Atlanta El, Atlanta TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Atlanta El

Atlanta Elementary serves grades three through five in a rural northeast Texas setting in Cass County. The school enrolled a student body of about mid-sized proportions, with substantial economic need. Around two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is majority white, with a meaningful Black population and smaller Hispanic representation.

Academic performance on state assessments (STAAR) shows mixed results across grade and subject. In English language arts, the school's performance trends upward with grade level. Third grade ELA proficiency sits at a moderate level, fourth grade rises slightly, and fifth grade shows stronger results. Math performance is less consistent. Third grade math proficiency is notably lower, fourth grade reaches its highest point across the school, and fifth grade declines somewhat. Science, tested only in fifth grade, shows substantially lower proficiency than the other two subjects. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index positions it in the top quartile among districts in Cass County.

The school sits within Atlanta ISD, which serves the town of Atlanta, a small rural city in the Piney Woods of northeastern Texas. The district completed substantial facility improvements around 2023 without raising tax rates, including a new Career and Technical Education building and an on-campus baseball and softball complex at the high school, plus a new facade at the primary school. The compressed tax rate remained unchanged from 2024 to 2025. Civic life centers in the historic downtown, where both school facilities and the public library are located. The town is economically rooted in farming, forestry, oil, and tourism, with major employers including Graphic Packaging, Walmart, a regional hospital, and a TxDOT district office. Growth has been flat to negligible; the community peaked during the lumber era and has since stagnated in population.

Housing in the area is considerably more affordable than both the state and national benchmarks, with a median home value well below the Texas average. However, affordability assessed as price-to-income ratio sits above the national benchmark, meaning that while homes cost less in absolute terms, household incomes in the area are lower. A parent considering this school should note that science proficiency, particularly in fifth grade, may warrant a conversation with the school about instructional support in that subject.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 13 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Science

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 33%

▲ 10 pts above state median

This schoolATLANTA ISD, 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-income48%Higher-income60%12 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income48%Higher-income81%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income57%Higher-income86%29 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income32%Higher-income56%24 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income53%Higher-income75%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income71%30 pp gap