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Cleveland Avenue Elementary School

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Cleveland Avenue Elementary School ranks 900 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

900^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Cleveland Avenue Elementary School in Atlanta, GA, serves approximately 253 students in grades PK through 5 within the Atlanta Public Schools district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Cleveland Avenue is showing a remarkable upward trend. After ranking in the bottom 20% of Georgia elementary schools for several years, the school jumped from the 7th percentile to the 26th percentile in a single year—a gain of 250 positions statewide. The most dramatic improvement came in 3rd grade math, which soared from 11.6% proficiency to 40.5%, now nearly matching the district average (47.1%) and state average (48.3%). Fifth grade science also surged from 7% to 29.6% proficiency. These gains place Cleveland Avenue at or near the top among nearby APS elementary schools, including Joseph Humphries Elementary School, Emma Hutchinson Elementary School, and KIPP Vision Primary Charter School. The school also outperforms Ethos Classical Charter School in 3rd grade math (40.5% vs. 37.5%) despite Ethos having a chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.3% compared to Cleveland Avenue's 30.2%—a gap that has narrowed significantly from 51.8% two years ago.

With a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1 and per-student spending of $35,454, Cleveland Avenue invests heavily in its students. The school shows particular strength in serving its African American student population, ranking in the 43rd percentile statewide among schools serving similar students. While upper-grade performance still trails lower grades, the gap is narrowing, and the school's overall trajectory—improved attendance, rising test scores, and competitive outcomes against better-attended neighboring schools—suggests a genuine turnaround. The key question is whether this momentum can be sustained in the coming years.

253

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,454

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2672 Old Hapeville Rd SW
Atlanta, GA 30315

(404) 802-8400

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend Cleveland Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.7%

Hispanic:

9.5%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Georgia)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg44%

Georgia avg47%

900^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

120^th of 201Atlanta 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	25.5	900 of 1219	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	1150 of 1238	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1029 of 1236	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	998 of 1223	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	966 of 1220	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1041 of 1214	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1040 of 1234	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	921 of 1209	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.9	813 of 1205	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.8	884 of 1233	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	913 of 1240	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.8	1031 of 1231	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	1092 of 1225	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.2	982 of 1201	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.0	732 of 1212	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.8	865 of 1183	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	968 of 1133	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.6	682 of 1134	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.4	754 of 1125	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.3	780 of 1101	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	474 of 828	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.9	788 of 892	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	580 of 879	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	507 of 870	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	497 of 876	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	743 of 1186	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.0	1116 of 1224	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1006 of 1223	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	954 of 1212	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	999 of 1206	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1138 of 1225	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1049 of 1220	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1074 of 1210	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	922 of 1209	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics31%-16 vs state

Science30%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, October 26, 2019

Dr. Payne and staff doing an excellent job educating their students in an improving neighborhood! Close Quote

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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	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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	25.5	900^th of 1219 public elementary schools	26.2%		11.6	1150^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.1%	250	40.5	23.5	25.9		29.6	$35,454	$1,960	$33,495
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%)	10.7	1146^th of 1219 public elementary schools	6.0%		11.9	1146^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.4%		22.0	26.8	10.3		17.9	$31,215	$1,762	$29,453
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%)	26.5	888^th of 1219 public elementary schools	27.2%		20.2	993^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	19.8%	105	46.4	39.4	15.5		13.3	$39,161	$2,448	$36,713
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%)	11.7	1130^th of 1219 public elementary schools	7.3%		19.1	1012^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.3%	118	30.1	13.7	13.7		20.0	$13,860	$1,480	$12,380
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%)	32.4	795^th of 1219 public elementary schools	34.8%		29.3	848^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.5%	53	37.5	42.4	25.2	22.6	38.7	$14,762	$1,110	$13,652
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	1100^th of 1219 public elementary schools	9.8%		8.8	1203^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	2.8%	103	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	1088^th of 1219 public elementary schools	10.7%		13.1	1130^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.7%	42	26.2	20.4	19.6		25.5	$34,110	$2,463	$31,646
Hapeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 N Fulton Ave	Hapeville	30354	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8220	539	45	11.9	100.0%	35 (6.5%)	155 (28.8%)	325 (60.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	38.7	688^th of 1219 public elementary schools	43.6%		44.9	629^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.2%	59	36.4	40.5	37.8		39.0	$20,797	$1,164	$19,634
Heritage Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Villa Cir SE	Atlanta	30354	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8650	375	51	7.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	357 (95.2%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	15.8	1061^st of 1219 public elementary schools	13.0%		9.8	1186^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.2%	125	25.0	31.8	15.9		23.8	$30,214	$1,830	$28,385
Parklane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2809 Blount St	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8070	351	36	9.8	100.0%	9 (2.6%)	229 (65.2%)	96 (27.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)								(n/a)						$25,525	$1,357	$24,168

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleveland Avenue Elementary School

Is Cleveland Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Cleveland Avenue Elementary School ranks 900^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Cleveland Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Cleveland Avenue Elementary School.

What district is Cleveland Avenue Elementary School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Cleveland Avenue Elementary School are 88% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Cleveland Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cleveland Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

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