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Atlanta Heights Charter School

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Atlanta Heights Charter School ranks 893 rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

893^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Atlanta Heights Charter School in Atlanta, GA, serves 663 students in grades K-8, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school is part of the State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter School district and has shown a strong two-year recovery, climbing from the 8th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 27th percentile in 2025-2026—its best ranking since 2020-2021.

The most encouraging news is the school's momentum. After a difficult period, Atlanta Heights has improved its state ranking for two consecutive years, a 19-percentage-point jump that outpaces most nearby schools. Third-grade math proficiency (44.6%) nearly matches the state average (48.3%) and beats several neighboring schools, including KIPP Soul Primary and Miles Elementary School. The school also shows notably strong results for its African American students, who rank in the 47th percentile statewide—well above the school's overall ranking. Additionally, Atlanta Heights spends $18,539 per student, far less than nearby schools like Beecher Hills Elementary School ($40,846) and Peyton Forest Elementary School ($34,679), while achieving comparable or better outcomes in several grade levels.

However, challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism is the school's biggest hurdle, with 42.3% of students missing significant school time—more than double the state average (17.7%) and far higher than City View Elementary School (16.2%) or Beecher Hills (14.6%). Math proficiency also drops sharply after 3rd grade, falling from 44.6% to just 7.5% by 5th grade, and middle school grades (6-8) consistently underperform elementary grades. The school's student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1 is much higher than peers like The Kindezi School (8.5:1), yet Atlanta Heights still outperforms Kindezi in 8th-grade math (20.6% vs. 10%) and science (17.5% vs. 6.7%). With a clear upward trend and efficient use of resources, Atlanta Heights is a school worth watching, though attendance and middle-school support will be key to sustaining progress.

663

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,539

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3712 Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Atlanta, GA 30331

(404) 472-3003

District: State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.6%

Two or more races:

8.3%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 18% Georgia)

!Social Studies scores 29 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Georgia avg43%

Elementary school

893^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

483^rd of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

174^th of 201State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter School 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	25.9	893 of 1219	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	1056 of 1238	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1144 of 1236	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1087 of 1223	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1061 of 1220	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	877 of 1214	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1062 of 1234	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1008 of 1209	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	975 of 1205	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	995 of 1233	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	440 of 828	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.0	652 of 892	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	734 of 879	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	669 of 870	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	631 of 876	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	874 of 1186	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	1092 of 1224	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1106 of 1223	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1083 of 1212	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1038 of 1206	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	860 of 1183	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	1007 of 1225	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1125 of 1220	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1069 of 1210	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1074 of 1209	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	483 of 578	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	546 of 585	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	496 of 578	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	449 of 569	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	454 of 558	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	458 of 542	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	479 of 559	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	448 of 543	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	461 of 539	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	462 of 545	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	318 of 480	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.6	440 of 494	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	372 of 489	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	294 of 485	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	298 of 482	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	468 of 550	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	526 of 567	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	487 of 558	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	460 of 553	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	432 of 544	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	452 of 550	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	532 of 569	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	478 of 561	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	421 of 559	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	465 of 553	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)34th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science26%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-23 vs state

Social Studies11%-29 vs state

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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	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
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
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%)	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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Atlanta Heights Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Atlanta Heights Charter School?

Students at Atlanta Heights Charter School are 87% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Atlanta Heights Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Atlanta Heights Charter School.

Is Atlanta Heights Charter School a good school?

Atlanta Heights Charter School ranks 893^rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Atlanta Heights Charter School in?

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