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Kipp Strive Charter School

Q: Is Kipp Strive Charter School a good school?

Kipp Strive Charter School ranks 274 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Kipp Strive Charter School is a middle school in Atlanta's West End serving 312 students in grades 6-8, where 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it operates within the Atlanta Public Schools district.

Kipp Strive is showing strong signs of recovery and momentum. The school jumped from the 31st to the 53rd percentile in statewide rankings in a single year—a gain of 127 positions—and now holds a 3-star rating. This improvement is especially notable for African American students, who make up the majority of the student body; the school ranks in the 75th percentile statewide for this subgroup, earning a 4-star rating. The school also stands out for its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which dropped from 35.8% in 2021-2022 to just 15.7% by 2025-2026—now below both the district average (27.6%) and the state average (17.7%). In the most recent testing year, 8th graders posted strong results in Science (38.5% proficient) and Social Studies (49.5% proficient), both well above district and state averages. Math proficiency also improves as students progress, climbing from 18.5% in 6th grade to 39.6% in 8th grade.

Compared to nearby schools, Kipp Strive stands out for its efficiency and results. It spends $22,282 per student—far less than Judson Price Middle School ($36,877) or Sylvan Hills Middle School ($28,589)—yet outperforms both academically. It also significantly outperforms its sister school, KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School, particularly in Social Studies (49.5% vs. 15.9% proficiency). While David T. Howard Middle School ranks higher overall (91st percentile), it serves a very different demographic profile. Kipp Strive's trajectory—from a 73rd-percentile peak in 2015-2016, through a pandemic-era dip, to its current recovery—suggests recent efforts are paying off, making it a school worth watching.

312

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,282

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1444 Lucile Ave SW
Atlanta, GA 30310

(404) 753-1530

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.8%

Hispanic:

1.3%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2021 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 53rd (2026) from a 30th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Georgia median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (35% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

Georgia avg40%

274^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 15Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	274 of 578	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.0	401 of 585	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	373 of 578	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	377 of 569	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	329 of 558	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	378 of 542	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	162 of 559	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	164 of 543	69.8%	★★★★☆
2017	52.8	234 of 539	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.0	147 of 545	73.0%	★★★★☆
2015	79.6	93 of 537	82.7%	★★★★☆
2014	78.6	63 of 521	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	80.2	54 of 527	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.6	34 of 508	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	78.1	78 of 504	84.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	120 of 480	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	47.0	230 of 494	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	213 of 489	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	183 of 485	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	139 of 482	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	302 of 550	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	392 of 567	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	374 of 558	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	338 of 553	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	285 of 544	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	251 of 550	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.8	397 of 569	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	363 of 561	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	385 of 559	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	353 of 553	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)75th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile~ school

Female (2026)45th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies50%+9 vs state

Science39%+9 vs state

Mathematics29%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical 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 (2025)	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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kipp Strive Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1444 Lucile Ave SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 753-1530	312	24	12.8	96.2%	2 (0.6%)	302 (96.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	47.6	274^th of 578 public middle schools	52.6%		31	401^st of 585 public middle schools	31.5%	127			18.5	28.9	39.6	38.5	49.5		$22,282	$1,298	$20,984
Herman J. Russell West End Academy	Public	6-8	765 Peeples St SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6800	342	39	8.8	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	331 (96.8%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.5	447^th of 578 public middle schools	22.7%		14.4	521^st of 585 public middle schools	10.9%	74			9.4	21.0	18.3	21.6	30.1		$35,178	$1,901	$33,277
KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	350 Temple St NW	Atlanta	30314	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 475-1941	289	23	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	283 (97.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	24.7	431^st of 578 public middle schools	25.4%		13.6	534^th of 585 public middle schools	8.7%	103	58.3		16.3	17.4	35.2	22.8	15.9		$27,417	$2,745	$24,672
Sylvan Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1461 Sylvan Rd SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6203	452	35	13.0	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	437 (96.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	26.8	419^th of 578 public middle schools	27.5%		17.1	492^nd of 585 public middle schools	15.9%	73	90.9		12.0	26.9	39.6	12.6	23.8	72.2	$28,589	$1,943	$26,645
John Lewis Invictus Academy	Public	6-8	1890 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6149	692	60	11.6	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	623 (90.0%)	54 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	16.8	487^th of 578 public middle schools	15.7%		10.4	552^nd of 585 public middle schools	5.6%	65	90.0	18.8	16.5	10.6	18.8	16.9	17.1		$27,310	$1,905	$25,405
Atlanta SMART Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2636 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta SMART Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 502-3110	221	20	11.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	205 (92.8%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	15.4	503^rd of 578 public middle schools	13.0%		26.4	431^st of 585 public middle schools	26.3%	72			15.4	11.9	30.5	2.8	13.6	30.4	$17,120		$17,120
Martin L. King Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	545 Hill St SE	Atlanta	30312	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5400	879	65	13.5	97.4%	142 (16.2%)	642 (73.0%)	55 (6.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	40.9	320^th of 578 public middle schools	44.6%		36.7	364^th of 585 public middle schools	37.8%	44	95.7		31.4	31.7	34.2	26.9	31.2	87.9	$25,522	$1,804	$23,717
Jean Childs Young Middle School	Public	6-8	3116 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5900	657	50	13.1	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	585 (89.0%)	60 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	9.6	549^th of 578 public middle schools	5.0%		11.9	544^th of 585 public middle schools	7.0%	5	26.2		11.1	8.9	10.6	10.7	6.2		$28,070	$1,790	$26,280
Judson Price Middle School	Public	6-8	1670 Benjamin Weldon Bickers	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6300	241	29	8.3	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	231 (95.9%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.1	537^th of 578 public middle schools	7.1%		8.6	564^th of 585 public middle schools	3.6%	27	25.0		9.5	7.8	10.8	16.1	4.3		$36,877	$1,898	$34,980
David T Howard Middle School	Public	6-8	551 John Wesley Dobbs	Atlanta	30312	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-3200	1,073	71	15.2	23.5%	534 (49.8%)	300 (28.0%)	112 (10.4%)	30 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (8.6%)	88.9	51^st of 578 public middle schools	91.2%		93.3	42^nd of 585 public middle schools	92.8%	9	98.9		71.6	69.0	73.3	33.5	62.2	85.1	$23,095	$759	$22,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Kipp Strive Charter School

Is Kipp Strive Charter School a good school?

Kipp Strive Charter School ranks 274^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Kipp Strive Charter School?

Students at Kipp Strive Charter School are 97% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kipp Strive Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Kipp Strive Charter School.

What district is Kipp Strive Charter School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

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