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Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012004277
Kindezi Old 4th Ward
1550 Hosea L Williams Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30317 · (404) 719-4005 · Fulton County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Georgia public elementary 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.
- CThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
311 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
14%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
20.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.1pp since 2021
Math
21.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.6% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 19.9% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 18.1% | 13.7% |
| 2021-22 | 25.6% | 18.4% |
% 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Kindezi Old 4th Ward
Kindezi Old 4th Ward's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindezi Old 4th Ward this school | 321 | 96.9% | 18.6% |
| Cascade Elementary School Atlanta | 314 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| Jenkins-White Elementary School Augusta | 336 | 100.0% | 11.1% |
| Lewis Elementary School Sparta | 293 | 95.2% | 7.4% |
| West Town Elementary School Albany | 309 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| T. J. Perkerson Elementary School Atlanta | 338 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Kindezi Old 4th Ward ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #1,082 of 1,208 | #98 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,043 of 1,215 ▲ 10 | #93 of 113 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #997 of 1,215 ▲ 58 | #85 of 113 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #338 of 1,183 | #9 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #1,224 of 1,324 | #103 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #21 of 1,301 | #6 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #1,254 of 1,301 | #94 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.9% | #492 of 1,312 | #69 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.4% | #78 of 854 | #16 of 92 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
321
-188 (-37%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 7.4:1
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 | 321 | 34.5 | 9.3:1 | 97% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 41.1 | 9.4:1 | 77% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 51.8 | 8.4:1 | 100% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 69 | 7.4:1 | 100% (509) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 71 | 6.6:1 | 100% (468) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kindezi Old 4th Ward.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (468 to 321); teachers down 51% (71 to 34.5).
About Kindezi Old 4th Ward
Kindezi Old 4th Ward is a public elementary school run by Atlanta Public Schools in Atlanta, Georgia. In all, 321 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 47% below the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Atlanta Public Schools operates 87 schools. Combined enrollment is 49,945 students.
The share of Black students at Kindezi Old 4th Ward is 93%. Next come 2% multiracial, 2% White, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 43% Black. The diversity index for Kindezi Old 4th Ward is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Kindezi Old 4th Ward has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1, with 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. The school has 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 62% for public schools in Fulton County.
Kindezi Old 4th Ward holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 27.3% at Kindezi Old 4th Ward; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.6%.
The county, Fulton County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Kindezi Old 4th Ward shares Fulton County with 204 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, David T Howard Middle School, is about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Kindezi Old 4th Ward is 8th among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Kindezi Old 4th Ward is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Kindezi Old 4th Ward is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 509 (2020-21) to 321 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 9.3:1, from 7.4:1.
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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
Quick facts
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- David T Howard Middle School0.7 mi · 1,073
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Frequently asked questions
About Kindezi Old 4th WardWhat is the total enrollment at Kindezi Old 4th Ward?
Kindezi Old 4th Ward enrolls approximately 321 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Kindezi Old 4th Ward serve?
Kindezi Old 4th Ward serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kindezi Old 4th Ward?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kindezi Old 4th Ward is approximately 9.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kindezi Old 4th Ward?
Kindezi Old 4th Ward reports a student body of 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 93% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Kindezi Old 4th Ward in?
Kindezi Old 4th Ward is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
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