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What's the most underrated thing about KIPP Strive Primary Charter School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
627
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012004091
KIPP Strive Primary Charter School
1448 Lucile Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 · (404) 924-6310 · Fulton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
627 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 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
10%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
28.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.2pp since 2021
Math
30.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 30.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.8% | 22.7% |
| 2021-22 | 28.3% | 24.6% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Strive Primary Charter School
KIPP Strive Primary Charter School's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Strive Primary Charter School this school | 627 | 100.0% | 30.2% |
| Ethos Classical Charter School Atlanta | 676 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Stonewall Tell Elementary School College Park | 579 | 100.0% | 41.1% |
| Feldwood Elementary School College Park | 678 | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| KIPP Vision Primary Charter School Atlanta | 562 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
| Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy Atlanta | 583 | 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 KIPP Strive Primary Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #794 of 1,208 | #64 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #850 of 1,215 ▼ 100 | #67 of 113 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #776 of 1,215 ▼ 97 | #67 of 113 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #516 of 1,183 | #71 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #531 of 1,324 | #43 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,259 of 1,301 | #114 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #1,280 of 1,301 | #110 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #30 of 1,312 | #28 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.4% | #106 of 386 | #5 of 19 |
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
627
+97 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 627 | 38.1 | 16.5:1 | 100% (627) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 30.2 | 17.3:1 | 81% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 31.4 | 16.9:1 | 100% (530) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 95% (503) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 100% (525) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 99% (430) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Strive Primary Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (525 to 627); teachers up 31% (29 to 38.1).
About KIPP Strive Primary Charter School
Federal records list KIPP Strive Primary Charter School as an elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia. The school reports 627 students in kindergarten through 5.
KIPP Strive Primary Charter School is run by Atlanta Public Schools, whose 87 schools enroll 49,945 students.
The large majority of students at KIPP Strive Primary Charter School, 95%, are Black. The remaining shares are 3% White. Fulton County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at KIPP Strive Primary Charter School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
KIPP Strive Primary Charter School employs 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, lower than at this school. KIPP Strive Primary Charter School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. The rate at public schools in Fulton County averages 62%, lower than here.
allk12 grades KIPP Strive Primary Charter School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
KIPP Strive Primary Charter School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.2%, compared with a predicted 25.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Fulton County this way: median household income is about $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 205 public schools in Fulton County, with a combined enrollment of about 138,270.
The closest public school to KIPP Strive Primary Charter School is Kipp Strive Charter School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of KIPP Strive Primary Charter School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, KIPP Strive Primary Charter School is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for KIPP Strive Primary Charter School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: KIPP Strive Primary Charter School is a public charter school.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 627 was 18% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 530.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Strive Primary Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP Strive Primary Charter School?
KIPP Strive Primary Charter School enrolls approximately 627 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does KIPP Strive Primary Charter School serve?
KIPP Strive Primary Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP Strive Primary Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP Strive Primary Charter School is approximately 16.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP Strive Primary Charter School?
At KIPP Strive Primary Charter School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 1% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP Strive Primary Charter School?
KIPP Strive Primary Charter School is overseen by Atlanta Public Schools in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.