Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy

Set in Atlanta, Georgia, Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, run under Atlanta Public Schools. It enrolls 583 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Atlanta Public Schools runs 87 schools in total, collectively educating 49,945 students. Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (93%). Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 43% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fulton County (around 62%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.1%.

Around the school, Fulton County reports that median household income runs about $95,292, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Fulton County runs 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), of which Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Kipp WAYS Primary Charter School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 16.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy has grew 4%, going from 558 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.

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