Kipp Strive Charter School, Atlanta GA

Original Research by School Decision on Kipp Strive Charter School

Kipp Strive Charter School serves grades five through eight in southwest Atlanta, drawing an enrollment of approximately four hundred students. The school is a regular public charter, operated under the KIPP charter network and located in the 30310 zip code.

The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of its neighborhood. Data on the numbers of special-education students and English learners was not available.

State test results from spring 2025 show low proficiency across all tested subjects. In English language arts, sixth graders scored lowest at roughly one-third proficient; seventh graders performed better at roughly two-fifths proficient; eighth graders dropped sharply to around one-fifth proficient. Mathematics proficiency ranged from about one-fifth proficient in sixth grade to roughly one-quarter in grades seven and eight. Eighth-grade science proficiency was around one-quarter, and social studies was the lowest-scoring subject at roughly one-sixth proficient. Relative to districts across Fulton County, Kipp Strive's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint.

These results represent a significant academic challenge. The school is not yet producing grade-level mastery in core subjects for most of its students. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what instructional changes, support structures, or interventions are in place to move students toward proficiency, and what timeline the school has set for improvement.

The charter structure gives Kipp Strive operational autonomy in curriculum and scheduling, which can enable rapid program innovation. The school's small to moderate size for its grade band may support closer relationships between staff and students. Without additional data on course breadth, after-school offerings, discipline practices, or attendance patterns, the full picture of school environment and daily experience is incomplete.

Atlanta Public Schools, Kipp Strive's authorizing district, is undergoing significant change. In December 2025 the district approved a closure and consolidation plan affecting sixteen schools starting in the 2027-2028 school year, with many closures concentrated in historically Black neighborhoods in northwest and southwest Atlanta. Families should monitor whether Kipp Strive's footprint or attendance boundaries are affected by these changes. The district has also made a priority of reading instruction through its science-of-reading initiative, with demonstrated gains in fourth-grade NAEP reading and plans to extend the work into middle schools. Property taxes in Atlanta are held at a historically low millage rate, though rising home values still increase what homeowners owe.

The local housing market in the 30310 area shows median home values below the Georgia state benchmark and rental rates that are accessible but subject to recent upward pressure. The neighborhood sits within Atlanta's broader landscape of rapid infill development, transit expansion via the Atlanta BeltLine, and concentrated growth in inner-city mixed-income pockets.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 26% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 30% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 36% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 37% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 743%

School 43% · District 34% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 33% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Science

Grade 823%

School 23% · District 24%

▼ 3 pts below state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 26% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.