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Centennial Place Academy (Charter)

531 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313 · (404) 802-8550 · Fulton County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Georgia public elementary schools
  • C-Test 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

Enrollment
757
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
757 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8912%
Grade 17710%
Grade 28611%
Grade 310314%
Grade 47810%
Grade 58011%
Grade 69713%
Grade 77910%
Grade 8689%

This year's kindergarten class (89) is 31% larger than its 8th grade class (68).

Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
91%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
294%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
68190%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
294%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
39152%
Female
36648%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
29.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +10.1pp since 2021
Math
29.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.8pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2529.6%29.2%
2023-2429.2%24.6%
2022-2322.7%18.8%
2021-2219.5%15.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% 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 Centennial Place Academy (Charter)

Centennial Place Academy (Charter)'s state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Centennial Place Academy (Charter) this school757100.0%25.9%
DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School
Stone Mountain
76099.9%51.0%
Oakley Elementary School
Union City
733100.0%32.7%
Wolf Creek Elementary
College Park
712100.0%45.2%
Cliftondale Elementary School
College Park
694100.0%39.1%
Live Oak Elementary School
Albany
833100.0%25.2%
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 Centennial Place Academy (Charter) ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Fulton County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
25.9%#907 of 1,208#75 of 113
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.2%#878 of 1,215
▲ 74
#72 of 113
▲ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.6%#731 of 1,215
▲ 79
#64 of 113
▲ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+11.9pp#79 of 1,183#13 of 110
Enrollment
ranked largest first
757#291 of 1,324#15 of 120
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.2:1#46 of 1,301#11 of 118
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.8%#1,212 of 1,301#83 of 118
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#23 of 1,312#21 of 119
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.6%#503 of 854#62 of 92
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 2024-25
Enrollment
757
+38 (+5%) vs 2020
+35% since 2000-01, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2575774.510.2:1100% (757)
2023-247156411.2:174% (531)
2022-2380458.813.7:1100% (804)
2020-217196411.2:1100% (719)
2017-188476313.4:1100% (847)
2015-167505613.4:180% (598)
2010-114523612.6:164% (288)
2000-015614412.8:174% (416)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial Place Academy (Charter).

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (847 to 757); teachers up 18% (63 to 74.5).

About Centennial Place Academy (Charter)

Centennial Place Academy (Charter) is a medium-sized elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia, one of the schools in Atlanta Public Schools. A federal count lists 757 students at the school, in kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Georgia) has about 605 students.

The district for Centennial Place Academy (Charter) is Atlanta Public Schools, with 87 schools and 49,945 students.

Centennial Place Academy (Charter)'s enrollment is 90% Black. Next come 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 43% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teacher staffing is 74.5 full-time equivalents, or about 10.2 students per teacher. This ratio sits 3.2 below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. Among public schools in Fulton County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.

allk12 grades Centennial Place Academy (Charter) a C+. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Centennial Place Academy (Charter) is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (25.9% versus 25.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.

Census Bureau estimates for Fulton County show that the median household income is $95,292, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Centennial Place Academy (Charter) is one of 205 public schools in the county.

Nearest public school: Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.3%; Centennial Place Academy (Charter)'s is 25.9%, ranking 4th of 9.

Locale data from NCES put Centennial Place Academy (Charter) inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.

Federal data show a 5% enrollment increase, from 719 in 2020-21 to 757 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.2:1 to 10.2:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Centennial Place Academy (Charter). Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

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
Centennial Place Academy (Charter)
District
Atlanta Public Schools
Address
531 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
Phone
(404) 802-8550
County
Fulton County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
757
Teachers (FTE)
75
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
757 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
130012002290
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Centennial Place Academy (Charter)
How large is Centennial Place Academy (Charter)?
Centennial Place Academy (Charter) enrolls approximately 757 students in grades KG-08.
Is Centennial Place Academy (Charter) an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centennial Place Academy (Charter) is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Centennial Place Academy (Charter) have?
Centennial Place Academy (Charter) employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
How diverse is Centennial Place Academy (Charter)?
Centennial Place Academy (Charter) reports a student body of 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Centennial Place Academy (Charter) in?
Centennial Place Academy (Charter) is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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