Springdale Park Elementary School

Springdale Park Elementary School

Public Elementary School | Grade K-5
1246 Ponce De Leon Ave NE,  Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Public Schools
4.1
722 Students
A
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Springdale Park Elementary School, also known as SPARK, is a public elementary school in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta. Springdale Park is part of the Midtown Cluster, a group of six schools in the area that commit to providing consistent educational standards across multiple schools. Since its opening in 2009, it has grown from holding classes in renovated, historic homes to becoming the first "green school" in Georgia, with two large buildings and a gymnasium. The sustainable activities at Springdale Park include recycling, composting and a farm-to-school food program from its campus gardens, including a rooftop garden. These amenities add to the impressive academic culture, which boasts an extensive STEM curriculum, Spanish immersion, advanced math, gifted and talented instruction and an Early Intervention Program for accommodating different learning styles. Students also enjoy various engaging courses and extracurriculars, including music, art, physical education and activities in the school's Media Center. Students and parents are encouraged to “think green” with programs like Walking School Bus, during which parents and guardians walk or bike to and from the main campus. With small class sizes and attentive educators, students achieve high scores in both math and reading. Springdale Park Elementary adequately prepares students to advance to one of the area’s equally impressive middle schools.

School Details

Head of School
Terry Harness
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Math Proficiency
83%
Reading Proficiency
79%

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Academics
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Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
79%
Math Proficiency
83%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
49
Full Time Teachers
49
Teachers in First or Second Year
6.5%

GreatSchools Rating

10
Test Scores
6
Equity
7
Student Progress
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Test Scores

Math
53.6%
State Average
13%
Science
31.9%
State Average
9.3%
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
1,418:1

Student Diversity

Female
51.5%
Male
48.5%
White
57%
Black
14.6%
Two or more races
10.8%
Hispanic
10.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
6.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
4.1 34 Reviews
1.0 parent
5/26/2023
I had to ask around because I never encountered a school environment that was more catty or passive aggressive. The school was dedicated to moving blame and doing as little as possible. The principals and their inner circle act like high school bullies and it is uncomfortable. My child was getting p...
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5.0 parent
5/2/2022
SPARK is absolutely wonderful — leadership and success start at the top and it does not get better than Mr. Harness (principal). He genuinely cares about his students and his staff. The results are proven — SPARK is the most ethnically diverse school in the cluster other than Hope Hill, it has the b...
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1.0 parent
1/31/2021
This school is a “good” school because of their hyper focus on test scores. The students spend months preparing for standardized testing and there is 0 social-emotional learning. We were glad to get out.
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2.0 parent
8/14/2020
Disappointed with the school. I wish the curriculum was more organized and there was a bigger focus on timeliness to issues parents raise.
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