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Cirrus Charter Academy
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (51).
Schools most like Cirrus Charter Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cirrus Charter Academy this school | 429 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Brookview Elementary School East Point | 425 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
| William M.Boyd Elementary School Atlanta | 439 | 100.0% | 21.5% |
| Tuskegee Airman Global Academy Atlanta | 447 | 100.0% | 26.8% |
| Alice Coachman Elementary School Albany | 448 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| R. N. Fickett Elementary School Atlanta | 432 | 100.0% | 23.9% |
Where Cirrus Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bibb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #1,026 of 1,324 | #16 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,283 of 1,301 | #22 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #1,235 of 1,301 | #18 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #42 of 1,312 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #797 of 854 | #15 of 17 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 429 | 24.5 | 17.5:1 | 100% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 32.5 | 15.3:1 | 100% (498) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 22.8 | 20.6:1 | 100% (469) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 100% (517) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 100% (438) |
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (438 to 429); teachers down 12% (28 to 24.5).
About Cirrus Charter Academy
Cirrus Charter Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school in Georgia, with an address in Macon. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 429 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 29% smaller than that.
State Specialty Schools II- Cirrus Charter Academy operates Cirrus Charter Academy.
About 92% of the student body at Cirrus Charter Academy is Black. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 55% Black among all Bibb County residents. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Cirrus Charter Academy was 17.5:1. This ratio sits 4.2 above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bibb County is 61%.
Across Bibb County, the median household income is $51,234, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bibb County is home to 41 public schools and about 23,725 public school students.
Ballard Hudson Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cirrus Charter Academy.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size). NCES lists Cirrus Charter Academy as a charter school.
Enrollment dropped 17% from its 2020-21 level of 517.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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