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The public schools with the most improved test scores in Atlanta, Georgia

98 public schools in Atlanta, Georgia appear in this ranking of the public schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Barack and Michelle Obama Academy leads the list at +18.5pp, against a median of +5.1pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Atlanta, Georgia

Top 3-yr change

+18.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+5.1pp

MOST IMPROVED · ATLANTA, GEORGIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Barack and Michelle Obama Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	297	10.7%	29.2%	+18.5pp
2	Benteen Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	329	19.6%	37.9%	+18.3pp
3	KIPP South Fulton Academy School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	382	26.8%	44.9%	+18.1pp
4	Tuskegee Airman Global Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	447	9.1%	26.0%	+17.0pp
5	William M.Boyd Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	439	5.7%	20.8%	+15.2pp
6	L. O. Kimberly Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	270	9.1%	23.3%	+14.2pp
7	Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	941	48.4%	62.5%	+14.1pp
8	William J. Scott Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	319	11.3%	25.0%	+13.7pp
9	Woodson Park Academy School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	842	6.1%	19.1%	+13.0pp
10	Parkside Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	650	38.2%	51.1%	+12.9pp
11	F. L. Stanton Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	161	5.2%	17.7%	+12.5pp
12	Martin L. King Jr. Middle School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	879	20.7%	33.1%	+12.4pp
13	Fred A. Toomer Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	513	20.2%	32.5%	+12.2pp
14	Centennial Place Academy (Charter)	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	757	17.5%	29.4%	+11.9pp
15	Burgess-Peterson Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	580	52.4%	64.3%	+11.9pp
16	Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	844	18.9%	30.8%	+11.9pp
17	KIPP VISION Charter School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	300	12.0%	23.8%	+11.8pp
18	Beecher Hills Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	237	35.4%	46.8%	+11.4pp
19	Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	390	15.0%	26.4%	+11.4pp
20	Joseph Humphries Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	237	10.7%	21.8%	+11.1pp
21	Deerwood Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	469	16.6%	27.4%	+10.8pp
22	KIPP Vision Primary Charter School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	562	12.1%	22.9%	+10.8pp
23	West Manor Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	247	24.8%	35.5%	+10.7pp
24	Bolton Academy Elementary	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	590	42.9%	53.5%	+10.6pp
25	Peyton Forest Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	283	14.0%	24.3%	+10.3pp
26	Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	394	63.3%	73.5%	+10.1pp
27	Ashford Park Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	757	64.0%	73.9%	+9.9pp
28	The John Hope-Charles Walter Hill Elementary Schools	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	423	13.3%	23.0%	+9.7pp
29	Continental Colony Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	368	11.4%	20.8%	+9.4pp
30	Finch Elementary	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	291	10.4%	19.5%	+9.0pp
31	Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	583	6.7%	15.7%	+9.0pp
32	Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	279	9.6%	18.0%	+8.5pp
33	Charles L. Gideons Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	311	7.9%	16.4%	+8.5pp
34	Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	233	56.6%	65.0%	+8.5pp
35	R. N. Fickett Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	432	16.3%	24.7%	+8.4pp
36	Woodland Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	851	46.2%	54.3%	+8.1pp
37	Sandtown Middle School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	956	29.5%	37.4%	+7.9pp
38	B.E.S.T Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	268	19.5%	27.2%	+7.7pp
39	Randolph Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	497	28.0%	35.5%	+7.5pp
40	Lake Forest Elementary	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	534	25.5%	32.3%	+6.8pp
41	Sandy Springs Middle School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	763	33.2%	39.7%	+6.6pp
42	Fernbank Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	895	58.3%	64.5%	+6.2pp
43	KIPP Soul Primary	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	505	14.3%	20.3%	+6.0pp
44	E. Rivers Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	699	45.1%	51.0%	+5.9pp
45	Sylvan Hills Middle School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	452	15.2%	20.7%	+5.5pp
46	Ridgeview Charter School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	945	47.5%	52.9%	+5.5pp
47	Willis A. Sutton Middle School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	1,619	46.0%	51.4%	+5.4pp
48	Miles Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	499	11.7%	16.9%	+5.3pp
49	David T Howard Middle School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	1,073	66.4%	71.5%	+5.1pp
50	High Point Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	684	46.5%	51.6%	+5.1pp

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