Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012004139
Westside Atlanta Charter School
1903 Drew Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 · (404) 931-4827 · Fulton County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- B+Three-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
10.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
191 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 41% larger than its 8th grade class (29).
Student demographics
44%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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.6pp since 2021
Math
39.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.2% | 44.5% |
| 2022-23 | 39.7% | 39.7% |
| 2021-22 | 39.1% | 32.4% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Westside Atlanta Charter School
Westside Atlanta Charter School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Atlanta Charter School this school | 349 | 54.7% | 40.5% |
| Vineville Academy Macon | 479 | 56.8% | 37.0% |
| Alexander II Magnet School Macon | 465 | 56.6% | 59.9% |
| Miles Ahead Charter School Powder Springs | 261 | 46.0% | N/A |
| Holly Springs Elementary School Douglasville | 473 | 57.7% | 53.2% |
| Lane Elementary School Macon | 484 | 64.9% | 32.2% |
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 Westside Atlanta Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #538 of 1,208 | #47 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #629 of 1,215 ▼ 121 | #52 of 113 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #428 of 1,215 ▲ 3 | #46 of 113 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #389 of 1,183 | #54 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #1,181 of 1,324 | #98 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #66 of 1,301 | #18 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #881 of 1,301 | #48 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #998 of 1,312 | #80 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.4% | #71 of 386 | #4 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
349
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 349 | 33.4 | 10.4:1 | 55% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 30.6 | 11.3:1 | 56% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 30 | 11.5:1 | 49% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 51% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 37% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 19 | 10.8:1 | 41% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westside Atlanta Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (276 to 349); teachers up 52% (22 to 33.4).
About Westside Atlanta Charter School
Westside Atlanta Charter School is an elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia, reachable at (404) 931-4827. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 349 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students.
Atlanta Public Schools runs 87 schools with a combined 49,945 students. Westside Atlanta Charter School is one of them.
At Westside Atlanta Charter School, Black students make up 73% of the student body. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% White, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. In Fulton County overall, about 43% of residents are Black. Westside Atlanta Charter School's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Westside Atlanta Charter School, 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.4:1. That is lower than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Roughly 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Westside Atlanta Charter School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Westside Atlanta Charter School scores 40.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.1%.
In Fulton County (population about 1,076,561), the median household income is $95,292, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 205 public schools in Fulton County, enrolling about 138,270 students in all.
The closest other public school is William J. Scott Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Westside Atlanta Charter School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Westside Atlanta Charter School's average proficiency of 40.5% compares with 25.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Westside Atlanta Charter School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Westside Atlanta Charter School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
2024-25 enrollment was 349, a 4% increase from 336 in 2020-21.
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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 Westside Atlanta Charter SchoolHow large is Westside Atlanta Charter School?
Westside Atlanta Charter School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Westside Atlanta Charter School serve?
Westside Atlanta Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Westside Atlanta Charter School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Westside Atlanta Charter School.
What is the student diversity at Westside Atlanta Charter School?
Student demographics at Westside Atlanta Charter School are roughly 14% White, 6% Hispanic, 73% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Westside Atlanta Charter School in?
Westside Atlanta Charter School is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
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