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Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence

Public, Virtual Grades 6-12

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 12% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence is an alternative virtual school in Atlanta, GA, serving 393 students in grades 2-12 under the Fulton County school district, offering a flexible online learning model for families seeking an alternative to traditional classrooms.

This school shows genuine strengths in English Language Arts, where recent 6th and 7th grade proficiency rates (58.6% and 67.6%) actually exceeded district averages—a notable bright spot for a virtual program. However, math and science proficiency remain well below district and state averages, with only about 17-24% of students meeting standards in math and just 12% in 8th grade science. The school's graduation rate has improved from 64% to 67.8% over three years, peaking at 74.4% in 2023-2024, though it still trails the district's 91.9% rate. Dropout rates have also improved significantly, falling from 9.4% to 5.6%. Chronic absenteeism (24.3%) remains a challenge—especially for a virtual school where engagement is measured differently—and is higher than nearby Northwest Classical Academy (8.4%) and Atlanta Classical Academy (7.9%), though better than some other alternative schools in the area.

Per-student spending has more than doubled in two years, from $9,012 to $20,869, reflecting significant investment in virtual learning infrastructure. The school maintains a favorable 11.2:1 student-teacher ratio. Test scores show considerable year-to-year volatility—Algebra I proficiency swung from 21% to 41.4% to 16% across three years—which may reflect small class sizes and changing student populations. Compared to other alternative schools, Fulton Academy outperforms several high-needs programs like Hillside Conant School and Devereux Ackerman Academy, but lags behind Northwest Classical Academy, which serves a similar economic demographic with much stronger academic results. The school appears to be actively investing in improvements, though consistent academic gains remain a work in progress.

393

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

28%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6151 Powers Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30339

(470) 254-4578

District: Fulton County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.8%

White:

14.2%

Hispanic:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2023 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Georgia average (68% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg54%

Georgia avg43%

Middle school

486^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 38 pts since 2023

From top 47% (2023) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

402^nd of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 47 pts since 2023

From top 41% (2023) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	65.6	395 of 1236	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	628 of 1223	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	71.4	184 of 879	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	340 of 870	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	414 of 876	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	66.3	41 of 106	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	51.3	539 of 1212	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	446 of 1206	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	50.6	559 of 1220	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	772 of 1210	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	425 of 1209	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	486 of 578	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.6	276 of 585	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	297 of 578	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	265 of 569	53.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	445 of 480	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	58.9	162 of 494	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	186 of 489	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	172 of 485	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	198 of 482	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	416 of 550	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.0	276 of 567	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	275 of 558	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	296 of 553	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	271 of 544	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	509 of 550	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	46.9	276 of 569	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	386 of 561	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	213 of 559	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	285 of 553	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	312 of 425	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.6	121 of 429	71.8%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	402 of 457	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	239 of 451	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	265 of 454	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	184 of 448	58.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	350 of 377	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	45.6	159 of 391	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	228 of 382	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	104 of 384	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	30.6	245 of 372	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	360 of 431	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.1	193 of 438	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	242 of 435	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	142 of 433	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	299 of 430	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	399 of 436	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	292 of 442	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	311 of 436	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	250 of 436	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	331 of 427	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	226 of 339	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)79th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2022)61st percentile

Female (2023)56th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2024)54th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-9 vs school

High school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

United States History19%-19 vs state

Biology17%-30 vs state

Algebra I16%-32 vs state

Social Studies15%-25 vs state

Science12%-18 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)	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 United States History 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
Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence	Public, Virtual	6-12	6151 Powers Ferry Road NW	Atlanta	30339	Cobb County	Fulton County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(470) 254-4578	393	35	11.2	28.0%	56 (14.2%)	239 (60.8%)	54 (13.7%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	13.2	402^nd of 457 public high schools	12.0%		38.6	239^th of 451 public high schools	47.0%	163	16.0	16.9	19.3	17.9	23.6	17.2	12.1	15.0
Riverwood International Charter School	Public	9-12	5900 Raider Dr	Atlanta	30328	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-1980	1,737	108	16.0	40.5%	594 (34.2%)	392 (22.6%)	635 (36.6%)	48 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (3.7%)	59.5	112^th of 457 public high schools	75.5%		66	99^th of 451 public high schools	78.0%	13	51.7	56.5	38.3							$15,815	$570	$15,245
North Atlanta High School	Public	9-12	4111 Northside Pkwy NW	Atlanta	30327	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-4700	2,368	144	16.4	30.3%	686 (29.0%)	906 (38.3%)	583 (24.6%)	48 (2.0%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	132 (5.6%)	51.1	163^rd of 457 public high schools	64.3%		54.6	146^th of 451 public high schools	67.6%	17	44.4	55.8	14.5							$22,998	$880	$22,118
Cobb Horizon High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	1765 The Exchange SE	Atlanta	30339	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	Yes	No	(678) 594-8240	927	73	12.7	92.1%	212 (22.9%)	327 (35.3%)	315 (34.0%)	19 (2.0%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.1%)	11.5	408^th of 457 public high schools	10.7%		18.8	365^th of 451 public high schools	19.1%	43	13.1	22.6	12.0			18.6	24.4	11.6
Wheeler High School	Public	9-12	375 Holt Rd NE	Marietta	30068	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-3266	2,401	147	16.3	48.9%	556 (23.2%)	797 (33.2%)	626 (26.1%)	318 (13.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	101 (4.2%)	51.4	161^st of 457 public high schools	64.8%		66.2	97^th of 451 public high schools	78.5%	64	41.5	55.9	35.4							$13,905	$401	$13,505
North Springs High School	Public	9-12	7447 Roswell Rd	Atlanta	30328	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2490	1,195	90	13.3	53.7%	212 (17.7%)	586 (49.0%)	316 (26.4%)	19 (1.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.7%)	53.8	146^th of 457 public high schools	68.1%		54.6	147^th of 451 public high schools	67.4%	1	35.3	54.5	43.8							$17,896	$585	$17,310
Walton High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1590 Bill Murdock Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Cobb County	Yes	No	No	No	(770) 578-3225	2,705	142	19.1	7.6%	1,565 (57.9%)	169 (6.2%)	208 (7.7%)	652 (24.1%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	105 (3.9%)	91.8	8^th of 457 public high schools	98.2%		93.5	9^th of 451 public high schools	98.0%	1	81.8	86.3	76.4							$12,373	$345	$12,028
Campbell High School	Public	9-12	925 Powder Springs St SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 842-6850	3,085	176	17.4	52.1%	561 (18.2%)	1,315 (42.6%)	900 (29.2%)	149 (4.8%)	9 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	149 (4.8%)	52	157^th of 457 public high schools	65.6%		57.9	131^st of 451 public high schools	71.0%	26	37.2	51.0	46.1							$13,029	$340	$12,689
George W. Hartmann Center	Public	6-12	729 Lawrence St NE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	No	(770) 971-7801	4	1	4.0		1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cross Keys High School	Public	9-12	1626 N Druid Hills Rd NE	Brookhaven	30319	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-6102	1,748	125	13.9	100.0%	12 (0.7%)	64 (3.7%)	1,590 (91.0%)	60 (3.4%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	38.5	236^th of 457 public high schools	48.4%		35.2	267^th of 451 public high schools	40.8%	31	38.8	38.8	36.9							$19,060	$1,991	$17,069

Frequently Asked Questions about Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence

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Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Georgia high schools.

What district is Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence in?

Fulton County

What is the racial makeup of Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence?

Students at Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence are 61% African American, 14% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence.

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