Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000077
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy
970 Martin St SE, Atlanta, GA 30315 · (404) 802-4200 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
297 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +20.1pp since 2021
Math
29.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +16.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 20 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.2% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 25.8% |
| 2022-23 | 14.3% | 17.7% |
| 2021-22 | 9.1% | 12.4% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Barack and Michelle Obama Academy
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack and Michelle Obama Academy this school | 297 | 100.0% | 27.2% |
| Randolph County Elementary School Cuthbert | 294 | 100.0% | 26.2% |
| West Town Elementary School Albany | 309 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| Finch Elementary Atlanta | 291 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
| Cascade Elementary School Atlanta | 314 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| Robert Shaw Theme School Scottdale | 307 | 100.0% | 73.0% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Barack and Michelle Obama Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #879 of 1,208 | #71 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #876 of 1,215 ▲ 50 | #71 of 113 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #745 of 1,215 ▲ 90 | #65 of 113 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #14 of 1,183 | #1 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #1,241 of 1,324 | #108 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #235 of 1,301 | #43 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #1,258 of 1,301 | #97 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #11 of 1,312 | #9 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #134 of 386 | #6 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
297
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 297 | 25.2 | 11.8:1 | 100% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 22.1 | 12.2:1 | 100% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 23.5 | 11.0:1 | 100% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 26 | 11.0:1 | 100% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 25 | 10.4:1 | 100% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 99% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 26 | 11.0:1 | 99% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 99% (544) |
| 1990-91 | 653 | 41 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barack and Michelle Obama Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (259 to 297); teachers up 1% (25 to 25.2).
About Barack and Michelle Obama Academy
Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Barack and Michelle Obama Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 297 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 51% smaller than that.
Atlanta Public Schools counts 49,945 students in its 87 schools, and Barack and Michelle Obama Academy is one of them.
The large majority of students at Barack and Michelle Obama Academy, 93%, are Black. Next come 3% White. The county population is about 43% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Barack and Michelle Obama Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.8:1, with 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Barack and Michelle Obama Academy is 100%. That is 38 points above the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Barack and Michelle Obama Academy receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Barack and Michelle Obama Academy would score about 25.7%. It scores 27.2%, 1.5 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Fulton County, median household income is about $95,292, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Barack and Michelle Obama Academy is one of 205 public schools in Fulton County, which together enroll about 138,270 students.
Nearby, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary is about 0.6 miles away. Barack and Michelle Obama Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 30.5% on proficiency, and Barack and Michelle Obama Academy is below that at 27.2%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 285 in 2020-21 and 297 in 2024-25, a 4% increase.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Barack and Michelle Obama AcademyHow many students attend Barack and Michelle Obama Academy?
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy enrolls approximately 297 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Barack and Michelle Obama Academy serve?
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barack and Michelle Obama Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barack and Michelle Obama Academy is approximately 11.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barack and Michelle Obama Academy?
At Barack and Michelle Obama Academy, the student body is approximately 3% White, 1% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Barack and Michelle Obama Academy public or private?
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Atlanta Public Schools.
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