KIPP South Fulton Academy School

Located at 1286 Washington Rd, in Atlanta, Georgia, KIPP South Fulton Academy School is a close-knit 6-8 campus that caters to 382 students (grades 5 through 8), overseen by Fulton County. That puts it 50% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

Within Fulton County, which oversees 107 schools and 87,563 students, KIPP South Fulton Academy School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, KIPP South Fulton Academy School logs that nearly all students (88%) are Black. Other groups include 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Fulton County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting KIPP South Fulton Academy School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Fulton County's rate of about 62%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KIPP South Fulton Academy School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 48.1%, a residual of +22.5 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Fulton County indicate median household earnings sit near $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fulton County's 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), KIPP South Fulton Academy School is one campus in the mix.

Parklane Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIPP South Fulton Academy School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 21.0%.

KIPP South Fulton Academy School operates from a residential location. As a public charter, KIPP South Fulton Academy School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 15%: 333 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 27.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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