Deerwood Academy

Deerwood Academy, a small elementary-level community in Atlanta, Georgia, operated by Atlanta Public Schools, works with 469 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 22% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Deerwood Academy is one of 87 schools operated by Atlanta Public Schools, a district that enrolls 49,945 students overall.

On demographics, Deerwood Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%). The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

In terms of school funding signals, Deerwood Academy shows 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fulton County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Deerwood Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Fulton County) records that the typical household earns roughly $95,292 per year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fulton County's 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), Deerwood Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Continental Colony Elementary School, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Deerwood Academy comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 22.1%.

Deerwood Academy operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Deerwood Academy has ticked down 33%, going from 703 students in 2018 to 469 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Deerwood Academy community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.