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Atherton Elementary School

(678) 874-0302

Physical Address:
1674 Atherton DR
Decatur, GA  30035
Mailing Address:
1674 Atherton DR
Decatur, GA  30035

School Information

District:
Dekalb County
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Dekalb County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
433

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Atherton Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Black 94.46% 68.65% 40.51%
Hispanic 2.54% 10.70% 11.09%
Others 1.85% 2.78% 3.66%
White 0.69% 15.70% 45.23%
American Indian 0.23% 0.38% 0.40%
Asian/Pacific 0.23% 5.41% 2.97%

Genders in Atherton Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.12% 52.26% 51.55%
Female 49.88% 47.74% 48.45%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Atherton Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 377 408 409
Hispanic 8 10 11
Others 12 14 8
White 1 2 3
American Indian 0 0 1
Asian/Pacific 3 5 1
Total 401 439 433

Enrollment by Gender for Atherton Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 191 217 217
Female 210 222 216
Total 401 439 433

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Atherton Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 401 439 433
# Eligible for free lunch 338 (84%) 363 (83%) 393 (91%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 36 (9%) 28 (6%) 21 (5%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 374 (93%) 391 (89%) 414 (96%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Atherton Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 401 439 433
Fulltime teachers 28.2 30.4 28.4
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.20 14.40 15.25
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.45 13.84 14.99