📍 5897 Prestley Mill Rd, Douglasville, Douglas County, 30135
Brighten Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Douglasville, Douglas County. The school has 800 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Douglas County school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brighten Academy enrolls 800 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 15% White and 9.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 539 | 67% |
| White | 121 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 6% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
438 of the school's 800 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 387 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.
Brighten Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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-60, state senate district 35, state house district 66.
Brighten Academy is one of 35 schools in Douglas County, based in Douglasville, Georgia. The district serves 25,521 students district-wide and employs 1,682 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 800 students, Brighten Academy is close to the district average of about 729 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large