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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 1.1% 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

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 1% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy is a small alternative school in Atlanta, GA, serving 147 students in grades 6-12, where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch. This school faces extraordinary challenges, with outcomes that stand apart from every nearby school.

The most urgent concern for parents is the graduation rate. For 2024-2025, only 5.9% of students graduated, compared to 90.5% across Atlanta Public Schools and 87.2% statewide. This continues a pattern of near-zero graduation rates in prior years. The dropout rate of 13.6% is more than four times the district rate. Academic proficiency is also critically low—0% of students scored proficient on Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History End of Course tests, with only 7th grade math showing any measurable proficiency (8.6%). By contrast, nearby Carver High School Early College graduates 93.7% of its students, and even the lowest-performing traditional school in the area dramatically outperforms this academy.

There is a striking resource paradox here. The school spends $43,607 per student—more than triple what Forest Park High School spends ($13,791) and far more than Maynard Jackson High School ($24,806)—yet outcomes are dramatically worse. The student-to-teacher ratio of 3.9:1 is exceptionally low, suggesting intensive individual attention. One positive trend: chronic absenteeism has improved from 50.7% to 24.8% over four years, now below the district average. This suggests students are showing up more, but attendance alone hasn't translated into academic gains or higher graduation rates. Note that Georgia's current test release doesn't include English Language Arts scores; those arrive in December. For parents considering this school, the data indicates that despite significant resources and improving attendance, fundamental changes to instruction and graduation pathways will be essential to change the school's trajectory.

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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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

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (1% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school1%

District avg35%

Georgia avg42%

Middle school

575^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

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High school

450^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

120^th of 201Atlanta 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
2026	4.5	575 of 578	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	584 of 585	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	576 of 578	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	567 of 569	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	556 of 558	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%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	479 of 480	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	492 of 494	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	489 of 489	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	484 of 485	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	482 of 482	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	550 of 550	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	567 of 567	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	558 of 558	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	549 of 553	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	4.6	547 of 550	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	566 of 569	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	559 of 561	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	558 of 559	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	551 of 553	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	2.8	450 of 455	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	450 of 451	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	450 of 454	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	446 of 448	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	424 of 431	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	375 of 376	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	390 of 391	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	380 of 382	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	382 of 384	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	360 of 372	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	438 of 438	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	434 of 435	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	432 of 433	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	2.5	436 of 436	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	440 of 442	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	436 of 436	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	435 of 436	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	414 of 427	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	337 of 338	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	341 of 344	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	335 of 343	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

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African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics3%-40 vs state

Algebra I0%-48 vs state

Biology0%-47 vs state

United States History0%-38 vs state

Science0%-30 vs state

Social Studies0%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	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%)	2.8	450^th of 455 public high schools	1.1%		3.6	450^th of 451 public high schools	0.2%		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.6	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%)	16.9	378^th of 455 public high schools	16.9%		11.8	412^th of 451 public high schools	8.6%	34	29.2	25.6	14.5						$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%)	18.9	363^rd of 455 public high schools	20.2%		16.5	377^th of 451 public high schools	16.4%	14	23.3	25.7	23.8						$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%)	26	310^th of 455 public high schools	31.9%		22.3	344^th of 451 public high schools	23.7%	34	24.5	9.0	38.9						$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%)	8.3	420^th of 455 public high schools	7.7%		7.5	427^th of 451 public high schools	5.3%	7	8.5	14.6	12.1						$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%)	72.5	60^th of 455 public high schools	86.8%					(n/a)	71.8	60.2
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)	0.0
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%)	17.5	371^st of 455 public high schools	18.5%		13.1	404^th of 451 public high schools	10.4%	33	22.9	27.8	18.4						$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%)	34	265^th of 455 public high schools	41.8%		37.4	249^th of 451 public high schools	44.8%	16	33.7	45.3	13.7						$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%)	37.9	241^st of 455 public high schools	47.0%		44.7	200^th of 451 public high schools	55.7%	41	43.4	26.0	45.9						$14,140	$1,449	$12,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy

Is Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy a good school?

Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Georgia high schools.

How many students attend Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy?

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

What district is Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy in?

Atlanta Public Schools

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

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

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