Elementary · Georgia

Sankofa Montessori

CharterFree meals for all

Sankofa Montessori, a public elementary school in Forest Park, Georgia: grades k–3, 144 students, 14.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of State Specialty Schools II- Sankofa Montessori.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 144
Teachers (FTE): 10.0
Students per teacher: 14.4
Grades: K–3; Elementary

More students per teacher than 73% of elementary schools in Georgia

Median 13.4 · 1,309 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 100% of elementary schools in Georgia

Median 579 · 1,309 schools compared

Smaller than 92% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Georgia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Georgia: 40%

14%proficient

A lower share proficient than 94% of elementary schools in Georgia

Median 35% · 1,236 elementary schools compared

14 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

21%proficient

A lower share proficient than 85% of elementary schools in Georgia

Median 41% · 1,236 elementary schools compared

14 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–3
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: State Specialty Schools II- Sankofa Montessori

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with State Specialty Schools II- Sankofa Montessori.

Location

Address: 5881 Phillips Drive, Forest Park, GA 30297
Phone: (470)713-8930
City or town: Forest Park
County: Clayton County

Quality of life in Forest Park Schools in Forest Park

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Haynie Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	767	13.2	20%	28%	0.5 mi
Morrow Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	406	11.9	23%	29%	0.7 mi
Lake City Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	479	13.7	27%	29%	1.0 mi
Tara Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	570	12.4	20%	18%	1.6 mi
Fountain Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	437	10.9	24%	33%	1.8 mi
Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	801	14.6	17%	18%	2.0 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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