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Cascade Elementary School

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Cascade Elementary School ranks 906 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

906^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Cascade Elementary School in Atlanta, GA, serves 314 students in grades PK-5 within the Atlanta Public Schools district, and it has shown one of the most dramatic improvements in statewide ranking among nearby schools, climbing from the 2nd percentile in 2018-2019 to the 26th percentile in 2025-2026.

This upward trajectory is backed by several concrete gains. The school has cut chronic absenteeism from 53.1% in 2021-2022 to 35.8% in 2025-2026—a 17-point improvement that now puts it on par with Peyton Forest Elementary School (35.0%) and better than SLAM Academy of Atlanta (36.7%), though still above the district average of 27.6%. In math, 3rd grade proficiency has more than doubled from 13.7% in 2022-2023 to 30% in 2025-2026, and 4th grade math jumped from 21% to 38.1%—now approaching the district average of 46.3%. Science is another bright spot: 5th grade science proficiency reached 36.2% in 2025-2026, far outpacing its own 5th grade math (14.9%) and exceeding several nearby schools like L. O. Kimberly Elementary School (21.3%) and Finch Elementary (27.3%).

Despite these gains, challenges remain. The 5th grade math slump (14.9%) is steep, though it mirrors a pattern seen across the area—Tuskegee Airman Global Academy and West Manor Elementary School show similar drops from 4th to 5th grade. Cascade also stands out for its strong results with male students (36th percentile statewide) versus female students (14th percentile). The school invests heavily in its students, spending $30,505 per pupil with an 8.1:1 student-teacher ratio—the lowest among comparison schools—yet Beecher Hills Elementary School achieves a 72nd percentile ranking with a higher ratio, suggesting that while Cascade's resources support its momentum, addressing chronic absenteeism (still nearly double the state average) will be key to closing the gap with its highest-performing neighbors.

314

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,505

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1654 S Alvarado Terrace SW
Atlanta, GA 30311

(404) 802-8100

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend Cascade Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jean Childs Young Middle School
High:	Benjamin E. Mays High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.6%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 18% Georgia)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg44%

Georgia avg47%

906^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	25.1	906 of 1219	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	1079 of 1238	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1109 of 1236	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1154 of 1223	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1099 of 1220	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1148 of 1214	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1208 of 1234	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1048 of 1209	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	1001 of 1205	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	1032 of 1233	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	1083 of 1240	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.7	995 of 1231	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.1	939 of 1225	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.9	896 of 1201	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.7	909 of 1212	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.0	1012 of 1183	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.1	684 of 1133	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.3	689 of 1134	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.1	549 of 1125	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.0	419 of 1101	61.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	478 of 828	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	683 of 892	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	704 of 879	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	789 of 870	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	710 of 876	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	1015 of 1186	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	1032 of 1224	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1044 of 1223	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1098 of 1212	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1069 of 1206	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	753 of 1183	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.1	1076 of 1225	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1132 of 1220	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1177 of 1210	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1112 of 1209	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science36%-8 vs state

Mathematics27%-20 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	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
Cascade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1654 S Alvarado Terrace SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8100	314	38	8.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	297 (94.6%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	25.1	906^th of 1219 public elementary schools	25.7%		15.8	1079^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.8%	173	30.0	38.1	14.9	36.2	$30,505	$1,560	$28,945
Beecher Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2257 Bollingbrook Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8300	237	22	11.0	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	223 (94.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	67.9	343^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	71.9%		62.1	411^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.8%	68	56.2	48.8	60.7	53.5	$40,846	$1,895	$38,951
Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Connally Dr	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3092	587	41	14.3	100.0%	5 (0.9%)	453 (77.2%)	104 (17.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	12.6	1116^th of 1219 public elementary schools	8.4%		22.2	970^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.6%	146	13.9	31.5	21.8	15.9	$17,479	$1,146	$16,332
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3090 McMurray Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7600	270	25	10.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	255 (94.4%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24.2	929^th of 1219 public elementary schools	23.8%		19.5	1006^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.7%	77	42.2	36.6	18.8	21.3	$36,078	$1,828	$34,250
Tuskegee Airman Global Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1626 Westhaven Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8450	447	44	10.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	418 (93.5%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	39.3	679^th of 1219 public elementary schools	44.3%		25.5	919^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.8%	240	46.8	47.8	26.9	30.2	$31,461	$1,754	$29,706
West Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	570 Lynhurst Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-3350	247	23	10.9	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	200 (81.0%)	37 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	35.1	750^th of 1219 public elementary schools	38.5%		47.4	601^st of 1238 public elementary schools	51.5%	149	33.3	45.3	20.6	44.1	$33,146	$2,462	$30,684
Conley Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2580 Delowe Dr	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8170	377	37	10.3	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	231 (61.3%)	131 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	18.7	1015^th of 1219 public elementary schools	16.7%		18.1	1029^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.9%	14	38.0	27.7	15.5	22.5	$25,080	$2,161	$22,919
Peyton Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Peyton Rd SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7100	283	26	10.8	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	243 (85.9%)	34 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	21.4	960^th of 1219 public elementary schools	21.2%		20.8	986^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.4%	26	19.5	35.7	29.8	25.5	$34,679	$1,837	$32,841
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	1013^th of 1219 public elementary schools	16.9%		15.9	1076^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.1%	63	27.7	23.9	25.5	27.3	$39,281	$1,835	$37,447
KIPP Strive Primary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	1448 Lucile Ave SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 924-6310	627	38	16.4	100.0%	18 (2.9%)	596 (95.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38	697^th of 1219 public elementary schools	42.8%		29.3	846^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.7%	149	28.8	42.8	37.2	42.6	$10,925	$1,050	$9,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Cascade Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Cascade Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cascade Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jean Childs Young Middle School
High : Benjamin E. Mays High School

How many students attend Cascade Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Cascade Elementary School.

What district is Cascade Elementary School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Cascade Elementary School?

Students at Cascade Elementary School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Cascade Elementary School a good school?

Cascade Elementary School ranks 906^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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