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Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1092^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School in Atlanta, GA, serves approximately 496 students in grades PK-5 within the Atlanta Public Schools district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Slater Elementary has faced significant challenges, but the most recent data shows a school that is working hard to turn things around. The school's overall ranking has improved dramatically, climbing from the 1st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 11th percentile in 2025-2026. This progress is especially clear in mathematics. For example, 4th grade math proficiency jumped from 21.9% to 31.6% over two years, and 5th grade math scores improved fivefold, from 4.1% to 19.2%. While science scores dipped to 11.6% in 2025-2026 after a strong 24.6% showing the year before, the overall academic trajectory is encouraging. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $28,149 per pupil and maintaining a favorable 11.6:1 student-teacher ratio.

The biggest hurdle remains chronic absenteeism. At 46.5%, Slater's rate is nearly three times the state average (17.7%) and far higher than nearby schools like Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary (3.0%) and Parkside Elementary School (16.4%). This pattern is consistent across the area: schools with lower absenteeism, such as Barack and Michelle Obama Academy (19.1%), tend to rank higher. Slater's own improvement from a 62.1% absenteeism peak in 2021-2022 shows progress is possible. While the school still ranks below peers like Benteen Elementary School (24th percentile) and Finch Elementary (17th percentile), its recent gains in math and overall ranking suggest that continued focus on attendance and instruction could yield meaningful results in the years ahead.

496

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,149

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1320 Pryor Rd SW
Atlanta, GA 30315

(404) 802-4050

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Judson Price Middle School
High:	Carver High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.6%

Two or more races:

1.8%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg44%

Georgia avg47%

1,092^nd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^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	14.4	1092 of 1222	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	1101 of 1238	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1221 of 1236	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1198 of 1223	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1217 of 1220	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1158 of 1214	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1158 of 1234	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1153 of 1209	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	1104 of 1205	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	1176 of 1233	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.5	1176 of 1240	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	1217 of 1231	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.4	1189 of 1225	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.2	1142 of 1201	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.8	1176 of 1212	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	1175 of 1183	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.5	1106 of 1133	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.5	1042 of 1134	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.8	1010 of 1125	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.0	1050 of 1101	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	619 of 829	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	682 of 892	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	851 of 879	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	826 of 870	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	870 of 876	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	1063 of 1189	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	1118 of 1224	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1216 of 1223	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1174 of 1212	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1202 of 1206	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	1049 of 1186	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	1058 of 1225	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1186 of 1220	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1189 of 1210	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1205 of 1209	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)25th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics26%-21 vs state

Science12%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
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%)	14.4	1092^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	10.6%		14.5	1101^st of 1238 public elementary schools	11.1%	9	27.5	31.6	19.2	11.6	$28,149	$1,358	$26,792
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%)	32.9	785^th of 1222 public elementary schools	35.8%		26.8	894^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.8%	109	42.3	25.0	31.8	40.9	$33,229	$2,675	$30,554
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%)	21.4	964^th of 1222 public elementary schools	21.1%		10.7	1169^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.6%	205	28.5	28.3	25.5	31.9	$26,855	$1,081	$25,774
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%)	85.8	170^th of 1222 public elementary schools	86.1%		92.2	108^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.3%	62	79.1	74.2	62.1	53.0	$25,958	$36	$25,922
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%)	24.5	924^th of 1222 public elementary schools	24.4%		39.9	684^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.7%	240	31.5	40.8	26.2	21.4	$33,858	$1,861	$31,997
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%)	7.5	1181^st of 1222 public elementary schools	3.4%		16	1075^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.2%	106	11.8	21.0	14.3	14.3	$36,030	$2,442	$33,588
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%)	13.9	1103^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.8	1203^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	2.8%	100	23.7	23.9	17.6	25.0	$34,494	$1,862	$32,632
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%)	14.4	1091^st of 1222 public elementary schools	10.7%		13.1	1130^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.7%	39	26.2	20.4	19.6	25.5	$34,110	$2,463	$31,646
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%)	18.8	1015^th of 1222 public elementary schools	16.9%		15.9	1076^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.1%	61	27.7	23.9	25.5	27.3	$39,281	$1,835	$37,447
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%)	56.1	478^th of 1222 public elementary schools	60.9%		73.1	297^th of 1238 public elementary schools	76.0%	181	47.3	61.9	41.5	38.2	$25,255	$1,186	$24,069

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Judson Price Middle School
High : Carver High School

How many students attend Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School?

Students at Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School are 97% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

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Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

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