1
Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at KIPP Soul Primary?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012004315
KIPP Soul Primary
1445 Maynard Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30331 · (404) 759-6852 · Fulton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% 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.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
505 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
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
19.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
21.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 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 up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.4% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 20.1% |
| 2022-23 | 15.9% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.4% | 10.2% |
% 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
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Primary
KIPP Soul Primary's state test result (20.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Soul Primary this school | 505 | 100.0% | 20.2% |
| Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School Atlanta | 496 | 100.0% | 13.9% |
| W.S. Hornsby Elementary School Augusta | 508 | 100.0% | 7.8% |
| Gadsden Elementary School Savannah | 493 | 99.0% | 16.6% |
| Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School Albany | 537 | 100.0% | 15.1% |
| DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter Decatur | 537 | 100.0% | 18.7% |
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 KIPP Soul Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #1,045 of 1,208 | #92 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,042 of 1,215 ▼ 6 | #92 of 113 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #1,029 of 1,215 ▲ 109 | #90 of 113 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #313 of 1,183 | #40 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #844 of 1,324 | #67 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #749 of 1,301 | #80 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.5% | #1,301 of 1,301 | #118 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #36 of 1,312 | #34 of 119 |
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
505
+204 (+68%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 505 | 36.8 | 13.7:1 | 100% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 95% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 100% (452) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 95% (286) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Soul Primary.
About KIPP Soul Primary
KIPP Soul Primary is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia. School enrollment was 505 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
KIPP Soul Primary is part of a district of 87 schools: Atlanta Public Schools, with 49,945 students.
Federal enrollment data show KIPP Soul Primary is 98% Black. Among all residents of Fulton County, the Black share is about 43%. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at KIPP Soul Primary total 36.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. That is close to the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The school counts 505 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. The average for public schools in Fulton County is 62%.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, KIPP Soul Primary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Georgia, KIPP Soul Primary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 20.2% actual against a predicted 25.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Fulton County show that the median household income is $95,292, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 205 public schools in Fulton County, enrolling about 138,270 students in all.
The closest other public school is KIPP Soul Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, KIPP Soul Primary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
KIPP Soul Primary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. KIPP Soul Primary is a publicly funded charter school.
Federal counts for KIPP Soul Primary: 301 students in 2020-21, 505 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The ratio was 15.1:1 in 2020-21 and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for KIPP Soul Primary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Atlanta Public Schools
- North Atlanta High SchoolHigh · 2,368 students
- Midtown High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- Willis A. Sutton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,619 students
- Maynard Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,549 students
- Benjamin E. Mays High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,296 students
Other schools in Atlanta
- Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)Combined · 9,952 students
- North Atlanta High SchoolHigh · 2,368 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Riverwood International Charter SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP Soul Academy0.0 mi · 285
- Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy1.1 mi · 377
- B.E.S.T Academy1.1 mi · 268
- Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School1.5 mi · 390
- Harper-Archer Elementary School1.7 mi · 545
- William J. Scott Elementary School1.7 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Soul PrimaryHow many students attend KIPP Soul Primary?
KIPP Soul Primary enrolls approximately 505 students in grades KG-05.
Is KIPP Soul Primary an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP Soul Primary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at KIPP Soul Primary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at KIPP Soul Primary.
What is the student diversity at KIPP Soul Primary?
Student demographics at KIPP Soul Primary are roughly 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is KIPP Soul Primary in?
KIPP Soul Primary is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.