📍 300 E Lake Blvd SE, Atlanta, DeKalb County, 30317
Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Atlanta, DeKalb County. The school has 925 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Atlanta Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 79.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy enrolls 925 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 79.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 17% White and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 694 | 75% |
| White | 158 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 3% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 925 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 289 qualify for free lunch and 81 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 42, state house district 83.
Charles Drew Charter JA/SR 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 925 students, Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy is larger 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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