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Brighten Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

5897 Prestley Mill Rd, Douglasville, GA 30135 · (770) 615-3680

Douglasville’s School Grade B− better than 49% of Georgia school districts

Students
812
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Brighten Academy

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of Georgia’s public schools

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 38.5%

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

5897 Prestley Mill Rd, Douglasville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten78
Grade 183
Grade 282
Grade 395
Grade 4100
Grade 5104
Grade 698
Grade 784
Grade 888
Enrollment over time
832’20
815’21
800’22
814’23
812’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 72%White 11%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brighten Academy from Douglasville families.

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; Douglasville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.