Excelsior Village Academies

Excelsior Village Academies, a micro-enrollment primary school in Stockbridge, Georgia, operated by State Specialty Schools II- Excelsior Village Academies, teaches 90 students, covering grades K through 8. That puts it 85% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Operationally, Excelsior Village Academies answers to State Specialty Schools II- Excelsior Village Academies, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Excelsior Village Academies logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). Other groups include 2% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Excelsior Village Academies has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Excelsior Village Academies higher than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Henry County's rate of about 63%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Henry County) logs that median household income runs about $83,146, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Henry County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,102 students), Excelsior Village Academies is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Woodland Elementary School, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Excelsior Village Academies.

The campus sits in a countryside setting. Excelsior Village Academies is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Inside the community feed, members of the Excelsior Village Academies community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.