Coweta Charter Academy, Senoia GA

Original Research by School Decision on Coweta Charter Academy

Coweta Charter Academy is a tuition-free public charter school in Senoia serving kindergarten through eighth grade. The school has undergone significant expansion in recent years: its attendance zone now encompasses sixteen counties across metro Atlanta and west Georgia, up from its previous Coweta-only restriction, which materially broadens who can access enrollment via its lottery. In 2025 the Senoia City Council approved a conditional-use permit for a new gymnasium, with plans to convert the existing gym into six classrooms, signaling both capacity growth and institutional confidence in future enrollment.

The school currently enrolls a moderate-sized population across its grade bands, with the highest enrollment in the early grades and a natural taper toward eighth grade. Demographic composition is majority white with a substantial black presence, smaller Hispanic and multiracial populations, and Asian and Pacific Islander enrollment. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the school draws from a mixed economic profile rather than concentrating poverty.

Academic performance on Georgia's End of Grade assessments shows a mixed picture. English language arts proficiency runs in the mid-range across grades three through eight, with grade five performing noticeably stronger than the others. Mathematics proficiency is more uneven, with grade four showing mid-range performance while grades three, six, seven, and eight cluster in the low range; grade five stands out again as stronger. Science proficiency is below expectations in both tested grades, with eighth grade particularly weak. Eighth-grade social studies proficiency is the lowest area across all tested subjects. The school was recognized as a Georgia Math Leader by the state department of education for performance on Georgia Milestones under the state's new K-12 mathematics standards during 2023-2024, a designation awarded to only thirteen charter schools statewide. How that recognition aligns with current proficiency results may warrant a conversation with the school about implementation and trajectory.

Relative to other districts in Coweta County, the school's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint, placing it among the lower performers in its immediate county context. Because the school does not serve high school grades, no graduation rate data is available. Chronic absenteeism and other school-environment metrics were not available.

The school operates within Senoia, a small town about forty-five miles south of Atlanta that has experienced strong growth tied to Georgia's film-industry incentives and suburban sprawl from the Atlanta metro area. Downtown Senoia is compact and walkable, anchored by shops, restaurants, and historic homes, along with the film production complex Raleigh Studios Atlanta. Outside the downtown core the town is car-dependent. Housing values are well above both state and national averages, with new single-family subdivisions under active development. The broader area is experiencing the growth pressures and market dynamics of exurban Atlanta, which shapes both the families who move to the area and the community context the school inhabits.

For families considering Coweta Charter Academy, the key facts to weigh are the expanded eligibility across sixteen counties, the mixed and sometimes low state assessment results, and the school's location in a growing exurban community drawing professional families from across the region. A parent concerned about math and science performance in the upper elementary and middle grades may want to explore further with the school what instructional approaches are in use and what the school attributes to both the Math Leader recognition and the current achievement gaps.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 29%

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

Grade 458%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 13 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 40%

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

Grade 630%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 733%

School 33% · District 33%

even with state median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 9 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 41%

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

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 52%

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

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 649%

School 49% · District 49%

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 742%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 2 pts below state median

Science

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 37%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 823%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 3 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 14 pts below state median

This schoolState Specialty Schools II- Coweta Charter Academy, 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income35%Higher-income68%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income79%29 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income60%26 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income40%Higher-income45%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income46%Higher-income70%24 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income40%Higher-income60%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income40%Higher-income70%30 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income27%Higher-income47%21 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income17%Higher-income34%17 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income30%Higher-income28%2 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income60%22 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income34%Higher-income52%18 pp gap