Summary:
Zip code 30354 in Atlanta is home to just one middle school, Crawford Long Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 627 students as part of the Atlanta Public Schools district.
Crawford Long Middle School serves a student body where 100% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it faces significant challenges. The most pressing issue is chronic absenteeism, with 48.7% of students missing substantial school time—nearly double the district rate of 27.6% and almost triple the state rate of 17.7%. Academically, proficiency rates are well below state averages across all subjects. For example, only 15.4% of 6th graders, 18.7% of 7th graders, and 21.3% of 8th graders are proficient in math, compared to state averages around 40-46%. Science proficiency sits at 13.7% for 8th graders, and social studies is the weakest area at just 9.1% proficient—a 31-point gap from the state average.
Despite these low absolute numbers, there is encouraging news. The school showed meaningful improvement in every subject from the previous year, with math gains ranging from +4.0 to +7.5 percentage points and science improving by 5.1 points. The school's state ranking also improved from the 6th percentile to the 13th percentile. The school spends a substantial $28,197 per student and maintains a favorable 10.8:1 student-teacher ratio, providing resources that could support further gains. However, the pace of improvement will need to accelerate significantly to close the achievement gaps, and addressing the high absenteeism rate is likely the most critical step for unlocking the school's potential.
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