📍 3070 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, Fulton County, 30331
Deerwood Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Atlanta, Fulton County. The school has 512 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 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Deerwood Academy enrolls 512 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 479 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.8% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
512 of the school's 512 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 512 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.
Deerwood 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 39, state house district 61.
Deerwood 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 512 students, Deerwood Academy is close to the district average of about 581 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large