Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary

Set in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary is a close-knit elementary school, operated by Atlanta Public Schools. It enrolls 394 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 605.

Atlanta Public Schools comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 49,945 students; Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Black, 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Fulton County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 14% of students at Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Fulton County's rate of about 62%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Fulton County put the typical household earns roughly $95,292 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Fulton County runs 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), of which Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary is one.

Martin L. King Jr. Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 33.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. As a public charter, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 394). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 70% to 62%.

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