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Hapeville Charter Career Academy

Q: Is Hapeville Charter Career Academy a good school?

Hapeville Charter Career Academy ranks 323 rd of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 29% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Hapeville Charter Career Academy is a public charter high school in Atlanta, GA, serving 638 students in grades 9-12 within the Fulton County district, where nearly all students (99.84%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most impressive thing about this school is its graduation rate. In 2024-2025, 97.5% of seniors graduated—well above the district's 91.9% and the state's 87.2%. This isn't a fluke; the school has stayed above 91% for five straight years. That's especially notable when you compare it to nearby schools like Banneker High School (84.6%) and Tri-Cities High School (86.1%), or Skyview High School, which graduates just 32.2% of its students. Hapeville also shows real strength with its African American students, who rank in the 55th percentile statewide—far better than the school's overall 29th percentile ranking. Chronic absenteeism, while still high at 26.3%, has dropped dramatically from 37.9% just a few years ago.

That said, test scores tell a more complicated story. Algebra I proficiency jumped from 27.6% to 42.3% in one year, and Biology sits at 35.1%—both below state averages. U.S. History remains a major concern, with only 9.1% proficient versus 45.5% district-wide. The school spends less per student ($13,075) than nearby charters like Global Impact Academy ($17,755) and Promise Career Institute ($17,308), both of which post much higher test scores and lower absenteeism. Hapeville's career-focused model seems to excel at keeping students engaged through graduation, even if standardized test performance hasn't caught up yet. For parents, this school offers a supportive path to a diploma, with clear momentum for improvement.

638

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,075

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6045 Buffington Rd
Union City, GA 30349

(404) 766-0101

District: Fulton County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.2%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (30% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!United States History scores 29 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg57%

Georgia avg45%

323^rd of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 22High Schools in the Fulton County

48^th of 202Fulton County 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	25.1	323 of 457	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	382 of 451	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	360 of 454	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	316 of 448	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	333 of 431	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	313 of 410	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	308 of 438	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.2	359 of 428	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	367 of 420	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	389 of 426	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	377 of 435	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.9	356 of 425	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	336 of 425	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	169 of 377	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.7	296 of 391	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	234 of 382	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	187 of 384	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	200 of 372	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	287 of 431	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.8	374 of 438	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	349 of 435	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	290 of 433	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	292 of 430	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	33.7	199 of 308	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	246 of 295	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	329 of 436	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	378 of 442	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	345 of 436	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	336 of 436	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	363 of 427	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	265 of 339	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	269 of 347	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	188 of 344	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	305 of 343	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	218 of 331	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)55th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2023)35th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I42%-6 vs state

Biology35%-12 vs state

United States History9%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th 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
Hapeville Charter Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6045 Buffington Rd	Union City	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 766-0101	638	39	16.3	99.8%	2 (0.3%)	569 (89.2%)	53 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	25.1	323^rd of 457 public high schools	29.3%		16	382^nd of 451 public high schools	15.3%	59	42.3	35.1	9.1					$13,075	$571	$12,504
Banneker High School	Public	9-12	6015 Feldwood Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3410	1,695	125	13.5	100.0%	7 (0.4%)	1,541 (90.9%)	104 (6.1%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.0%)	34.3	262^nd of 457 public high schools	42.7%		22.5	343^rd of 451 public high schools	23.9%	81	27.6	35.7	43.4					$18,662	$1,246	$17,416
Skyview High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5134 Old National Hwy	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 418-8812	346	11	32.9	88.4%	0 (0.0%)	314 (90.8%)	25 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3.7	449^th of 457 public high schools	1.8%		3.7	449^th of 451 public high schools	0.4%		0.0	0.0	3.6					$11,982	$725	$11,257
Atlanta Youth Development Campus	Public	5-12	5651 Stonewall Tell Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 656-4522	24	6	4.0	87.5%	6 (25.0%)	17 (70.8%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.8	453^rd of 457 public high schools	0.9%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0
North Clayton High School	Public	9-12	1525 Norman Dr	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4035	1,124	64	17.5	100.0%	4 (0.4%)	936 (83.3%)	129 (11.5%)	26 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	38	243^rd of 457 public high schools	46.8%		44.7	200^th of 451 public high schools	55.7%	43	43.4	26.0	45.9					$14,140	$1,449	$12,691
Global Impact Academy	Public	9-12	115 Shaw Drive	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3900	572	36	16.1	56.5%	8 (1.4%)	507 (88.6%)	41 (7.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	76.7	49^th of 457 public high schools	89.3%		74.4	69^th of 451 public high schools	84.7%	20	68.7	68.7	51.1					$17,755	$534	$17,221
Promise Career Institute School	Public	9-12	3605 Main Street	College Park	30337	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 254-8043	247	23	10.6	76.9%	1 (0.4%)	218 (88.3%)	20 (8.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	72.6	60^th of 457 public high schools	86.9%					(n/a)	71.8	60.2
Charles R. Drew High School	Public	9-12	6237 Garden Walk Blvd	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	1,708	96	17.7	100.0%	15 (0.9%)	978 (57.3%)	642 (37.6%)	34 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.1%)	30	288^th of 457 public high schools	37.0%		27.8	312^th of 451 public high schools	30.8%	24	21.1	30.3	39.5					$13,751	$1,366	$12,385
Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	160 Roberts Dr	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2905	1,359	70	19.4	100.0%	15 (1.1%)	973 (71.6%)	303 (22.3%)	31 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.3%)	19.2	362^nd of 457 public high schools	20.8%		25.9	324^th of 451 public high schools	28.2%	38	26.1	28.9	18.2					$13,595	$1,547	$12,049
Tri-Cities High School	Public	9-12	2575 Harris St	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8200	1,748	114	15.3	100.0%	13 (0.7%)	1,189 (68.0%)	507 (29.0%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.7%)	19.1	364^th of 457 public high schools	20.4%		16.5	377^th of 451 public high schools	16.4%	13	23.3	25.7	23.8					$17,308	$1,189	$16,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Hapeville Charter Career Academy

What is the racial makeup of Hapeville Charter Career Academy?

Students at Hapeville Charter Career Academy are 89% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Hapeville Charter Career Academy in?

Fulton County

How many students attend Hapeville Charter Career Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Hapeville Charter Career Academy.

Is Hapeville Charter Career Academy a good school?

Hapeville Charter Career Academy ranks 323^rd of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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