Summary:
Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc is a single K-8 school in Atlanta serving 436 students under the State Specialty Schools I- Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc district, with a predominantly low-income population (79% free/reduced lunch) and a favorable 10.5:1 student-teacher ratio.
This school shows a clear pattern of upper-grade strength. In 8th grade, students outperform state averages significantly: science proficiency is 45.2% versus 29.7% statewide (+15.5 points), and the most recent ELA scores (2024-2025) show 51.2% proficiency versus 39.8% statewide (+11.4 points). Even 8th grade math nearly matches the state average at 46.6% versus 46.3%. The school also posts competitive ELA results in 6th and 7th grades, meeting or slightly exceeding state averages. However, the picture is very different in elementary and middle school math. Proficiency rates lag state averages by 11 to 25 points, with particularly weak results in 5th grade (19.1% versus 44.1%) and 7th grade (18.4% versus 42.0%). Science in 5th grade is also below average, though less dramatically so.
Year-over-year math trends are mixed. Grades 3, 4, and 6 improved meaningfully (gains of 5.7, 7.1, and 7.8 points respectively), but grades 5, 7, and 8 declined (by 4.1, 5.5, and 4.6 points). Chronic absenteeism sits at 18.2%, just above the state rate of 17.7%. The school's overall ranking has hovered in the lower third of Georgia schools over the past three years, with a slight dip in 2025-2026 to 881st out of 1,219 schools. Per-student spending of $14,373 is robust, and the strong upper-grade results—especially in science and ELA—suggest that students who stay through middle school benefit from cumulative support. The main challenge is translating the school's resources into more consistent math instruction across all grade levels.
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