

Interestingly, Springdale Park Elementary School and Mary Lin Elementary School, both within a 2-mile radius of Fred A. Toomer Elementary School, consistently rank in the top 10-20% of Georgia elementary schools and have much higher proficiency rates in ELA, Mathematics, and Science. This suggests that the academic struggles at Fred A. Toomer Elementary School are not due to a lack of funding or unfavorable class sizes, but rather point to deeper systemic issues that may require a comprehensive review of the school's curriculum, instructional practices, and support systems for students and teachers.

513

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,321

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

65 Rogers St NE
Atlanta, GA 30317

(404) 802-3450

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend Fred A. Toomer Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.4%

White:

28.7%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 23 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg38%

Georgia avg42%

763^rd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	763 of 1238	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	683 of 1248	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	944 of 1242	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	985 of 1244	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	953 of 1214	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1056 of 1234	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1075 of 1209	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	906 of 1205	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.9	729 of 1233	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.0	865 of 1240	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.0	1058 of 1231	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	1021 of 1225	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	894 of 1201	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.2	711 of 1212	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.5	781 of 1183	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.0	837 of 1133	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	76.4	218 of 1134	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.6	231 of 1125	79.5%	★★★★☆
2006	69.7	363 of 1101	67.0%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-5 vs state

Mathematics31%-14 vs state

Science21%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Sunday, June 22, 2014

Toomer Elementary is a sub-performing school with a ghetto mentality. The expectations and commitment levels are low. Instead of lamenting about how their students go to an “inner city school”, get free lunch, live in poverty and are raised by single parents, etc, etc..., Toomer teachers ought to start raising the bar and raising expectations. Toomer is the lowest performing school in the cluster and all of the cluster schools are Title 1, so Title 1 status cannot be used as an excuse. The standardized test scores confirm it. Drew Charter, Burgess-Peterson, even Whitefoord all score higher than Toomer. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

It’s going to take all summer to undo the bad habits my 1st grader picked up at Toomer Elementary. Toomer teachers need extra training on how to manage disruptive personalities and students from diverse environments. They really don’t have a handle on it and it lowers the classroom quality level. My child’s teacher did not have control of the class. I was told stories about how the kids would throw things, talk back and use crass language. I could see it all start to unravel in my child’s behavior and speech, when he started bringing home all the negative things he picked up during the school day. I cringe when I think about the type of character my child could become if he stayed at Toomer. We’re leaving. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 13, 2012

Considering where this school has come from it now represents a successful racially and economically diverse public school (a rarity in Atlanta)! The parental and community involvement is energizing and the school now has a principal and teachers that are committed to making it one of the best elementary schools in the area (it already outscores in several areas its wealthier, more established neighbors!) Close Quote

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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)		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 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
Fred A. Toomer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	65 Rogers St NE	Atlanta	30317	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-3450	513	39	13.0	90.3%	147 (28.7%)	320 (62.4%)	27 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	34.4	763^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	38.4%		40.8	683^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	45.3%	80	31.3	47.5	22.1				31.3	42.5	17.6				20.6			$27,321	$2,059	$25,262
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
Charles R. Drew Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	301 E Lake Blvd SE	Atlanta	30317	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 687-0001	961	89	10.8	38.0%	308 (32.0%)	539 (56.1%)	44 (4.6%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	59 (6.1%)	91.9	109^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.2%		92.7	100^th of 1248 public elementary schools	92.0%	9	55.6	65.1	68.5				68.9	67.1	72.5				75.8			$30,852	$06	$30,846
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
Mary Lin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	586 Candler Park Dr NE	Atlanta	30307	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-8850	526	35	15.2	5.3%	387 (73.6%)	46 (8.7%)	27 (5.1%)	22 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.2%)	98.3	20^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.4%		99.2	6^th of 1248 public elementary schools	99.5%	14	69.8	74.2	90.4				77.9	88.2	88.3				84.0			$24,003	$1,048	$22,954
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	101 5th Ave	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4460	529	45	11.7	11.3%	366 (69.2%)	62 (11.7%)	26 (4.9%)	31 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	96.4	56^th of 1238 public elementary schools	95.5%		95	65^th of 1248 public elementary schools	94.8%	9	71.6	72.5	76.4				83.9	80.8	76.4				69.2			$19,783	$175	$19,608
Oakhurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	175 Mead Rd	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4470	233	22	10.4	11.2%	143 (61.4%)	26 (11.2%)	15 (6.4%)	15 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (14.6%)								(n/a)																$27,844	$119	$27,725
Springdale Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	803 Briarcliff Rd NE	Atlanta	30306	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-6050	437	34	12.9	18.3%	247 (56.5%)	75 (17.2%)	53 (12.1%)	18 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.6%)	98.8	10^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.4	34^th of 1248 public elementary schools	97.3%	24	71.6	83.6	84.1				81.5	91.8	87.3				90.5			$26,553	$941	$25,612
Fernbank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	157 Heaton Park Dr NE	Atlanta	30307	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-9302	895	56	15.9	27.8%	401 (44.8%)	206 (23.0%)	69 (7.7%)	144 (16.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.8%)	88.2	146^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.2%		87.2	162^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	87.0%	16	64.4	59.3	69.0				70.5	51.7	68.1				67.9			$17,952	$1,289	$16,663
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2162 Second Ave	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3402	475	36	13.1	100.0%	14 (2.9%)	428 (90.1%)	17 (3.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	18.1	1027^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.0%		11.7	1162^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	6.9%	135	20.5	10.7	34.3				27.8	14.9	24.6				14.3			$21,016	$1,793	$19,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred A. Toomer Elementary School

What district is Fred A. Toomer Elementary School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Fred A. Toomer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fred A. Toomer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Fred A. Toomer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Fred A. Toomer Elementary School.

Is Fred A. Toomer Elementary School a good school?

Fred A. Toomer Elementary School ranks 763^rd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fred A. Toomer Elementary School?

Students at Fred A. Toomer Elementary School are 62% African American, 29% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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