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Fernbank Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

157 Heaton Park Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 · (678) 874-9302 · Part of DeKalb County School District

Druid Hills’ School Grade C− better than 17% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Students
895
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Fernbank Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 18.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

157 Heaton Park Dr NE, Atlanta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K90
Kindergarten137
Grade 1131
Grade 2147
Grade 3154
Grade 4121
Grade 5115
Enrollment over time
755’20
770’21
744’22
768’23
895’24

Up 18.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Black 23%Asian 16%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fernbank Elementary School from Druid Hills families.

Other schools in DeKalb County School District

The district →
Doraville United Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
D
1,003 students15:1
Flat Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D−
977 students16:1
Indian Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clarkston
C−
967 students13:1
Rockbridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
C−
900 students14:1
Idlewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucker
C−
889 students13:1
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
C−
844 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Druid Hills’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.