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Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School

Serves grades 3 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
101 5th Ave
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone
(404) 370-4460
District
City Schools of Decatur
County
DEKALB COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
596
Classroom Teachers
51

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.8% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
76%
42%
75%
39%
76%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
41%
75%
36%
80%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
73%
39%
74%
41%
72%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 194 32.6%
Grade 4 205 34.4%
Grade 5 197 33.1%
Total 596 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.6% 67.4% 37.7%
Black 13.9% 21.2% 38.1%
Hispanic 4.2% 6.1% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.3% 5.2% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 6.4% 12.2% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 5.4% 10.9% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.0% 1.3% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 24,421 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,302.2 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.7% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.9% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.6% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 13.3% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,053 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 6.9% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 74.6% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 45.1% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.8% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.1% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.1% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.3% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,596 $54,268,000 59.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,128 $6,381,000 6.9%
Staff $617 $3,489,000 3.8%
General Administration $406 $2,297,000 2.5%
School Administration $1,161 $6,566,000 7.1%
Operation $1,272 $7,195,000 7.8%
Transportation $259 $1,463,000 1.6%
Other $729 $4,120,000 4.5%
Total Support $5,572 $31,511,000 34.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,078 $6,096,000 6.6%
Total Expenditures $16,247 $91,875,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%