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State Specialty Schools II- Amana Academy West Atlanta

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

8^thof 201 Georgia districts▲ 10

Better than 96% of Georgia districts

Elementary 1Grades K-8

2200 Lake Park Drive SE
Smyrna, GA 30080·(478) 624-0989·All Georgia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2024–2026

2026: better than 96% of districts

School

215

Students

Top rankedAmana Academy West Atlanta168^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Amana Academy West Atlanta up 59 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Amana Academy West Atlanta is the sole school in the State Specialty Schools II- Amana Academy West Atlanta district, a K-8 charter school in Smyrna, GA serving 215 students. This school is a standout performer, ranking 168th out of 1,219 schools statewide (86th percentile) and earning a 4-star rating, while its district ranks 8th out of 201 districts in Georgia. The school has shown remarkable upward momentum, climbing from 272nd in 2023-2024 to 227th in 2024-2025, and now to 168th in 2025-2026—a 104-spot improvement over two years.

Academically, the school significantly outperforms state averages across nearly every subject and grade level. In 2025-2026 Mathematics, 3rd graders posted an impressive 81.1% proficiency rate (32.8 points above the state), 4th graders hit 77.5% (+27.4), and 6th graders reached 57.2% (+16.5). Science proficiency for 5th graders jumped to 56.1%, up from 41.4% the prior year and now well above the state's 44.2%. While current-year English Language Arts (ELA) data is not yet released, the most recent available results (2024-2025) show the school outperforming the state by roughly 19 percentage points across grades 3-5. The school also excels in operational metrics: chronic absenteeism is just 7.5% versus the 17.7% state average, and the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 11.6:1, supported by per-student spending of $17,823.

The most notable pattern is a grade-level drop-off in math—proficiency falls from 81.1% in 3rd grade to 53.7% in 5th grade—though even the lowest scores remain above state averages. Encouragingly, math scores improved year-over-year in every grade, with 3rd grade gaining 13.5 points. With 34.42% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school's low absenteeism and strong results suggest effective family engagement and instructional strategies. If this trajectory continues, Amana Academy West Atlanta is poised to break into the top 10% of Georgia schools, making it an excellent choice for families seeking a high-performing, rapidly improving K-8 option.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amana Academy West Atlanta	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Lake Park Drive SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Amana Academy West Atlanta	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(478) 624-0989	215	19	11.6	34.4%	30 (14.0%)	154 (71.6%)	16 (7.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	85.9	168^th of 1219 public elementary schools	86.2%		80.6	227^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.7%	59	81.1	77.5	53.7	57.2	56.1	$17,823	$440	$17,383

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cobb County	0.92 mi	112	58^th
State Specialty Schools II- Destination Career Academy of GA	0.94 mi	1
Douglas County	1.17 mi	36	109^th
Atlanta Public Schools	3.09 mi	95	120^th
State Specialty Schools II- International Academy of Smyrna	3.23 mi	1	150^th

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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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