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The Kindezi School

286 Wilson Mill Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331 · (404) 671-4920 · Fulton County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% 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.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
360 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten308%
Grade 1257%
Grade 24713%
Grade 34813%
Grade 44713%
Grade 54111%
Grade 64412%
Grade 73811%
Grade 84011%

This year's kindergarten class (30) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (40).

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%
White
82%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
123%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
33693%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
16646%
Female
19454%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
23.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.6pp since 2021
Math
21.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.9pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 7 points.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2523.7%21.2%
2023-2428.6%21.0%
2022-2324.3%18.1%
2021-2224.3%14.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 21% 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 The Kindezi School

The Kindezi School's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
The Kindezi School this school360100.0%20.5%
Continental Colony Elementary School
Atlanta
368100.0%19.5%
Flat Shoals Elementary School
Decatur
373100.0%12.7%
Heritage Academy Elementary School
Atlanta
375100.0%15.1%
Columbia Elementary School
Decatur
364100.0%16.2%
Jenkins-White Elementary School
Augusta
336100.0%11.1%
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 The Kindezi School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Fulton County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
20.5%#1,040 of 1,208#91 of 113
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.2%#1,040 of 1,215
▼ 19
#91 of 113
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
23.7%#908 of 1,215
▼ 86
#77 of 113
▼ 10
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+3.2pp#507 of 1,183#68 of 110
Enrollment
ranked largest first
360#1,161 of 1,324#96 of 120
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.5:1#12 of 1,301#5 of 118
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
12.7%#1,259 of 1,301#98 of 118
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#29 of 1,312#27 of 119
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.5%#621 of 854#72 of 92
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 2024-25
Enrollment
360
-58 (-14%) vs 2020
+275% since 2010-11, when it was 96
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 6.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536042.38.5:1100% (360)
2023-2438048.37.9:169% (262)
2022-2342747.78.9:1100% (427)
2020-21418666.3:1100% (418)
2017-18389616.4:1100% (389)
2015-166621036.4:180% (528)
2010-1196166.0:172% (69)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Kindezi School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (389 to 360); teachers down 31% (61 to 42.3).

About The Kindezi School

At 286 Wilson Mill Rd SW in Atlanta, Georgia, The Kindezi School operates as a small elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 360 students. The school is 40% below the average for elementary schools in Georgia.

The Kindezi School reports to Atlanta Public Schools, which has 87 schools and 49,945 students.

Of every 100 students at The Kindezi School, about 93 are Black. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Fulton County is roughly 43% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.

The Kindezi School has 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 62% average for public schools in Fulton County is 38 points lower.

On the allk12 Grade, The Kindezi School lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Georgia public elementary schools.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, The Kindezi School is 5.2 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 20.5% actual, 25.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.

In Fulton County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $95,292 a year, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Fulton County number 205, with about 138,270 students.

Atlanta Heights Charter School is the nearest public school to The Kindezi School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 21.0% proficiency; The Kindezi School posts 20.5%.

The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

Enrollment figures show a decrease of 58 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 6.3:1 to 8.5:1 over the same years.

Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at The Kindezi School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Fulton County at a glance

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Population
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

Quick facts

School name
The Kindezi School
District
Atlanta Public Schools
Address
286 Wilson Mill Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
Phone
(404) 671-4920
County
Fulton County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
360
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
8.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
360 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
130012004012
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About The Kindezi School
How many students attend The Kindezi School?
The Kindezi School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does The Kindezi School serve?
The Kindezi School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at The Kindezi School?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at The Kindezi School.
What is the student diversity at The Kindezi School?
Student demographics at The Kindezi School are roughly 2% White, 3% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees The Kindezi School?
The Kindezi 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.
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