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Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle

820 Essie Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 · (678) 904-0051 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Georgia public middle schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools

Enrollment
233
Middle
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 763
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
35 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 67833%
Grade 77733%
Grade 87833%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
13658%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
115%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
5724%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
2611%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12955%
Female
10445%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
67.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.4pp since 2021
Math
62.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.6pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2567.5%62.6%
2023-2465.2%55.4%
2022-2366.2%54.6%
2021-2261.2%52.0%
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle this school23315.0%57.9%
Gordon Lee Middle School
Chickamauga
30422.7%54.3%
Dove Creek Middle School
Statham
5289.8%78.2%
Bremen Middle School
Bremen
50727.0%70.1%
Riverside Middle School
Evans
71122.1%60.7%
Malcom Bridge Middle School
Bogart
54817.2%79.6%
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Fulton County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.9%#70 of 470#9 of 35
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
62.6%#71 of 474
▲ 21
#9 of 35
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.5%#32 of 474
▲ 10
#8 of 35
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+8.5pp#87 of 465#6 of 35
Enrollment
ranked largest first
233#462 of 487#35 of 38
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.7:1#6 of 471#3 of 37
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.5%#207 of 471#13 of 37
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
15.0%#463 of 479#34 of 38
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.4%#302 of 305#25 of 26
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
233
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 197
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2523324.19.7:115% (35)
2023-2423420.211.6:118% (41)
2022-2323119.711.7:17% (17)
2020-212342111.1:112% (27)
2017-182342210.6:119% (44)
2015-162372011.8:130% (72)
2010-11197257.9:144% (86)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (234 to 233); teachers up 10% (22 to 24.1).

About Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle is a middle school with a street address in Atlanta, Georgia. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 233 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in Georgia enroll around 763, and this school is 69% below that mark.

Atlanta Public Schools is the district for Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle. It has 87 schools and 49,945 students.

More than half of enrollment at Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle is White: 58%. Enrollment also includes 24% Black, 11% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The school's White share is 20 points above the 38% share among Fulton County residents. The diversity index for Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

With 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.7:1. Middle schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 14.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle, 15% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Fulton County report 62%.

On the allk12 Grade, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle lands at B, ahead of 59% of Georgia public middle schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle is 11.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 57.9%. Predicted: 69.6%.

The school is in Fulton County, where median household income comes to about $95,292, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Fulton County's 205 public schools enroll about 138,270 students and include Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle.

Of the public schools around it, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle is closest to Parkside Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle is a publicly funded charter school.

Enrollment went from 234 in 2020-21 to 233 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.1:1 to 9.7:1.

This page is set up for the Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Fulton County at a glance

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Population
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students

Quick facts

School name
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle
District
Atlanta Public Schools
Address
820 Essie Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone
(678) 904-0051
County
Fulton County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
233
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
9.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
35 (15%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
130012003541
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle
How large is Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle?
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle enrolls approximately 233 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle serve?
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle is approximately 9.7:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle?
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle reports a student body of 58% White, 5% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle in?
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
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