Heards Ferry Elementary, 6151 Powers Ferry Road, Sandy Springs: pre-K to grade 5, 659 students and a 94.2 CCRPI score in 2025. 470-254-6190.
Last checked Oct. 5, 2026. Sources: Heards Ferry Elementary School, Fulton County Schools and its attendance zone map data, the state’s 2025 School Grades data and the federal NCES school directory.
Heards Ferry Elementary School is a Fulton County Schools elementary school for pre-K through grade 5 on Powers Ferry Road in southwest Sandy Springs. The federal directory gives an Atlanta mailing address for its 30339 ZIP code; the school’s Our School page and the state report card place it in Sandy Springs. That page also calls it a National Blue Ribbon School. About 6,900 address points in Sandy Springs are zoned to Heards Ferry, according to the district’s map data.
Who to call
- Front office: 470-254-6190, 6151 Powers Ferry Road NW, Sandy Springs, GA 30339
- School website: heardsferry.fultonschools.org
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s online registration. District main line: 470-254-3600.
- Buses: Fulton County Schools Transportation North, 470-254-2970
| Address | 6151 Powers Ferry Road NW, Sandy Springs, GA 30339 |
| Phone | 470-254-6190 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| School day | 7:40 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. |
| District | Fulton County Schools |
Principal
Principal Tara Uremovich, according to the school’s administration page, which says she was previously an assistant principal at Woodland Elementary. Her introduction letter describes her as the school’s new principal.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 686 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 14 students per teacher.
- State count: 659 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, compared with 654 in 2024 and 673 in 2023.
State report card
Georgia grades schools with the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which the Georgia Department of Education calls “Georgia’s annual tool for measuring how well schools, districts, and the state are preparing students for the next educational level,” according to its accountability page. Scores run from 0 to 100. Georgia no longer issues letter grades.
| Report year | CCRPI score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 94.2 |
| 2024 | 91.6 |
| 2023 | 96.2 |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 100, progress 87.4, closing gaps 93.8 and readiness 97.5. In reading, 80.7% of third graders and 91.7% of fifth graders scored at or above the midpoint of the state’s grade-level Lexile range.
Georgia Milestones, 2025 end-of-grade tests (share of tested students at the proficient and distinguished levels):
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 46.6% | 35.9% |
| Math | 40.1% | 44.7% |
| Science (fifth grade) | 44.4% | 36.4% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Heards Ferry or on GaDOE’s CCRPI reporting site. Both are interactive dashboards; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable data file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address with the district’s Find Your School lookup or its attendance zone map.
Heards Ferry is a split school in the district’s 2026-27 Sandy Springs feeder pattern. Most of its zone goes to Ridgeview Charter Middle and then Riverwood International Charter: about 6,300 of its address points, in the district’s map data. The other 700 or so go to Sandy Springs Middle and then North Springs High. The home address decides which one.
No rezoning that affects Heards Ferry has been approved. The district’s current redistricting review covers south and north Fulton, not the Sandy Springs schools, and the district says no attendance zone changes, closures or consolidations have been approved.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:
- Monday, Oct. 12: holiday, schools closed
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, a remote learning day
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
The district’s bell schedule page and the school both list a day of 7:40 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., the same hours as the district’s other elementary schools. The school lists Spanish as its world language.
More on Sandy Springs schools
- The school’s website and the district’s school profile reports
- Every public school in Sandy Springs, with zones and report cards
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Heards Ferry Elementary serve?
Heards Ferry serves pre-K through grade 5. It is a Fulton County Schools elementary school at 6151 Powers Ferry Road in Sandy Springs.
What is Heards Ferry Elementary’s CCRPI score?
Heards Ferry scored 94.2 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, compared with 91.6 in 2024 and 96.2 in 2023.
Which high school does Heards Ferry Elementary feed into?
It depends on the address. Heards Ferry is a split school: most of its zone goes to Ridgeview Charter Middle and Riverwood, and the rest to Sandy Springs Middle and North Springs, according to the district’s 2026-27 feeder pattern.
What time does Heards Ferry Elementary start?
The school day runs 7:40 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., according to the school and the Fulton County Schools bell schedule.
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