📍 1682 Glenwood Ave. SE, Atlanta, DeKalb County, 30316
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Atlanta, DeKalb County. The school has 504 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Atlanta Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School enrolls 504 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 35% White and 8.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 252 | 50% |
| White | 178 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 8.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 10 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
155 of the school's 504 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-50, state senate district 42, state house district 89.
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School is one of 86 schools in Atlanta Public Schools, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The district serves 49,945 students district-wide and employs 3,979 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 504 students, Burgess-Peterson Elementary School is close to the district average of about 581 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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