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B.E.S.T Academy

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B.E.S.T Academy ranks 281 st of 452 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Georgia High Schools

Better than 38% of Georgia high schools

Summary

B.E.S.T Academy is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Atlanta, Georgia, with a total enrollment of 237 students. It is part of the Atlanta Public Schools district, which is ranked 139 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While B.E.S.T Academy has had graduation rates generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, its academic performance lags significantly behind. The school's test scores on the Georgia Milestones assessments are much lower than the district and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.1% of B.E.S.T Academy students were proficient or better in American Literature and Composition, compared to 32.2% for the district and 40.4% for the state. Additionally, B.E.S.T Academy has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 96.62% to 100% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to nearby schools in the Atlanta Public Schools district, such as North Atlanta High School and Midtown High School, B.E.S.T Academy is one of the lower-performing schools. Despite having relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below the district and state averages, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution. However, the school has shown some improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years, indicating the potential for continued progress with the right strategies and support.

268

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,336

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1190 Northwest Dr NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

(404) 802-4950

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.9%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2018 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2018

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 20% Georgia)

!Biology scores 21 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg31%

Georgia avg41%

Middle school

410^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

281^st of 452

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 26 pts since 2018

From bottom 12% (2018) to bottom 38% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Georgia High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	30.0	410 of 584	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	415 of 588	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	447 of 577	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	409 of 567	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	439 of 559	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	445 of 543	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	492 of 537	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	466 of 521	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.2	472 of 527	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	477 of 508	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	437 of 504	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.1	440 of 494	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	281 of 452	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.1	406 of 458	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	344 of 442	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	366 of 429	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	401 of 438	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	378 of 428	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

United States History64%+25 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

Algebra I30%-15 vs state

English Language Arts24%-16 vs state

American Literature and Composition24%-16 vs state

Biology23%-21 vs state

Social Studies22%-17 vs state

Science21%-8 vs state

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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
B.E.S.T Academy	Public	6-12	1190 Northwest Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4950	268	34	7.8	96.6%	1 (0.4%)	249 (92.9%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	32.8	281^st of 452 public high schools	37.8%		13.1	406^th of 458 public high schools	11.4%	125	24.1	30.4	23.4	63.6	27.0	25.0	21.7	27.0	25.0	39.1	21.1	21.7	$43,336	$2,621	$40,715
Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	1190 Northwest Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4900	377	48	7.9	97.9%	1 (0.3%)	353 (93.6%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	44.8	200^th of 452 public high schools	55.8%		47.9	199^th of 458 public high schools	56.6%	1	24.0	34.9	46.8	48.8	47.6	26.6	34.7	14.3	14.1	26.5	24.5	14.3	$37,604	$1,644	$35,959
Frederick Douglass High School	Public	9-12	225 Hamilton E Holmes Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-3100	1,296	87	14.9	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	1,165 (89.9%)	103 (7.9%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.5%)	20	356^th of 452 public high schools	21.2%		13.9	402^nd of 458 public high schools	12.2%	46	11.0	18.2	30.7	24.5									$27,423	$2,113	$25,310
Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	98 Anderson Ave NW	Atlanta	30314	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 326-4858	874	70	12.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	856 (97.9%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	21.2	352^nd of 452 public high schools	22.1%		14.9	397^th of 458 public high schools	13.3%	45	32.0	17.3	20.5	17.7									$20,374	$980	$19,393
Benjamin E. Mays High School	Public	9-12	3450 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5100	1,338	112	11.9	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	1,214 (90.7%)	105 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (1.0%)	25.1	329^th of 452 public high schools	27.2%		18.5	370^th of 458 public high schools	19.2%	41	21.3	17.7	24.8	34.4									$26,366	$1,747	$24,619
Booker T. Washington High School	Public	9-12	45 Whitehouse Dr SW	Atlanta	30314	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4600	856	71	12.0	100.0%	5 (0.6%)	811 (94.7%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	16.7	377^th of 452 public high schools	16.6%		9.5	422^nd of 458 public high schools	7.9%	45	13.9	17.1	17.0	27.2									$28,684	$1,941	$26,742
North Atlanta High School	Public	9-12	4111 Northside Pkwy NW	Atlanta	30327	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-4700	2,368	144	16.4	30.3%	686 (29.0%)	906 (38.3%)	583 (24.6%)	48 (2.0%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	132 (5.6%)	54.6	147^th of 452 public high schools	67.5%		61.8	123^rd of 458 public high schools	73.1%	24	51.5	31.3	50.5	27.9									$22,998	$880	$22,118
Pebblebrook High School	Public	9-12	991 Old Alabama Rd SW	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2521	2,574	151	17.1	96.5%	109 (4.2%)	1,229 (47.7%)	1,166 (45.3%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	64 (2.5%)	38.4	242^nd of 452 public high schools	46.5%		41.7	232^nd of 458 public high schools	49.3%	10	32.1	32.1	32.7	39.8									$14,156	$867	$13,289
D. M. Therrell High School	Public	9-12	3099 Panther Trl SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5300	964	68	14.0	100.0%	2 (0.2%)	910 (94.4%)	36 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.0%)	14.8	392^nd of 452 public high schools	13.3%		10.7	418^th of 458 public high schools	8.7%	26	19.2	18.2	15.1	18.3									$27,908	$1,395	$26,513
Midtown High School	Public	9-12	929 Charles Allen Dr NE	Atlanta	30309	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-3001	1,696	103	16.4	27.4%	731 (43.1%)	633 (37.3%)	153 (9.0%)	47 (2.8%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (7.3%)	72.5	76^th of 452 public high schools	83.2%		76.4	60^th of 458 public high schools	86.9%	16	62.2	50.2	60.2	41.0									$23,302	$917	$22,385

Frequently Asked Questions about B.E.S.T Academy

What district is B.E.S.T Academy in?

Atlanta Public Schools

Is B.E.S.T Academy a good school?

B.E.S.T Academy ranks 281^st of 452 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend B.E.S.T Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended B.E.S.T Academy.

What is the racial makeup of B.E.S.T Academy?

Students at B.E.S.T Academy are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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