Oliver Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Riverdale, Georgia

Oliver Elementary School in Riverdale, Georgia enrolled 452 students in 2024-25 with 33.0 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Georgia elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 31% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

539 students in 2022-23, 495 students in 2023-24, 452 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 33.0.

Students enrolled at Oliver Elementary School by school year2022-23: 539, 2023-24: 495, 2024-25: 45202004006002022-235392023-244952024-25452
Students enrolled at Oliver Elementary School by school year2022-23: 539, 2023-24: 495, 2024-25: 45202004006002022-235392023-244952024-25452
Students enrolled at Oliver Elementary School by school year2022-23: 539, 2023-24: 495, 2024-25: 45202004006002022-235392023-244952024-25452
Students enrolled at Oliver Elementary School by school year2022-23: 539, 2023-24: 495, 2024-25: 45202004006002022-235392023-244952024-25452
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2353934.015.9
2023-2449536.013.8
2024-2545233.013.7

13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 of every 100 Georgia elementary schools

Among the 1,289 Georgia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 13.7; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 13.7; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 13.7; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 13.7; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 500 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Oliver Elementary School enrolled 500 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 500 of the 500 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent20.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.1% of students were Black, 17.5% Hispanic, 3.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black76.1%
  2. Hispanic17.5%
  3. Two or more races3.1%
  4. Asian2.4%
  5. White0.4%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Oliver Elementary School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2224%21%39.6%
Math, 2022-2331%13% (2021-22)38.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Riverdale

7 public elementary schools in Riverdale report 2024-25 enrollment; Oliver Elementary School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Dubois Integrity Academy1,34119.496.3%
Church Street Elementary School70616.8100.0%
Harper Elementary School69013.0100.0%
Riverdale Elementary School55913.0100.0%
Pointe South Elementary School50813.4100.0%
Lake Ridge Elementary School49812.1100.0%
Oliver Elementary School45213.7100.0%

All public schools in Riverdale →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Oliver Elementary School

  1. Dubois Integrity AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 1,341 students, 19.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Church Street Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 706 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Oliver Elementary School with Dubois Integrity AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Clayton County Public Schools spends per student$14,609 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,609
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaOliver Elementary School is the number 950 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#950 of 1,289
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Oliver Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Oliver Elementary School?
    452 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 539 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Riverdale, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Oliver Elementary School?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Oliver Elementary School a Title I school?
    Oliver Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Oliver Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Oliver Elementary School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Oliver Elementary School in?
    Clayton County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1301230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130123000479 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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