Enrollment
382
Middle
DISTRICT 922 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228002885
KIPP South Fulton Academy School
1286 Washington Rd, Atlanta, GA 30344 · (678) 278-0160 · Fulton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Georgia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
11.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
382 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 5 | 84 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 26% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.2pp since 2021
Math
45.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +27.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.8% | 24.9% |
| 2021-22 | 34.9% | 18.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 South Fulton Academy School
KIPP South Fulton Academy School's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP South Fulton Academy School this school | 382 | 100.0% | 48.1% |
| East Columbus Magnet Academy Columbus | 395 | 97.5% | 15.9% |
| Fort Middle School Columbus | 440 | 100.0% | 16.9% |
| Rothschild Leadership Academy School Columbus | 498 | 100.0% | 8.0% |
| W.S. Hornsby Middle School Augusta | 391 | 100.0% | 7.2% |
| Murphey Middle School Augusta | 512 | 100.0% | 7.0% |
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 South Fulton Academy School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #131 of 470 | #14 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #188 of 474 ▼ 17 | #14 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #145 of 474 ▲ 25 | #14 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.1pp | #3 of 465 | #1 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #422 of 487 | #28 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #32 of 471 | #8 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #430 of 471 | #22 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #78 of 479 | #18 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #53 of 144 | #4 of 8 |
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
382
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 382 | 33 | 11.6:1 | 100% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 58% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 33.2 | 11.0:1 | 61% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 75% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 12 | 27.8:1 | 77% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 70% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 11 | 29.6:1 | 63% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP South Fulton Academy School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (333 to 382); teachers up 175% (12 to 33).
About KIPP South Fulton Academy School
Atlanta, Georgia, is home to KIPP South Fulton Academy School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. The grade span is 5 through 8, and enrollment is 382 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Georgia) has about 763 students.
Fulton County includes 107 schools. Together they enroll 87,563 students.
Black students are the large majority at KIPP South Fulton Academy School, with 88% of enrollment. Next come 10% Hispanic. That compares with about 43% Black among all Fulton County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at KIPP South Fulton Academy School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.6:1, with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. Across public schools in Fulton County, the average is 62%.
KIPP South Fulton Academy School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 94% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations places KIPP South Fulton Academy School in the top 10% of Georgia schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 22.5 points above it (48.1% actual, 25.7% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Fulton County, median household income is about $95,292, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. KIPP South Fulton Academy School is among the 205 public schools in Fulton County.
Parklane Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, KIPP South Fulton Academy School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies KIPP South Fulton Academy School's location as Suburb: Large. Charter status: KIPP South Fulton Academy School is a public charter school.
The student count in 2024-25 was 382, 8% below the 414 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 13.3 in 2020-21 to 11.6 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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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- Parklane Elementary School0.4 mi · 351
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- Resurgence Hall Middle Academy0.8 mi · 209
- Emma Hutchinson Elementary School1.3 mi · 295
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Frequently asked questions
About KIPP South Fulton Academy SchoolHow large is KIPP South Fulton Academy School?
KIPP South Fulton Academy School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 05-08.
Is KIPP South Fulton Academy School an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP South Fulton Academy School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does KIPP South Fulton Academy School have?
KIPP South Fulton Academy School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at KIPP South Fulton Academy School?
Student demographics at KIPP South Fulton Academy School are roughly 10% Hispanic, 88% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is KIPP South Fulton Academy School in?
KIPP South Fulton Academy School is part of Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.