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Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy

Q: Is Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy a good school?

Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Georgia high schools.

Q: How many students attend Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 147 students attended Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy?

Students at Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Public Grades 6-12

451^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Georgia High Schools

Better than 0% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy is a public high school in Atlanta, Georgia, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 206 students. The school is part of the Atlanta Public Schools district, which is ranked 139 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively small size and high per-student spending, Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Georgia, with 0% proficiency rates in key subjects like American Literature, Algebra I, and United States History. The school's four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.4% to 88.4%, is also lower than the state average. Nearby schools, such as Maynard Jackson High School, Carver High School Early College, and Carver High School, generally outperform Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy on key metrics, despite also having relatively low performance compared to the state averages.

The combination of low academic performance, high poverty levels (100% free and reduced-price lunch rate), and small school size suggests that Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy may face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school's consistent low rankings and lack of improvement over the years indicate a need for a comprehensive review and targeted interventions to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for its students.

147

Students ?

3.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2930 Forrest Hills Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30315

(404) 802-6950

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.9%

Hispanic:

2.0%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (1% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Georgia average (6% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school1%

District avg31%

Georgia avg41%

Middle school

583^rd of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

451^st of 452

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15High Schools in the Atlanta Public Schools

139^th of 206Atlanta Public Schools among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	583 of 584	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	586 of 588	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	575 of 577	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	565 of 567	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	556 of 559	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	542 of 543	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	537 of 539	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	542 of 545	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.1	531 of 537	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.0	519 of 521	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.1	523 of 527	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	500 of 508	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.8	496 of 504	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.8	477 of 494	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.1	465 of 466	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.1	462 of 462	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.0	442 of 445	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.0	419 of 420	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	451 of 452	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	454 of 458	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	439 of 442	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	420 of 429	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	435 of 438	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	424 of 428	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	419 of 420	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	418 of 426	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.0	432 of 435	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	425 of 425	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	414 of 425	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.3	388 of 396	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.8	398 of 402	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.6	377 of 384	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.9	369 of 370	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	358 of 358	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	335 of 335	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Biology2%-42 vs state

English Language Arts2%-39 vs state

Mathematics1%-41 vs state

American Literature and Composition0%-40 vs state

Algebra I0%-45 vs state

United States History0%-39 vs state

Science0%-29 vs state

Social Studies0%-39 vs state

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Schools Near Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy	Public	6-12	2930 Forrest Hills Dr SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6950	147	37	3.9	100.0%	1 (0.7%)	141 (95.9%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3.6	451^st of 452 public high schools	0.2%		4.2	454^th of 458 public high schools	0.9%	3	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.0	0.0	2.3	2.0	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
South Atlanta High School	Public	9-12	800 Hutchens Rd SE	Atlanta	30354	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5025	942	51	18.5	99.9%	1 (0.1%)	835 (88.6%)	89 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.7%)	11.8	413^th of 452 public high schools	8.6%		9.6	421^st of 458 public high schools	8.1%	8	10.6	15.6	18.0	14.4									$27,320	$1,619	$25,700
Tri-Cities High School	Public	9-12	2575 Harris St	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8200	1,748	114	15.3	100.0%	13 (0.7%)	1,189 (68.0%)	507 (29.0%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.7%)	16.5	378^th of 452 public high schools	16.4%		17.3	380^th of 458 public high schools	17.0%	2	20.4	20.7	23.2	9.0									$17,308	$1,189	$16,119
Carver High School Early College	Public	9-12	55 McDonough Blvd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4405	514	57	9.0	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	483 (94.0%)	21 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	22.3	345^th of 452 public high schools	23.7%		40	241^st of 458 public high schools	47.4%	104	24.4	14.4	26.0	24.5									$29,385	$2,112	$27,273
Carver High School	Public	9-12	55 McDonough Blvd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4415	544	41	13.3	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	522 (96.0%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7.5	428^th of 452 public high schools	5.3%		6.9	439^th of 458 public high schools	4.1%	11	11.4	5.4	10.3	6.5									$27,778	$1,177	$26,601
Promise Career Institute School	Public	9-12	3605 Main Street	College Park	30337	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 254-8043	247	23	10.6	76.9%	1 (0.4%)	218 (88.3%)	20 (8.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)								(n/a)
Metro Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	1300 Constitution Rd SE	Atlanta	30316	DeKalb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 635-4415	19	3	6.3	84.2%	1 (5.3%)	16 (84.2%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		5.6
McNair High School	Public	9-12	1804 Bouldercrest Rd SE	Atlanta	30316	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4902	779	60	12.9	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	688 (88.3%)	72 (9.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	13.1	405^th of 452 public high schools	10.4%		13.1	405^th of 458 public high schools	11.6%		15.2	10.5	21.4	15.0									$20,470	$2,062	$18,407
Maynard Jackson High School	Public	9-12	801 Glenwood Ave SE	Atlanta	30316	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5200	1,549	107	14.5	81.8%	330 (21.3%)	1,037 (66.9%)	121 (7.8%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.1%)	37.4	250^th of 452 public high schools	44.7%		39.6	245^th of 458 public high schools	46.5%	5	33.3	28.8	43.3	18.1									$24,806	$1,585	$23,220
North Clayton High School	Public	9-12	1525 Norman Dr	College Park	30349	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4035	1,124	64	17.5	100.0%	4 (0.4%)	936 (83.3%)	129 (11.5%)	26 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	44.7	201^st of 452 public high schools	55.5%		23.6	335^th of 458 public high schools	26.9%	134	31.2	43.7	27.5	50.2									$14,140	$1,449	$12,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy

What is the racial makeup of Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy?

Students at Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Is Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy a good school?

Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Georgia high schools.

What district is Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy in?

Atlanta Public Schools

How many students attend Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 147 students attended Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy.

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