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John Lewis Invictus Academy

Public Grades 6-8

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

John Lewis Invictus Academy is a middle school in Atlanta, GA, serving 692 students in grades 6-8 within the Atlanta Public Schools district, where all students are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking success at John Lewis Invictus Academy is its Algebra I performance. In the most recent school year, 90% of students scored proficient or above on the Algebra I End-of-Course exam—more than double the district average (41.7%) and nearly double the state average (48.1%). This puts the school on par with top-performing nearby schools like Martin L. King Junior Middle School (95.7%) and Willis A. Sutton Middle School (95.8%). The school also earns a 4-star rating for its work with English Language Learners, ranking in the 78th percentile statewide for that subgroup—a clear area of strength. Overall, the school’s state ranking improved significantly this year, moving from the 6th to the 16th percentile and earning its first star rating, suggesting recent efforts are starting to pay off.

However, the school faces serious challenges. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at 54%—nearly double the district average (27.6%) and triple the state average (17.7%). While this has improved from a peak of 70.8%, it remains exceptionally high and likely impacts learning. Grade-level math proficiency is low (ranging from 10.6% to 18.8%), and 8th-grade science proficiency (16.9%) trails the district (27.9%) and state (29.7%). The school also spends significantly more per student ($27,310) than higher-performing neighbors like Willis A. Sutton Middle School ($22,015) and Kipp Strive Charter School ($22,282). The contrast between the school’s exceptional Algebra I results and its low grade-level scores suggests that while some students are being accelerated successfully, most are still struggling with core standards—and improving attendance could be a key lever for broader gains.

692

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,310

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1890 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy
Atlanta, GA 30318

(404) 802-6149

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend John Lewis Invictus Academy usually attend:

High:

Frederick Douglass High School

Feeder schools for John Lewis Invictus Academy:

Elementary:	Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School
	F. L. Stanton Elementary School
	William J. Scott Elementary School
	William M.Boyd Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.0%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (17% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg35%

Georgia avg43%

487^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 14 pts since 2019

From bottom 2% (2019) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	16.8	487 of 578	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	552 of 585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	561 of 578	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	534 of 569	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	531 of 558	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	539 of 542	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	547 of 559	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	355 of 480	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	458 of 494	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	475 of 489	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	422 of 485	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	441 of 482	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	36 of 166	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	38.1	112 of 200	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	486 of 550	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	545 of 567	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	549 of 558	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	517 of 553	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	527 of 544	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	339 of 374	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	260 of 400	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.0	364 of 381	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	311 of 380	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	467 of 550	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	534 of 569	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	546 of 561	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	510 of 559	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	520 of 553	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	253 of 425	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.3	435 of 442	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	419 of 437	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	423 of 429	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	395 of 431	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+63 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I90%+42 vs state

Biology19%-28 vs state

Social Studies17%-23 vs state

Science17%-13 vs state

Mathematics16%-27 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
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
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
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
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
KIPP Soul Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1445 Maynard Rd NW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 324-6310	285	22	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	279 (97.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23.2	442^nd of 578 public middle schools	23.5%		22.4	452^nd of 585 public middle schools	22.7%	10			21.9	24.7	32.0	10.7	18.6		$27,198	$2,358	$24,840
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
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
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
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
Willis A. Sutton Middle School	Public	6-8	2875 Northside Dr NW	Atlanta	30305	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-5600	1,619	109	14.8	37.4%	437 (27.0%)	639 (39.5%)	392 (24.2%)	37 (2.3%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (6.3%)	77.6	112^th of 578 public middle schools	80.6%		74.2	132^nd of 585 public middle schools	77.4%	20	95.8		49.6	45.9	55.2	51.5	58.9		$22,015	$760	$21,255

Frequently Asked Questions about John Lewis Invictus Academy

What district is John Lewis Invictus Academy in?

Atlanta Public Schools

How many students attend John Lewis Invictus Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 692 students attended John Lewis Invictus Academy.

Is John Lewis Invictus Academy a good school?

John Lewis Invictus Academy ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Georgia middle schools.

What high school do graduates of John Lewis Invictus Academy attend?

Students who attend John Lewis Invictus Academy usually go on to attend Frederick Douglass High School

What is the racial makeup of John Lewis Invictus Academy?

Students at John Lewis Invictus Academy are 90% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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