The visual below shows enrollment trends at Atlanta Public Schools for the past 33 years. Use the drop-down options to select a school or grade or the tabs at the top to pick a different view. Mouse-over the visual to get exact numbers. The graph shows that total enrollment decreased by 388 students to 49,522 Read more about APS Enrollment 1994-2026[…]
The four-year graduation rate for Atlanta Public Schools was 90.5% in 2025, an increase of 1.9 percentage points from 2024. The graph below shows graduation rates by school for the 2024 and 2025 school years. You can also utilize the year over year comparison to focus on the change in four-year graduation rate between 2024 Read more about Graduation Rates 2025[…]
Atlanta Public Schools began administering the NWEA MAP exam as a formative assessment during the 2021-2022 school year. MAP results include a predicted Georgia Milestones achievement level for each student tested. The graph below shows the percentage of students predicted to score proficient or higher on the spring Milestones in math based on the spring Read more about Spring MAP Results, 2025[…]
The Georgia Department of Education uses the College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI) to measure school performance. However, we see that CCRPI results are correlated with factors outside of a school’s control, like the percentage of low-income students. To measure how schools perform compared to those serving similar students, the Governor’s Office of Student Read more about Beating the Odds 2024[…]
The visual below shows enrollment trends at Atlanta Public Schools for the past 31 years. Use the drop-down options to select a school or grade or the tabs at the top to pick a different view. Mouse-over the visual to get exact numbers. The graph shows that total enrollment increased by 285 students to 49,945 Read more about APS Enrollment Data 1994-2024[…]
Atlanta Public Schools has the most diverse portfolio of schools in the state. We have schools in some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Georgia and schools in some of the poorest. The graph below shows that these schools have very different math achievement levels: Use the filters on the right to select different grades, subjects, Read more about Relationship between School Performance and Poverty, 2024[…]
The view below converts average test scores for each school into a state percentile rank. This view helps compare performance over time across grades and subjects and to the rest of the state. The percentiles show a school’s relative position among all Georgia schools. For example, Burgess Peterson’s 2024 average 3rd-grade English score is in Read more about Milestones State Percentile Ranks, 2024[…]
Understanding subgroup-level performance can often involve several comparisons- performance relative to other subgroups in a school, performance relative to other students in the state, and performance on an absolute scale. The visuals below attempt to combine those comparisons into a single visual. The first visual shows the distribution of mathematics performance by subgroup for all Read more about CCRPI Performance by Subgroup 2024[…]
The graph below shows graduation rates by school for 2024 and 2023. The four-year graduation rate for Atlanta Public Schools was 88.4% in 2024, an increase of 1.8 percentage points from 2023 and three percentage points higher than the state average. Use the “Cohort Year” filter to see graduation rates from other school years, and Read more about 2024 Graduation Rate[…]
The graph below shows the percentage of APS students who scored proficient or better on the 2024 Georgia Milestones End of Grade exams. The graph shows significant differences in proficiency for different race/ethnic groups. In English Language Arts, results range from 84% proficient for White students to 23% proficient for Black students. Results also vary Read more about Milestones Subgroup Results, 2024[…]