Chesnut Elementary School
4576 North Peachtree Rd Atlanta GA, 30338, Dekalb County Phone: 678-676-7102 Ranking:  (729 out of 1,747, top 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: DeKalb County School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 433 | 471 | 453 | 532 | 463 | 569 | 506 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 21 | 4.8% | 22 | 4.7% | 22 | 4.9% | 40 | 7.5% | 38 | 8.2% | 20 | 3.5% | 20 | 4.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 68 | 15.7% | 74 | 15.7% | 78 | 17.2% | 148 | 27.8% | 92 | 19.9% | 109 | 19.2% | 84 | 16.6% |
| Grade 1: | 60 | 13.9% | 80 | 17.0% | 89 | 19.6% | 107 | 20.1% | 122 | 26.3% | 98 | 17.2% | 94 | 18.6% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 16.4% | 91 | 19.3% | 68 | 15.0% | 126 | 23.7% | 111 | 24.0% | 99 | 17.4% | 95 | 18.8% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 19.6% | 57 | 12.1% | 82 | 18.1% | 111 | 20.9% | 100 | 21.6% | 90 | 15.8% | 79 | 15.6% |
| Grade 4: | 58 | 13.4% | 80 | 17.0% | 71 | 15.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 83 | 14.6% | 74 | 14.6% |
| Grade 5: | 70 | 16.2% | 67 | 14.2% | 43 | 9.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 70 | 12.3% | 60 | 11.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 209 | 48.3% | 232 | 49.3% | 227 | 50.1% | 267 | 50.2% | 239 | 51.6% | 267 | 46.9% | 238 | 47.0% |
| Female: | 224 | 51.7% | 239 | 50.7% | 226 | 49.9% | 265 | 49.8% | 224 | 48.4% | 244 | 42.9% | 217 | 42.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 30 | 6.9% | 34 | 7.2% | 27 | 6.0% | 36 | 6.8% | 37 | 8.0% | 47 | 8.3% | 53 | 10.5% |
| Hispanic: | 59 | 13.6% | 66 | 14.0% | 77 | 17.0% | 70 | 13.2% | 70 | 15.1% | 55 | 9.7% | 61 | 12.1% |
| Black: | 146 | 33.7% | 157 | 33.3% | 141 | 31.1% | 164 | 30.8% | 131 | 28.3% | 168 | 29.5% | 141 | 27.9% |
| White: | 182 | 42.0% | 193 | 41.0% | 190 | 41.9% | 243 | 45.7% | 210 | 45.4% | 248 | 43.6% | 201 | 39.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.8% | 16 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 30.0% | 149 | 31.6% | 175 | 38.6% | 125 | 23.5% | 109 | 23.5% | 127 | 22.3% | 114 | 22.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.4% | 22 | 4.7% | 22 | 4.9% | 28 | 5.3% | 25 | 5.4% | 51 | 9.0% | 23 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.66 | 15.97 | 14.38 | 15.65 | 14.47 | 15.10 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% | 80% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 88% | 76.5% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 79.7% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 86% | 77.2% | 84% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 77.4% | 87% |
| 2006 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 85.1% | 90% |
| 2007 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 76.1% | 82.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 80.3% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 83% | 78.3% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 74.1% | 85% |
| 2006 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 93% | 83.1% | 87% |
| 2007 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 85.6% | 90.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 87% | 90.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 91% | 85.8% | 90.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 86.8% | 93% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 77.3% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 78.2% | 83.7% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 78.5% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 81.4% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 76.5% | 85% |
| 2006 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 90% | 81.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 73.5% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 76.6% | 85.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 79.4% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 74.5% | 86% |
| 2006 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 83.6% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 88% | 91.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 88.5% | 92% |
| 2009 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 97% | 88.1% | 91.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 84.5% | 91% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 74.4% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 79.2% | 85.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 82.4% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 80.8% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 80.9% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 78.3% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 81.7% | 91% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 79.8% | 88.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 85.8% | 91% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 84.1% | 90.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 60.7% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 67.6% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 69.9% | 79% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 67.1% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 70.2% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 65.1% | 78.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 75.4% | 82% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 78.6% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 83.6% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 82.9% | 88% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 84.5% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 82.3% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 83.9% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 85.6% | 92.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 74.8% | 85% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 56.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 64% | 74.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 69.5% | 79.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 70.1% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 69.1% | 80.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 65.1% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 65.1% | 78.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 82.4% | 88% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 81.9% | 88.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 83.4% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 68.3% | 76.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 67.7% | 79% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 70.5% | 81% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 71.7% | 81% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 73.1% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 71.8% | 79% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 80.6% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 82.3% | 86.9% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 83.2% | 90% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 82.3% | 90.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 71.1% | 79% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 70.6% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 59% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 64.8% | 74.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 69% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 70.0% | 84.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 73.2% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 78.3% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 82.6% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 83.2% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 83.1% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 86.9% | 92.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 79.9% | 88% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61.2% | 71.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 62.2% | 73.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 68.4% | 81% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 69.0% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 84.6% | 90% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 83.8% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 84.8% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 61.6% | 71.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 65.1% | 79% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 68.1% | 81.3% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 78.5% | 85% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 83.4% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 86.6% | 89.9% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 87.1% | 91.3% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 87.9% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 88.3% | 94.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 84.1% | 88% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 82.7% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 63.2% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 84% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 79.2% | 89.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 75% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 80.7% | 85.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 83% | 87.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 83.5% | 87.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 84.5% | 91% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 86.5% | 92.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 82.2% | 89% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 53.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 59.5% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 62.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 62.6% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 63.2% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 86.8% | 91% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 83% | 88.4% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 83.5% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 60.9% | 71.2% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 62.4% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 66.2% | 80.5% |
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* Chesnut Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.