Stonewall Tell Elementary School, College Park GA

Original Research by School Decision on Stonewall Tell Elementary School

Stonewall Tell Elementary School is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school in College Park that enrolls students from an economically and racially distinct part of the district. The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school sits on Stonewall Tell Road in the southern part of town, within a mixed-use zone that includes residential neighborhoods alongside airport-related commercial activity and transit infrastructure.

The most recent state testing results show proficiency rates that are below the midpoint for the county. In third grade, about four in ten students met the state standard in English language arts, and fewer than half reached proficiency in math. Fourth grade showed slightly stronger math performance but similar reading results. By fifth grade, math proficiency dropped noticeably, and science proficiency fell to about three in ten students. English language arts in fifth grade remained near the third-grade level. Overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places the school in the top quartile relative to districts in Fulton County, a positioning that reflects the county's broader range of elementary school outcomes; a parent may want to look into what this comparison actually means for the school's performance trajectory and what support the school is providing to students in the tested grades.

The school enrollment is stable, with about equal numbers of students across grades three through five, and smaller cohorts in pre-K and kindergarten. About seven in ten students come from households qualifying for meal assistance. This profile suggests a school serving families with lower income and limited wealth accumulation in the area.

College Park itself is experiencing active growth and redevelopment tied to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the Gateway Center Campus. The historic downtown district along Main Street anchors the city with locally owned restaurants, shops, and events. A new mixed-use development brought mid-rise apartments to the area, and the city has announced major Airport City redevelopment on land reacquired from federal noise-abatement programs. The MARTA rail system connects College Park to Atlanta, and a free SkyTrain links the Gateway Center to the airport, making it accessible for workers and visitors. Housing values in the area are below both state and national mediums, and rents are modest relative to the national benchmark, making the neighborhood an affordable entry point to the metro Atlanta region. The school serves a community in transition, where airport proximity, growing hospitality and logistics employment, and residential redevelopment are reshaping the local context.

At the district level, Fulton County Schools has invested heavily in reading instruction over the past several years through its Every Child Reads initiative, a district-wide Science of Reading approach that replaced a fragmented school-by-school model with unified training and support. This shift has produced measurable gains on state assessments and reshaped how K-5 reading is taught across the district, including at Stonewall Tell. The district has also managed elementary enrollment decline through consolidation and redistricting. School property taxes in the district have remained at a stable millage rate while home values have appreciated, resulting in rising school tax bills for homeowners even as nominal rates stay flat.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 58% · ▼ 14 pts below district

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

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 62% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 54% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 50% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 54% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 59% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 56% · ▼ 26 pts below district

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

Social studies

Grades 3-884%

School 84% · district not reported

even with state median · ▲ 8 pts above 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income57%26 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income44%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income52%10 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income35%Higher-income51%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income42%Higher-income73%32 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income45%Higher-income67%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income27%Higher-income48%21 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income38%Higher-income64%26 pp gap