Fernbank Elementary School

Regular School · Atlanta, GA

Fernbank Elementary School is a regular school school in Atlanta, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 895 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

895

Teachers (FTE)

56.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	401	45%
Black or African American	206	23%
Asian	144	16%
Two or more races	70	8%
Hispanic/Latino	69	8%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Total enrollment	895	441M / 454F

English Language Learners: 56 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50-54%	36.4%	139
Reading Proficiency	55-59%	39.4%	142
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	45

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)

+0.40 grade levels

Math

-0.34 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

199 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

3.7% 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.)	895	100%

Contact & Location

157 Heaton Park Dr NE

Atlanta, GA 30307

Phone: (678)874-9302

District

DeKalb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,066

District enrollment: 92,368

Other Schools in District

Allgood Elementary School Elementary
Ashford Park Elementary School Elementary
Austin Elementary School Elementary
Avondale Elementary School Elementary
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology Elementary
Bob Mathis Elementary School Elementary
Briar Vista Elementary School Elementary
Briarlake Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30307) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130174000664

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