Enrollment
342
Middle
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012002344
Herman J. Russell West End Academy
765 Peeples St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 · (404) 802-6800 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Georgia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
342 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 118 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 37% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Herman J. Russell West End Academy→Booker T. Washington High School
Feeds from
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
16.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.2pp since 2021
Math
14.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.0% | 14.4% |
| 2023-24 | 18.9% | 10.6% |
| 2022-23 | 17.1% | 4.8% |
| 2021-22 | 15.9% | 5.5% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 Herman J. Russell West End Academy
Herman J. Russell West End Academy's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herman J. Russell West End Academy this school | 342 | 100.0% | 17.0% |
| W.S. Hornsby Middle School Augusta | 391 | 100.0% | 7.2% |
| KIPP VISION Charter School Atlanta | 300 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School Atlanta | 289 | 100.0% | 14.7% |
| Kipp Strive Charter School Atlanta | 312 | 96.2% | 26.2% |
| KIPP Soul Academy Atlanta | 285 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 Herman J. Russell West End Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #418 of 470 | #30 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #429 of 474 ▲ 9 | #29 of 35 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #444 of 474 ▼ 14 | #31 of 35 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #218 of 465 | #23 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #430 of 487 | #29 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #3 of 471 | #2 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #467 of 471 | #33 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #8 of 479 | #6 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.3% | #6 of 305 | #1 of 26 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
342
-48 (-12%) vs 2020
-58% since 2000-01, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 342 | 38.8 | 8.8:1 | 100% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 36.3 | 10.1:1 | 100% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 37.4 | 10.7:1 | 100% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 100% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 37.2 | 14.9:1 | 100% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 99% (547) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 94% (576) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 46 | 17.8:1 | 76% (618) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herman J. Russell West End Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (554 to 342); teachers up 4% (37.2 to 38.8).
About Herman J. Russell West End Academy
At 765 Peeples St SW in Atlanta, Georgia, Herman J. Russell West End Academy operates as a small middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 342 students. By comparison, middle schools in Georgia enroll about 763 students on average.
Besides Herman J. Russell West End Academy, Atlanta Public Schools runs 86 other schools. The district enrolls 49,945 students.
By race and ethnicity, Herman J. Russell West End Academy is 97% Black. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 43% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 6, compared with 70 nationally.
Herman J. Russell West End Academy reported 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 8.8:1. Middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1, 5.3 more students per teacher than here. There are 342 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Fulton County average 62%.
Herman J. Russell West End Academy earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Georgia public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Herman J. Russell West End Academy is -8.7 points: 17.0% actual, 25.7% predicted.
Looking at the county, Fulton County, median household income comes to about $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 205, with about 138,270 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Finch Elementary, is about 0.9 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Herman J. Russell West End Academy is 7th among 9 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 12% across 4 years, from 390 in 2020-21 to 342 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.9:1 to 8.8:1.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Herman J. Russell West End AcademyHow large is Herman J. Russell West End Academy?
Herman J. Russell West End Academy enrolls approximately 342 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Herman J. Russell West End Academy serve?
Herman J. Russell West End Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Herman J. Russell West End Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Herman J. Russell West End Academy is approximately 8.8:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Herman J. Russell West End Academy?
At Herman J. Russell West End Academy, the student body is approximately 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Herman J. Russell West End Academy public or private?
Herman J. Russell West End Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Atlanta Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.