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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012004237
Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy
225 James P. Brawley Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314 · (404) 802-8200 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% 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.
- 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.
- AThree-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
8.2:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
583 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
13%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
16.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.8pp since 2021
Math
14.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.2pp 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 14 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.9% | 14.4% |
| 2023-24 | 15.2% | 9.8% |
| 2022-23 | 12.6% | 3.6% |
| 2021-22 | 10.1% | 3.2% |
% 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy
Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy this school | 583 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
| Stonewall Tell Elementary School College Park | 579 | 100.0% | 41.1% |
| KIPP Vision Primary Charter School Atlanta | 562 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
| Deer Chase Elementary School Hephzibah | 555 | 100.0% | 19.9% |
| DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter Decatur | 537 | 100.0% | 18.7% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary School Ellenwood | 531 | 100.0% | 19.4% |
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 Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,096 of 1,208 | #102 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #1,155 of 1,215 ▲ 43 | #109 of 113 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #1,088 of 1,215 ▲ 44 | #101 of 113 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #177 of 1,183 | #29 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #645 of 1,324 | #53 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #5 of 1,301 | #2 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #1,255 of 1,301 | #95 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #34 of 1,312 | #32 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #283 of 386 | #15 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
583
-171 (-23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 583 | 71.5 | 8.2:1 | 100% (583) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 63.2 | 10.0:1 | 100% (633) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 55.6 | 11.7:1 | 100% (653) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 70 | 10.8:1 | 100% (754) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 46.7 | 11.9:1 | 100% (558) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (558 to 583); teachers up 53% (46.7 to 71.5).
About Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy
The public elementary school Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy is located in Atlanta, Georgia. It had 583 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 8.
Atlanta Public Schools, which runs Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy, has 87 schools and 49,945 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy is Black, at 93%. The school is also 5% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 43%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy scores 13%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy is 8.2:1, based on 71.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Fulton County average 62%.
Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.7%. Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy scores 18.1%.
In the surrounding county, Fulton County, median household income comes to about $95,292, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 205 public schools and about 138,270 students.
KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School is about 0.7 miles from Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 23% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 10.8:1 to 8.2:1.
People who know Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Michael R. Hollis Innovation AcademyHow many students attend Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy?
Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy serve?
Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy have?
Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy?
Student demographics at Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy are roughly 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 93% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy public or private?
Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Atlanta Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.