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Atlanta Public Schools


At a glance
120thof 201 Georgia districts▲ 19
Better than 40% of Georgia districts
210 Pryor Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30335
·(404) 802-3500·All Georgia district rankings →
Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 40.3% of districts
87
Schools
49,945
Students
8
5-star schools
Top rankedSpringdale Park Elementary School8th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools
Biggest riser
Miles Elementary School up 302 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Heritage Academy Elementary School 7.3 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Atlanta Public Schools serves approximately 87 schools across Atlanta, including elementary, middle, and high schools, with a district ranking of 120th out of 201 Georgia districts and a 2-star rating.

Families will find a wide range of school quality across the district. The top performers are concentrated in a handful of elementary schools: Springdale Park Elementary School ranks #8 in the state with 85-91.7% proficiency across subjects, while Mary Lin Elementary School (#20) and Morningside Elementary School (#21) post math proficiency rates above 83%. At the middle school level, David T Howard Middle School stands out with a 98.9% Algebra I proficiency rate—more than double the district average—and ranks #51 statewide. For high schools, Charles Drew Charter Ja/Senior Academy leads with a 98.2% graduation rate and a #66 state ranking. In contrast, several schools in the southern and western parts of the city struggle significantly, with proficiency rates below 20% and chronic absenteeism above 50%, such as Carver High School (59.5% absenteeism) and Booker T. Washington High School (57.4%).

Encouragingly, several schools are showing dramatic improvement. Booker T. Washington High School jumped 194 positions in state ranking, and B.E.S.T Academy climbed 206 spots. Miles Elementary School improved 302 positions, with 5th grade science proficiency soaring from 7.1% to 44.8%. The district's graduation rate of 90.5% exceeds the state average, and schools like Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy achieve a perfect 100% graduation rate. However, chronic absenteeism remains a district-wide challenge at 27.6% versus the state's 17.7%, and U.S. History proficiency is notably low even at top schools like Midtown High School (35.9%). For parents, the key takeaway is that school choice within APS matters enormously—some schools deliver exceptional results while others face significant hurdles, though pockets of success in high-poverty areas like Burgess-Peterson Elementary School show that strong outcomes are achievable across diverse circumstances.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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