KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Atlanta, Georgia

KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School in Atlanta, Georgia enrolled 289 students in 2024-25 with 22.6 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Georgia middle-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 25%

392 students in 2022-23, 395 students in 2023-24, 289 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 22.6.

Students enrolled at KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 392, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 28901002003004002022-233922023-243952024-25289
Students enrolled at KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 392, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 28901002003004002022-233922023-243952024-25289
Students enrolled at KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 392, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 28901002003004002022-233922023-243952024-25289
Students enrolled at KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 392, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 28901002003004002022-233922023-243952024-25289
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339230.013.1
2023-2439531.012.7
2024-2528922.612.8

12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 Georgia middle schools

Among the 475 Georgia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; This school 12.8; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; This school 12.8; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; This school 12.8; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; This school 12.8; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 384 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School enrolled 384 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 58 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 384 of the 384 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions58
  • Chronically absent42.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

97.9% of students were Black, 1.0% of two or more races, 0.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black97.9%
  2. Two or more races1.0%
  3. Hispanic0.7%
  4. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2222%32%39.6%
Math, 2022-2311%25% (2021-22)38.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Atlanta

26 public middle schools in Atlanta report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sequoyah Middle School1,71315.389.0%
Willis A. Sutton Middle School1,61914.933.1%
Peachtree Middle School1,21414.051.6%
David T Howard Middle School1,07315.221.2%
Sandtown Middle School95615.155.1%
Ridgeview Charter School94512.345.9%
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School87913.597.4%
Sandy Springs Middle School76312.3100.0%

All public schools in Atlanta →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School

  1. John Lewis Invictus AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 692 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Kipp Strive Charter SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 312 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School with John Lewis Invictus AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Atlanta Public Schools spends per student$23,046 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,046
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaKIPP WAYS Academy Charter School is the number 435 by size of 475 Georgia middle schools open in 2024-25.#435 of 475
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.9 for middle schools.12.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School

  1. How many students attend KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School?
    289 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 392 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Atlanta, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School?
    12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for middle schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School a Title I school?
    KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School in?
    Atlanta Public Schools, NCES district ID 1300120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130012003031 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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