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Kipp Strive Charter School

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Kipp Strive Charter School ranks 401 st of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

401^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Kipp Strive Charter School is a middle school located in Atlanta, Georgia, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 406 students. It 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. Kipp Strive Charter School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a high of 93 out of 537 Georgia middle schools in 2014-2015 to its current rank of 401 out of 584 in 2024-2025.

Kipp Strive Charter School's test scores are generally lower than the Atlanta Public Schools district and the state of Georgia averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 31.4% of 6th graders at Kipp Strive were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 36.4% for Atlanta Public Schools and 41.3% for the state. Additionally, Kipp Strive Charter School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 74.14% to 100% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Kipp Strive Charter School to other nearby middle schools in the Atlanta Public Schools district, it becomes clear that Kipp Strive is underperforming academically. For example, David T. Howard Middle School, which is also in the district, consistently outperforms Kipp Strive across all subject areas and grade levels, with significantly higher proficiency rates. To address these challenges, Kipp Strive Charter School may need to implement targeted interventions, such as additional academic support, professional development for teachers, and community partnerships to support its students and families.

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: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% Georgia)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg31%

Georgia avg40%

401^st of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 51 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 15Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	401 of 584	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	375 of 588	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	376 of 577	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	331 of 567	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-10 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

Science23%-6 vs state

Social Studies15%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th 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
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%)	31	401^st of 584 public middle schools	31.3%		34.3	375^th of 588 public middle schools	36.2%	26				31.4	42.5	20.2		21.0	27.6	26.9		23.1	15.4	$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%)	14.4	521^st of 584 public middle schools	10.8%		13.6	525^th of 588 public middle schools	10.7%	4				18.7	17.5	12.1		9.3	11.3	21.6		18.1	8.7	$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%)	13.6	533^rd of 584 public middle schools	8.7%		14.7	518^th of 588 public middle schools	11.9%	15				17.3	20.5	13.3		9.2	19.3	11.1		15.6	4.4	$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%)	17.1	492^nd of 584 public middle schools	15.8%		14	520^th of 588 public middle schools	11.6%	28	68.8			21.3	19.5	11.1		18.8	18.2	28.9		8.1	13.4	$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%)	10.4	551^st of 584 public middle schools	5.7%		7.8	569^th of 588 public middle schools	3.2%	18	56.5	24.0		11.7	7.6	15.0		11.2	6.7	14.8		10.0	12.1	$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	(706) 432-1773	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%)	26.4	431^st of 584 public middle schools	26.2%		27.5	423^rd of 588 public middle schools	28.1%	8	22.7		42.9	28.8	35.6	30.0	21.4	9.6	22.0	26.7	35.7	0.0	23.3	$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%)	36.7	364^th of 584 public middle schools	37.7%		23.1	453^rd of 588 public middle schools	23.0%	89	92.0			41.7	31.9	29.7		26.4	26.2	31.5		23.6	20.2	$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%)	11.9	543^rd of 584 public middle schools	7.0%		12.6	539^th of 588 public middle schools	8.3%	4	34.6			13.6	15.8	17.1		4.4	14.4	14.7		13.7	6.6	$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%)	8.6	563^rd of 584 public middle schools	3.6%		13	535^th of 588 public middle schools	9.0%	28				12.7	11.6	10.3		4.8	12.6	11.5		7.7	2.6	$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%)	93.3	42^nd of 584 public middle schools	92.8%		91.3	51^st of 588 public middle schools	91.3%	9	100.0			73.0	68.7	70.5		62.8	66.4	73.7		40.7	65.8	$23,095	$759	$22,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Kipp Strive Charter School

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.

Is Kipp Strive Charter School a good school?

Kipp Strive Charter School ranks 401^st of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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