Garden Hills Elementary School 285 Sheridan Dr NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30305 404-842-3103 | District Web site Grades PK - 5 Under federally mandated standards, schools must meet a number of academic testing and testing participation standards, called Annual Yearly Progress. In the core testing areas of math and English language arts (ELA), this school did meet minimum standards in math and did meet minimum standards in ELA.
SCHOOL SIZE
Enrollment
Total
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
This school
495
14%
16%
63%
7%
District total
52,120
7%
88%
4%
1%
Georgia total
1,536,889
50%
38%
7%
5%
About 45% of the students attending this school are enrolled in the English to Speakers of Other Languages program.
THE STUDENTS
Students per teacher
Number
This school
10
District average
12
Georgia average
14
Free/reduced lunches
Eligible
This school
73%
District average
70%
Georgia average
46%
Retained
This school
2%
District average
6%
Georgia average
7%
THE SCHOOL
Students at this school generally go on to: Sutton Middle Expenditure per student: $10,961.62
THE TEACHERS
Experience
Number
<1 year
14
1-10 years
23
11-20 years
7
21-30
3
30+ years
2
Average experience
Years
This school
11
District average
10
Georgia average
12
Advanced degrees
Masters or above
This school
51%
District average
51%
Georgia average
53%
GIFTED STUDENTS
This school
10%
District Average
7%
State average
9%
Source: 2003-2004 school year data was compiled using publicly available data from the Georgia and U.S. departments of education, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, the Georgia Student Finance Commission and from an independent AJC survey of public schools throughout metro Atlanta. Thanks to AJC for info!
