Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School

Regular School · Atlanta, GA

Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School is a regular school school in Atlanta, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 279 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

279

Teachers (FTE)

23.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

12:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	266	95%
Hispanic/Latino	7	3%
Two or more races	5	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	279	152M / 127F

English Language Learners: 5 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<50%	36.4%	7
Reading Proficiency	<50%	39.4%	10
Science Proficiency	S	—	3

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.78 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

8 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

195

69.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	279	100%

Contact & Location

500 Whitehall Ter SW

Atlanta, GA 30312

Phone: (404)802-7950

District

Atlanta Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,567

District enrollment: 50,325

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Beecher Hills Elementary School Elementary
Benteen Elementary School Elementary
Bolton Academy Elementary Elementary
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School Elementary
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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30312) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130012000054

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD