Sankofa Montessori

Sankofa Montessori, a rural-scale elementary-level community in Forest Park, Georgia, run under State Specialty Schools II- Sankofa Montessori, enrolls 144 students, covering grades K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 76% leaner than the state mean of about 605.

Sankofa Montessori sits inside State Specialty Schools II- Sankofa Montessori, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Sankofa Montessori reports that 69% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder comes out to 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sankofa Montessori has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Sankofa Montessori higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 90% of students at Sankofa Montessori qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Clayton County put median household earnings sit near $59,806, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Clayton County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), of which Sankofa Montessori is one.

The closest other public school is Haynie Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sankofa Montessori.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. Sankofa Montessori operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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