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The Kindezi School

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The Kindezi School ranks 882 nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

882^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

The Kindezi School is a public charter elementary and middle school located in Atlanta, Georgia, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 380 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.

The Kindezi School has consistently underperformed compared to the Atlanta Public Schools district and the state of Georgia in terms of proficiency rates on the Milestones Assessment. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 10% to 30.8% across different grade levels, while the district and state averages were significantly higher. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.2 to 8.9 students per teacher, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.95% to 100%. Additionally, the Kindezi School has had relatively high spending per student, ranging from $18,468 to $19,474 over the past few years.

The Kindezi School's performance on the Milestones Assessment has declined over the years, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 433 out of 1,209 Georgia elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 882 out of 1,238 in 2024-2025. This suggests that the school is struggling to improve student outcomes despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio and high spending per student. Compared to nearby schools in the Atlanta Public Schools district, such as Cascade Elementary, Beecher Hills Elementary, and West Manor Elementary, the Kindezi School's academic performance is generally lower, despite serving similar student populations with high rates of free and reduced-price lunch eligibility.

360

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,883

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

286 Wilson Mill Rd SW
Atlanta, GA 30331

(404) 671-4920

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.3%

Hispanic:

3.3%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 20th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 20% Georgia)

!Social Studies scores 29 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg34%

Georgia avg41%

Elementary school

882^nd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

530^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 68 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 55Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	882 of 1238	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	928 of 1248	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	969 of 1242	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	994 of 1244	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	892 of 1214	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	682 of 1234	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	433 of 1209	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.8	609 of 1205	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.1	628 of 1233	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.4	406 of 1240	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.9	182 of 1231	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.2	276 of 1225	77.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	530 of 584	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	477 of 588	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	425 of 577	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	423 of 567	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	267 of 559	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	308 of 543	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	364 of 539	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.4	254 of 545	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.4	124 of 537	76.9%	★★★★☆
2014	85.7	5 of 521	99.0%	★★★★★

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-22 vs state

Science19%-19 vs state

Social Studies10%-29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, April 2, 2018

The school is fantastic, lots of teacher and parent involvement. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Love the individual attention they give each student according to their learning style. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Kindezi is a hidden gem in our city. The teachers and staff are passionate about getting students excited about learning. It's been such a joy watching my child thrive there. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 8, 2013

I am a parent of a rising 6th grader at Kindezi. Kindezi is now a K-6 school and will eventually be a K-8 school at the start of the 2015/16 school year.

It is a wonderful school. Class sizes average 6-8 per class so all children get individual attention. Kindezi has high expectations for all children and all are expected to learn and will be given any assistance they need to ensure they are on grade level or advancing at an appropriate pace for those who come in above grade level.

It was released that our 5th graders last year at Kindezi outscored all other 5th graders in the APS school district, including top performing schools in Buckhead. If you check the 2013 5th grade CRCT results our students passed 100% of Reading, Math, and Social Studies, and 96% were proficient in Science.

There is no such thing as an achievement gap at Kindezi, though most of our students are black, we also have more diversity at our school than practically any other on the Westside of Atlanta due to parents choosing to send their children to our school versus private schools. Kindezi is a public charter school and they provide sports teams along with after school enrichment for students. I always tell people that with the individualized instruction method, the use of differentiation, project based learning, and wonderful, caring teachers, that Kindezi is like a free private school.

Any time I ask my child over the course of the 4 years he has been at Kindezi, "did you learn anything today?" He always tells me something new they discussed at school. They have recess everyday, which even as a middle schooler, he loves. They use the NWEA MAP assessment to ensure that Kindezi students are competitive with other schools in other states as CRCT standards are lower than other nationally based assessments and Kindezi is well above average on MAP. My son scored in the 90th percentiles for both math and reading on MAP.

If you are a parent looking for a small, family like school that your child can remain in from K-8 and where they will finish their text books every year, have recess, have educational field trips, caring teachers, and no bullying whatsoever in the school (this is taken VERY seriously) then we will welcome you to the Kindezi family. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th 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
The Kindezi School	Public, Charter	K-8	286 Wilson Mill Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 671-4920	360	42	8.5	100.0%	8 (2.2%)	336 (93.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	27.5	882^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	28.8%		25	928^th of 1248 public elementary schools	25.6%	46	27.3	23.3	30.8	25.0	10.0	22.5	47.7	34.9	17.9	7.5	3.3	7.5	23.1	15.0	10.0	$25,883	$2,764	$23,119
Atlanta Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3712 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 472-3003	663	34	19.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	574 (86.6%)	32 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.3%)	16.6	1056^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.7%		12.3	1152^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	7.7%	96	26.9	16.2	22.1	12.5	16.2	16.7	25.4	19.4	22.1	5.6	8.7	19.7	26.5	11.4	9.7	$18,539	$3,331	$15,208
Miles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4215 Bakers Ferry Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8900	499	42	11.8	100.0%	4 (0.8%)	449 (90.0%)	42 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	11.6	1153^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	6.9%		10.9	1171^st of 1248 public elementary schools	6.2%	18	20.7	19.7	12.9				20.7	20.8	5.9				7.1			$29,376	$1,886	$27,489
Harper-Archer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3399 Collier Dr NW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8500	545	49	11.0	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	481 (88.3%)	48 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	7	1211^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.2%		9.9	1186^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.0%	25	14.0	10.8	6.6				12.9	13.5	8.8				11.1			$31,645	$1,985	$29,661
Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	631 Harwell Rd NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5700	390	36	10.9	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	360 (92.3%)	21 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	24	942^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	23.9%		20.7	1001^st of 1248 public elementary schools	19.8%	59	21.7	23.9	29.7				23.3	32.8	25.7				27.0			$32,608	$2,372	$30,236
West Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	570 Lynhurst Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-3350	247	23	10.9	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	200 (81.0%)	37 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	47.4	601^st of 1238 public elementary schools	51.5%		34.1	783^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	37.3%	182	41.0	29.7	46.7				30.8	19.4	44.4				46.7			$33,146	$2,462	$30,684
Peyton Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Peyton Rd SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7100	283	26	10.8	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	243 (85.9%)	34 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	20.8	986^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.4%		12.2	1154^th of 1248 public elementary schools	7.5%	168	32.6	23.4	11.5				34.9	29.8	11.5				17.3			$34,679	$1,837	$32,841
KIPP Soul Primary	Public, Charter	K-5	1445 Maynard Rd NW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 759-6852	505	37	13.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	496 (98.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.1	1046^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.5%		12.7	1145^th of 1248 public elementary schools	8.3%	99	17.8	17.9	23.1				25.6	18.1	19.2				28.2			$12,843	$1,240	$11,603
Beecher Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2257 Bollingbrook Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8300	237	22	11.0	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	223 (94.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	62.1	411^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.8%		48.3	580^th of 1248 public elementary schools	53.5%	169	41.7	56.7	42.9				44.4	66.7	38.1				42.9			$40,846	$1,895	$38,951
City View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	285 S Gordon Rd SW	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2553	870	77	11.3	100.0%	31 (3.6%)	307 (35.3%)	502 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.6%)	18.3	1024^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.3%		18	1040^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.7%	16	21.8	20.1	20.6				22.6	30.9	20.6				21.3			$19,693	$984	$18,709

Frequently Asked Questions about The Kindezi School

Is The Kindezi School a good school?

The Kindezi School ranks 882^nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend The Kindezi School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended The Kindezi School.

What is the racial makeup of The Kindezi School?

Students at The Kindezi School are 93% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is The Kindezi School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

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