Laurel Ridge Elementary School
1215 Balsam Dr Decatur GA, 30033, Dekalb County Phone: 678-874-6902 Ranking:  (979 out of 1,747, bottom 44%)*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: | 36 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 430 | 444 | 423 | 354 | 406 | 374 | 335 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 22 | 5.1% | 22 | 5.0% | 22 | 5.2% | 20 | 5.6% | 25 | 6.2% | 20 | 5.3% | 22 | 6.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 58 | 13.5% | 71 | 16.0% | 80 | 18.9% | 50 | 14.1% | 62 | 15.3% | 60 | 16.0% | 50 | 14.9% |
| Grade 1: | 79 | 18.4% | 86 | 19.4% | 65 | 15.4% | 67 | 18.9% | 64 | 15.8% | 76 | 20.3% | 55 | 16.4% |
| Grade 2: | 79 | 18.4% | 63 | 14.2% | 71 | 16.8% | 59 | 16.7% | 69 | 17.0% | 63 | 16.8% | 42 | 12.5% |
| Grade 3: | 68 | 15.8% | 59 | 13.3% | 63 | 14.9% | 61 | 17.2% | 70 | 17.2% | 46 | 12.3% | 70 | 20.9% |
| Grade 4: | 57 | 13.3% | 72 | 16.2% | 70 | 16.5% | 51 | 14.4% | 42 | 10.3% | 68 | 18.2% | 41 | 12.2% |
| Grade 5: | 67 | 15.6% | 71 | 16.0% | 52 | 12.3% | 46 | 13.0% | 74 | 18.2% | 41 | 11.0% | 55 | 16.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 217 | 50.5% | 229 | 51.6% | 217 | 51.3% | 180 | 50.8% | 220 | 54.2% | 171 | 45.7% | 157 | 46.9% |
| Female: | 213 | 49.5% | 215 | 48.4% | 206 | 48.7% | 174 | 49.2% | 186 | 45.8% | 155 | 41.4% | 145 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 54 | 12.6% | 60 | 13.5% | 52 | 12.3% | 45 | 12.7% | 41 | 10.1% | 35 | 9.4% | 35 | 10.4% |
| Hispanic: | 67 | 15.6% | 52 | 11.7% | 58 | 13.7% | 61 | 17.2% | 75 | 18.5% | 54 | 14.4% | 36 | 10.7% |
| Black: | 93 | 21.6% | 103 | 23.2% | 97 | 22.9% | 87 | 24.6% | 99 | 24.4% | 90 | 24.1% | 95 | 28.4% |
| White: | 201 | 46.7% | 213 | 48.0% | 194 | 45.9% | 130 | 36.7% | 152 | 37.4% | 155 | 41.4% | 140 | 41.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.4% | 20 | 4.7% | 28 | 7.9% | 38 | 9.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 186 | 43.3% | 194 | 43.7% | 175 | 41.4% | 176 | 49.7% | 186 | 45.8% | 159 | 42.5% | 128 | 38.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 4.0% | 18 | 4.1% | 20 | 4.7% | 30 | 8.5% | 27 | 6.7% | 28 | 7.5% | 28 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.94 | 12.98 | 12.66 | 12.00 | 12.89 | 12.50 | 12.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 73% | 80% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 76.5% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 79.7% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.2% | 84% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 87% |
| 2006 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 85.1% | 90% |
| 2007 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 76.1% | 82.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 80.3% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 78.3% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 74.1% | 85% |
| 2006 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 83.1% | 87% |
| 2007 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 85.6% | 90.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87% | 90.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 85.8% | 90.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 86.8% | 93% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.3% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 78.2% | 83.7% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 90% | 78.5% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 81.4% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 76.5% | 85% |
| 2006 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 85% | 81.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 73.5% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 85% | 76.6% | 85.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 77% | 79.4% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 74.5% | 86% |
| 2006 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 83.6% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 88% | 91.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88.5% | 92% |
| 2009 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 88.1% | 91.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 84.5% | 91% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 74.4% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 79.2% | 85.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 82.4% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 80.8% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 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 | 93.5% | 81.7% | 91% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 79.8% | 88.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 85.8% | 91% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 84.1% | 90.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 60.7% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 67.6% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 69.9% | 79% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 67.1% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 70.2% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 65.1% | 78.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 75.4% | 82% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 78.6% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 83.6% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.9% | 88% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 84.5% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 82.3% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 83.9% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 85.6% | 92.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 74.8% | 85% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 56.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 64% | 74.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 69.5% | 79.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 70.1% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 69.1% | 80.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 65.1% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 65.1% | 78.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 82.4% | 88% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.9% | 88.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 83.4% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 68.3% | 76.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 67.7% | 79% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 70.5% | 81% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 71.7% | 81% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 73.1% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 71.8% | 79% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 80.6% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 82.3% | 86.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 81% | 87% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 79.2% | 88% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 83.2% | 90% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 82.3% | 90.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 71.1% | 79% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 70.6% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 59% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 64.8% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 66.7% | 77% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 67.5% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 69% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 70.0% | 84.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 73.2% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 78.3% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 82.6% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 83.2% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 84% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 80.1% | 87.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 83.1% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 86.9% | 92.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 79.9% | 88% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 61.2% | 71.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 62.2% | 73.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 67.2% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 66.4% | 79% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 68.4% | 81% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 69.0% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 84.6% | 90% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 83.8% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84.8% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 61.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 60.9% | 74% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 64.3% | 77.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 65.1% | 79% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 68.1% | 81.3% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 78.5% | 85% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 83.4% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 86.6% | 89.9% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 87.1% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 87.5% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 86.2% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87.9% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 88.3% | 94.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 84.1% | 88% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 82.7% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 63.2% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 71.8% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 76.6% | 86.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 74.4% | 84% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 79.2% | 89.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 75% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 80.7% | 85.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 83% | 87.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 83.5% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 84.1% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 84.6% | 90.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 84.5% | 91% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 86.5% | 92.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 82.2% | 89% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 53.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 59.5% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 62.3% | 76% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 64.5% | 77% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 64.9% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 62.6% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 63.2% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.8% | 91% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 83% | 88.4% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 83.5% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 60.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 56.2% | 72% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 55.8% | 71.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 62.4% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 66.2% | 80.5% |
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* Laurel Ridge Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.