Kindezi Old 4th Ward, Atlanta GA

Original Research by School Decision on Kindezi Old 4th Ward

Kindezi Old 4th Ward is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta, a historically significant intown area that has become a focal point of the city's walkability and redevelopment. The school sits on Pine Street in a part of Atlanta with strong civic anchors—Historic Fourth Ward Park, the BeltLine Eastside Trail, Ponce City Market—and sits within a neighborhood that has seen significant infill housing development and rising property values over the past decade.

The school serves a small enrollment of about that size for its grade band, with a student body that is predominantly Black and economically challenged. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school does not appear to serve significant numbers of students with IEPs or English learners, though those data were not available.

Test performance is a major concern. On Georgia's end-of-grade assessments, the school's overall proficiency index places it well below the midpoint among Fulton County districts. Across subjects and grades, proficiency rates are broadly weak. In math, results range from very low (mid single digits in grades 6 and 7) to modest (about half in grade 4), with most grades hovering around one-fifth. In English language arts, performance is similarly constrained, ranging from low single digits in grade 3 to about one-third in grade 4, with middle grades again in the teens to mid-20s. Science proficiency in grades 5 and 8 sits around one-quarter. Social studies in grade 8 shows proficiency in the single digits. Grade 4 stands as the strongest grade in both math and ELA, suggesting that upper elementary instruction may be more effective than either the early grades or the middle school wing.

Because this is a K-8 school, no high school graduation rate applies. The school's grade band does not include the high school grades on which state graduation metrics are calculated.

Kindezi Old 4th Ward is a charter school, which means it operates independently of the Atlanta Public Schools district proper, though it participates in the same state assessment system. Parents should note that the district has approved a major restructuring plan affecting 16 schools beginning in 2027-2028, which may not directly affect this school but reflects broader enrollment challenges across Atlanta. The district has also made a significant commitment to science-of-reading literacy instruction across all elementary schools and into the middle grades, with documented gains in fourth-grade reading; whether and how that initiative reaches this charter school would be worth confirming directly with the school.

Housing in the Old Fourth Ward zip code has appreciated but remains below the state benchmark. Rental costs are stable and moderate relative to income. The neighborhood itself is one of Atlanta's most walkable and is situated along the BeltLine, which serves as both a community amenity and an engine of development and demographic change.

A parent evaluating this school should understand that it is serving a high-need student population with weak overall proficiency results and should speak directly with school leadership about turnaround plans, instructional approach, and any specialized supports. The school's location in a vibrant, gentrifying neighborhood is a separate consideration from its academic performance; the two do not move in lockstep.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 41% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 41% · ▲ 11 pts above district

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

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 35% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 67%

School 7% · District 26% · ▼ 19 pts below district

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

Grade 77%

School 7% · District 30% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 36% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 310%

School 10% · District 35% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 38% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 39% · ▼ 13 pts below district

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

Grade 615%

School 15% · District 37% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 713%

School 13% · District 34% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 33% · ▼ 5 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 38% · ▼ 14 pts below district

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

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 24% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 810%

School 10% · District 26% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

This schoolAtlanta Public Schools, same grade

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.