Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy

Located at 2930 Forrest Hills Dr SW, in Atlanta, Georgia, Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus that teaches 147 students (grades 6 through 12), run under Atlanta Public Schools. That puts it 87% smaller than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Within Atlanta Public Schools, which oversees 87 schools and 49,945 students, Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy shows that nearly all students (96%) are Black. The remainder looks like 2% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

On the resource side, On paper, Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fulton County (around 62%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Fulton County) reports that median household income runs about $95,292, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Fulton County runs 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), of which Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Cleveland Avenue Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy's enrollment has climbed 10% since 2018, when it stood at 134 (now 147).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.