Peachtree City Elementary School, Peachtree City GA

Original Research by School Decision on Peachtree City Elementary School

Peachtree City Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade in a master-planned suburban community about twenty miles south of Atlanta. The school enrollment is modest, distributed across pre-K through fifth-grade classes, with a student body that is predominantly white and Asian, and a free-or-reduced-lunch rate indicating about one-fifth of students qualify for meal assistance.

The school's academic performance in the most recent state testing shows solid proficiency across the tested subjects. In mathematics, proficiency increases notably as students advance through the grades, reaching its highest point by fifth grade. English language arts performance is somewhat lower, particularly in fourth grade, though still reflecting meaningful achievement across the grade band. Fifth-grade science proficiency sits at a strong level. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, Peachtree City Elementary's overall proficiency places it in the top quartile when compared against other districts in Fayette County.

The school is a regular public elementary without charter or magnet designation. It sits within a community organized around five residential villages, each connected by over a hundred miles of paved cart paths used by residents, families, and students for daily errands and transportation. The setting is decidedly suburban and recreational rather than urban; Peachtree City grew from a planned development and remains organized around dispersed village shopping centers and greenbelts. Major employers in the surrounding industrial park include automotive systems manufacturers and advanced-manufacturing facilities. The community's median home value is solidly above state and national benchmarks, and rental costs are relatively high, positioning Peachtree City as an affluent suburban market. Property tax structure in Fayette County includes a homestead exemption that caps assessed-value growth, providing lasting tax relief for residents who own their homes. The district has recently implemented staffing reductions tied to that tax cap, signaling ongoing budgetary constraints despite continued facility investment funded through a voter-approved sales tax.

No trend data spanning multiple years was available, so the school's direction of change cannot be assessed. Data on chronic absenteeism, special education enrollment, English learner enrollment, and disciplinary outcomes were not provided. The school's full program offerings, staffing levels, and attendance patterns remain beyond the scope of this summary. A parent evaluating Peachtree City Elementary would benefit from visiting the school, reviewing recent discipline and attendance data with administrators, and understanding how the district's tighter staffing context may affect classroom ratios and support services.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 377%

School 77% · District 66% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 71% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 584%

School 84% · District 66% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 46 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 376%

School 76% · District 58% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 467%

School 67% · District 62% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 574%

School 74% · District 64% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Science

Grade 581%

School 81% · District 67% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Social studies

Grades 3-898%

School 98% · district not reported

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

This schoolFayette County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income46%Higher-income74%29 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income47%Higher-income77%30 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income87%Higher-income83%4 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income64%Higher-income78%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income55%Higher-income85%30 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income53%Higher-income84%31 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income70%Higher-income75%6 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income60%Higher-income81%21 pp gap