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Alumni: what's one memory from Woodson Park Academy School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
842
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012004224
Woodson Park Academy School
1605 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30318 · (404) 802-7750 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL842 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
11.8:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
842 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 21% larger than its 8th grade class (72).
Student demographics
15%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
19.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +12.6pp since 2021
Math
18.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.6% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 15.3% | 12.2% |
| 2022-23 | 13.2% | 9.5% |
| 2021-22 | 7.0% | 5.2% |
% 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
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 Woodson Park Academy School
Woodson Park Academy School's state test result (15.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodson Park Academy School this school | 842 | 100.0% | 15.7% |
| Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology Atlanta | 844 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
| Live Oak Elementary School Albany | 833 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
| Centennial Place Academy (Charter) Atlanta | 757 | 100.0% | 25.9% |
| DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School Stone Mountain | 760 | 99.9% | 51.0% |
| Mary A Buckner Academy Columbus | 789 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Woodson Park Academy School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #1,133 of 1,208 | #105 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #1,088 of 1,215 ▲ 81 | #100 of 113 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #1,024 of 1,215 ▲ 107 | #88 of 113 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #60 of 1,183 | #10 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 842 | #188 of 1,324 | #8 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #242 of 1,301 | #45 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #1,244 of 1,301 | #90 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #33 of 1,312 | #31 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.4% | #40 of 386 | #2 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
842
+160 (+23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 842 | 71.1 | 11.8:1 | 100% (842) |
| 2023-24 | 878 | 65.8 | 13.3:1 | 100% (878) |
| 2022-23 | 863 | 61.3 | 14.1:1 | 100% (863) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 51 | 13.4:1 | 100% (682) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 41.1 | 15.1:1 | 100% (622) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodson Park Academy School.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (622 to 842); teachers up 73% (41.1 to 71.1).
About Woodson Park Academy School
Students in Atlanta, Georgia, attend Woodson Park Academy School, a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 842 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Georgia enroll around 605, and this school is 39% bigger than that mark.
Woodson Park Academy School is one school in Atlanta Public Schools, a system of 87 schools with 49,945 students.
The share of Black students at Woodson Park Academy School is 92%. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 50 points above the 43% share among Fulton County residents. The diversity index for Woodson Park Academy School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodson Park Academy School is 11.8:1, based on 71.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Fulton County, the average is 62%.
On the allk12 Grade, Woodson Park Academy School lands at D, ahead of 13% of Georgia public elementary schools.
A school with Woodson Park Academy School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 25.7%. Woodson Park Academy School scores 15.7%, 10.0 points below that line.
The school is in Fulton County, where median household income comes to about $95,292, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Fulton County's 205 public schools enroll about 138,270 students and include Woodson Park Academy School.
Woodson Park Academy School's nearest public school is John Lewis Invictus Academy (about 0.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Woodson Park Academy School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Woodson Park Academy School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment was 842 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 682. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.4:1 to 11.8:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Woodson Park Academy School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Woodson Park Academy SchoolHow many students attend Woodson Park Academy School?
Woodson Park Academy School enrolls approximately 842 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Woodson Park Academy School serve?
Woodson Park Academy School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodson Park Academy School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodson Park Academy School is approximately 11.8:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodson Park Academy School?
At Woodson Park Academy School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 92% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Woodson Park Academy School public or private?
Woodson Park Academy School 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.