Amana Academy West Atlanta

Located at 2200 Lake Park Drive SE, in Smyrna, Georgia, Amana Academy West Atlanta is a tiny K-5 school that hosts 215 students (grades K through 8), run under State Specialty Schools II- Amana Academy West Atlanta. That puts it 64% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Operationally, Amana Academy West Atlanta answers to State Specialty Schools II- Amana Academy West Atlanta, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Amana Academy West Atlanta records that 72% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 14% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cobb County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cobb County indicate median household income runs about $102,738, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cobb County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students), of which Amana Academy West Atlanta is one.

Argyle Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site. Amana Academy West Atlanta operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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