Enrollment
285
Middle
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012004395
KIPP Soul Academy
1445 Maynard Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30331 · (404) 324-6310 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Georgia public middle schools
- C-Test 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.
- BThree-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
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
285 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 | 102 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 31% |
Student demographics
4%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
16.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.9pp since 2021
Math
26.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.8% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 25.5% | 12.2% |
| 2021-22 | 19.7% | 13.2% |
% 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 KIPP Soul Academy
KIPP Soul Academy's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Soul Academy this school | 285 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
| KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School Atlanta | 289 | 100.0% | 14.7% |
| KIPP VISION Charter School Atlanta | 300 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| Kipp Strive Charter School Atlanta | 312 | 96.2% | 26.2% |
| Herman J. Russell West End Academy Atlanta | 342 | 100.0% | 17.0% |
| Judson Price Middle School Atlanta | 241 | 100.0% | 12.0% |
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 KIPP Soul Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #383 of 470 | #25 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #349 of 474 ▲ 53 | #21 of 35 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #437 of 474 ▼ 18 | #30 of 35 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #205 of 465 | #22 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #446 of 487 | #33 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #109 of 471 | #18 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #470 of 471 | #36 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #12 of 479 | #10 of 38 |
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
285
+120 (+73%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 285 | 22.3 | 12.8:1 | 100% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 35.5 | 9.7:1 | 95% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 25.9 | 12.2:1 | 100% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 15 | 11.0:1 | 100% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Soul Academy.
About KIPP Soul Academy
KIPP Soul Academy is a public small middle school in Atlanta, Georgia. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 285 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Georgia) has about 763 students.
In Atlanta Public Schools, 87 schools enroll a combined 49,945 students.
KIPP Soul Academy enrolls a student body that is 98% Black. For comparison, the population of Fulton County is roughly 43% Black. KIPP Soul Academy has a diversity index of 4%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.8:1, with 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Fulton County report 62%.
The allk12 Grade for KIPP Soul Academy is C-. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
KIPP Soul Academy is 3.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (21.8% versus 25.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
County data help place the school in context: in Fulton County, median household income is about $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. KIPP Soul Academy is among the 205 public schools in Fulton County.
KIPP Soul Primary is the public school closest to KIPP Soul Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 25.4%; KIPP Soul Academy's is 21.8%, ranking 5th of 9.
The federal government classifies KIPP Soul Academy's location as City: Large. KIPP Soul Academy is a public charter school.
Reported enrollment: 165 (2020-21) and 285 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.8:1) than in 2020-21 (11.0:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at KIPP Soul Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 KIPP Soul AcademyHow large is KIPP Soul Academy?
KIPP Soul Academy enrolls approximately 285 students in grades 06-08.
Is KIPP Soul Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP Soul Academy is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP Soul Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP Soul Academy is approximately 12.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP Soul Academy?
At KIPP Soul Academy, the student body is approximately 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is KIPP Soul Academy in?
KIPP Soul Academy is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
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