Elementary Schools in State Specialty Schools II- PEACE Academy Charter School

Summary:

The State Specialty Schools II- PEACE Academy Charter School district in Georgia contains only one elementary school, PEACE Academy Charter School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade.

PEACE Academy Charter School is struggling academically, ranking 1197 out of 1238 Georgia elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on the Milestones Assessment is significantly below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grades, with only 7.1% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ELA and 3.6% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 34.9% and 44.3%, respectively. The school's 4th-grade performance in these subjects is also well below the state average.

Factors that may contribute to PEACE Academy Charter School's struggles include a high percentage of students (72.18%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a student population from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as a student-teacher ratio of 13.5 for the 2023-2024 school year. These resource challenges may be hindering the school's ability to provide a high-quality education to its students.

District Detail

1954 Candler Road
Decatur, GA 30032

(470) 722-0706

SchoolDigger Rank:
206^th of 206 Georgia districts

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Grades served: K-4
Students: 241

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)		Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
PEACE Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	1954 Candler Road	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools II- PEACE Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 722-0706	241	16	15.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	231 (95.9%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9.1	1197^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.3%					(n/a)	7.1	21.2	3.6	15.2	$14,619	$1,029	$13,590

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
DeKalb County	0.56 mi	134	131^st
City Schools of Decatur	1.94 mi	9
Atlanta Public Schools	1.97 mi	95	139^th
State Specialty Schools I- Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc	2.66 mi	1	117^th
Department of Juvenile Justice	2.99 mi	32

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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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