Gullatt Elementary School, Union City GA

Original Research by School Decision on Gullatt Elementary School

Gullatt Elementary School is a public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Union City, a rapidly growing suburb of Atlanta in southern Fulton County. The school serves an exclusively low-income student body, with all enrolled students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is predominantly Black, with substantial Hispanic enrollment and small numbers of students from other racial backgrounds.

The school's current academic results show low proficiency on Georgia's End of Grade assessments across tested subjects. In math, proficiency ranges from low in third grade to somewhat higher in fourth grade, with fifth grade dipping back down. English language arts proficiency is similarly low across the tested grades, sitting in the low-to-mid range. Science proficiency in fifth grade is somewhat higher than the ELA results but remains modest. These results place Gullatt above the midpoint of Fulton County elementary schools in overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades, a position that reflects the district's widespread challenges in meeting state standards.

Union City itself is in a period of substantial growth and demographic change. The city has been recognized as the fastest-growing municipality in Georgia, with rapid residential development including major multifamily projects and new subdivisions. The built environment is auto-oriented with limited walkability, dominated by commercial corridors and shopping nodes rather than a dense core. Rents and home values in the area have declined modestly year-over-year but remain meaningful relative to median household income for the region. The proximity to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, combined with a logistics and distribution industry presence, shapes the economic character of the place.

At the district level, Fulton County Schools has invested heavily in literacy instruction through its "Every Child Reads" initiative, a unified Science of Reading approach that replaced multiple separate reading programs across all elementary schools. The district deployed LETRS training widely and placed a literacy coach in every elementary building. This standardized literacy work has been credited with measurable gains on Georgia Milestones assessments, and the district has led Georgia in the number of schools recognized as Literacy Leaders. That instructional framework applies to Gullatt as it does to all Fulton elementary schools.

The district has also undergone recent enrollment adjustments, consolidating and closing schools to align capacity with declining elementary enrollment trends. School property tax rates have remained stable at the district level even as rising property assessments have created real tax increases for homeowners over the past two years. A parent considering Gullatt should understand that the school serves a high-poverty, high-need student population and is working within a district that has made systemic changes to reading instruction but whose elementary schools still show low overall proficiency on state measures. The school may be worth exploring directly with staff to understand supports, classroom structure, and any specialized programs or interventions currently in place, particularly given the gap between proficiency and the district's literacy initiative goals.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 318%

School 18% · District 58% · ▼ 40 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 434%

School 34% · District 62% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 54% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 322%

School 22% · District 50% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 54% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 59% · ▼ 35 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Science

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 56% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-851%

School 51% · district not reported

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

This schoolFulton 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.