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Barack and Michelle Obama Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

970 Martin St SE, Atlanta, GA 30315 · (404) 802-4200 · Part of Atlanta City School District

Atlanta’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Georgia school districts

Students
297
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Barack and Michelle Obama Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Atlanta kids: 15 middle schools

On the path

Where Atlanta kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Barack and Michelle Obama AcademyYou are here
6–815 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

970 Martin St SE, Atlanta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten43
Grade 135
Grade 247
Grade 349
Grade 441
Grade 542
Enrollment over time
285’20
294’21
258’22
269’23
297’24

Up 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 93%White 3%Hispanic 1%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barack and Michelle Obama Academy from Atlanta families.

Other schools in Atlanta City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Atlanta’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.