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Kindezi West

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Kindezi West ranks 862 nd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

862^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

The Kindezi School is a K-8 school in southwest Atlanta serving 360 students within the Atlanta Public Schools district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch and the school maintains a notably small student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.

The school shows a clear strength in early-grade mathematics. In 3rd grade, 47.8% of students scored proficient in math, essentially matching the state average (48.3%) and exceeding the district average (47.1%). This is a consistent pattern—the school has kept 3rd-grade math proficiency above 47% for two straight years, far outpacing nearby schools like Cascade Elementary (30%), KIPP Soul Primary (20%), and Harper-Archer Elementary (26.7%). The school also performs relatively well for its African American students, ranking in the 52nd percentile statewide for that subgroup—a 3-star rating that is dramatically better than its overall 29th-percentile ranking. Additionally, 5th-grade science proficiency has improved significantly, rising from 12.5% in 2023-2024 to 33.4% in 2025-2026.

However, the school faces a serious challenge: academic performance declines sharply as students advance. While 3rd-grade math proficiency is near 48%, only 10% of 8th graders are proficient in math, with similarly low rates in science (6.7%) and social studies (6.7%). This pattern has persisted across multiple years. The school spends $25,883 per student—more than double what KIPP Soul Primary spends ($12,843)—yet its overall ranking (29th percentile) places it in the middle of nearby schools, behind Beecher Hills Elementary (72nd percentile) and West Manor Elementary (38th percentile). On a positive note, chronic absenteeism improved from 32.8% to 25.6%, now below the district average of 27.6%. The school's investment in small classes and early-grade success provides a foundation, but addressing the middle-grade decline remains its most critical priority.

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 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2026) from a 20th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Georgia)

!Social Studies scores 34 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg38%

Georgia avg43%

Elementary school

862^nd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

535^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 46 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 55Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	862 of 1219	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	882 of 1238	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	924 of 1236	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	960 of 1223	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	982 of 1220	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	398 of 828	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	527 of 892	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	483 of 879	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	524 of 870	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	563 of 876	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	864 of 1186	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	890 of 1224	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	922 of 1223	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	940 of 1212	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	938 of 1206	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	817 of 1183	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	795 of 1225	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	903 of 1220	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	974 of 1210	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1008 of 1209	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	535 of 578	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	530 of 585	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	474 of 578	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	425 of 569	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	420 of 558	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	422 of 480	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	426 of 494	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	317 of 489	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	292 of 485	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	279 of 482	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	545 of 550	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	516 of 567	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	481 of 558	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	433 of 553	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	376 of 544	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	477 of 569	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	429 of 561	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	386 of 559	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	412 of 553	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)52nd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics24%-21 vs state

Science21%-17 vs state

Social Studies7%-34 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 (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 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
Kindezi West	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%)	28	862^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	29.3%		27.5	882^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	28.8%	20	47.8	27.5	16.7	20.0	13.9	10.0	33.4	6.7	6.7	$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%)	25.9	893^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	26.7%		16.6	1056^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.7%	163	44.6	24.5	7.5	23.2	11.0	20.6	35.2	17.5	11.1	$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%)	28.6	851^st of 1219 public elementary schools	30.2%		11.6	1153^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	6.9%	302	32.8	26.4	29.3				44.8			$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%)	12.1	1120^th of 1219 public elementary schools	8.1%		7	1211^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.2%	91	26.7	25.9	14.9				15.5			$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%)	23.5	941^st of 1219 public elementary schools	22.8%		24	942^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	23.9%	1	25.1	34.9	33.9				24.2			$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%)	35.1	750^th of 1219 public elementary schools	38.5%		47.4	601^st of 1238 public elementary schools	51.5%	149	33.3	45.3	20.6				44.1			$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%)	21.4	960^th of 1219 public elementary schools	21.2%		20.8	986^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.4%	26	19.5	35.7	29.8				25.5			$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%)	19.8	994^th of 1219 public elementary schools	18.5%		17.1	1046^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.5%	52	20.0	23.9	13.3				41.4			$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%)	67.9	343^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	71.9%		62.1	411^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.8%	68	56.2	48.8	60.7				53.5			$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%)	20.4	982^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	19.4%		18.3	1024^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.3%	42	29.7	32.0	25.0				25.0			$19,693	$984	$18,709

Frequently Asked Questions about Kindezi West

What is the racial makeup of Kindezi West?

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

How many students attend Kindezi West?

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

What district is Kindezi West in?

Atlanta Public Schools

Is Kindezi West a good school?

Kindezi West ranks 862^nd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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