📍 970 Martin St SE, Atlanta, Fulton County, 30315
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Atlanta, Fulton County. The school has 258 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Atlanta Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy enrolls 258 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 4.7% White and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 236 | 91% |
| White | 12 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
258 of the school's 258 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 258 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-50, state senate district 36, state house district 59.
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy is one of 86 schools in Atlanta Public Schools, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The district serves 49,945 students district-wide and employs 3,979 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 258 students, Barack and Michelle Obama Academy is smaller than the district average of about 581 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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