Atkinson Elementary School
307 Atkinson Drive
Griffin, Georgia 30223
Phone: (770) 229-3715 
Fax: (770) 229-3713

Principal: Aveory Allen
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Assistant Principal: Tiffany Campbell

Secretary: Beverly Smith

Parent to contact for more information:
Angela Head
770-227-7982

Number of Students in Grades Pre-K-5: 467

Number of Faculty and Staff: 65

Projected pupil-teacher ratio-
Pre-K: 20:1 (plus a paraprofessional)
Kindergarten: 16:1 (plus a paraprofessional)
1st Grade: 20.5:1
2nd Grade: 19.6:1
3rd Grade: 16.6:1
4th Grade: 17.6:1
5th Grade: 25:1

Special school programs/activities/events
-BETA CLUB
-4-H Club
-DARE
-K-Kids
-After-School Program
-Chorus
-Girl Scouts
-Book Club
-Pen Pals
-Rites of Passage After School Tutorial Program
-Mentoring Program
-Challenge 24 Club
-Step Team

Partners in Education:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Griffin Power
Harvest Temple Church of God
Liberty Mutual Insurance
McDonalds (W. Taylor Street)
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Osmose
Subway Sandwich Shop
ValuTeachers
Veterans of Foreign Wars 8480
Wachovia Bank - A Wells Fargo Company
William Carter Co.

Accomplishments of Students and Staff:

• Teacher of the Year: Amanda Franklin
• Fire Safety Essay contest System Winner
• Title I Distinguished Schools
• Fire Safety poster System Winners
• System-Level Literacy Days Competition winners
• Keep Griffin Spalding Beautiful Art Contest system-wide winner
• System-wide Fire Safety contest winners
• Challenge 24 school system-wide winners
• Raised $1776.17 for Relay for Life
• Received grants from the Spalding County Board of Health, Hospital Authority, Leapfrog, Ecolab, Griffin Spalding Education Foundation and Partners in Education
• 5th Grade Chorus selected to perform at Walt Disney World
• Pink Ladies Step Team invited to participate in the Griffin Street Festival
• Reading Renaissance Master School