Atlanta public schools: every school, zone and report card

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: Atlanta Public Schools’ About Our Schools and feeder pattern pages, its charter and partner school directories, the APS School Zone Locator, the district’s APS Forward 2040 page, the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement’s 2025 School Grades data, the federal NCES school directory and Private School Survey, the Census Bureau’s geocoder and each school’s website.

Every public school in the city is run by Atlanta Public Schools (APS), the city’s school district, from its central office at 130 Trinity Ave. SW. The district’s main line is 404-802-3500.

Zones are drawn by the district, so check an address with the APS School Zone Locator before you buy or rent. An Atlanta mailing address does not mean a home is in the city, or in APS: of the 81 private schools with an Atlanta mailing address in the federal Private School Survey, the Census Bureau’s geocoder places 38 entries inside city limits, and most of the rest in Sandy Springs, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Dunwoody, Doraville, College Park, South Fulton or unincorporated areas.

APS is organized into nine high school clusters: Carver, Douglass, Jackson, Mays, Midtown, North Atlanta, South Atlanta, Therrell and Washington. In the cluster model, all students at an elementary school go on to the same middle school and then the same high school, according to the district. New students enroll through the district’s online application.

This guide lists the 83 schools in the city that APS runs, hands to partner operators or oversees as charter schools, with a page for each. Together they counted 52,957 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades data. Tables are in alphabetical order; we do not rank schools. Calendar, enrollment and Board of Education details are in our Atlanta schools guide.

Closings and new zones in 2027

In December 2025 the Atlanta Board of Education approved Phase 1 of APS Forward 2040, the district’s long-range facilities plan, which closes six schools in fall 2027. The district’s page names Cleveland Avenue Elementary, Continental Colony Elementary, Dunbar Elementary, Stanton Elementary and Peyton Forest Elementary among the impacted schools, and says the boundary work will also change the Parkside Elementary zone and move the F.L. Stanton zone into the Washington feeder pattern. APS posted draft zone maps on Oct. 5, 2026, has a survey open Oct. 5 to 14 and plans a board vote on Monday, Dec. 7. New zones would take effect in August 2027.

High schools

Carver Early College and STEAM Academy at Carver share the Carver campus; STEAM Academy is a partner school run by Purpose Built Schools Atlanta. B.E.S.T. Academy and Coretta Scott King Academy are APS’s single-gender academies, on a shared campus, and teach sixth through 12th grade.

High school CCRPI scores, 2025

CCRPI is Georgia’s school accountability score, from 0 to 100. Each school’s page has the parts of the score, its graduation rate and its Georgia Milestones results.

Middle schools

Price Middle is a partner school run by Purpose Built Schools Atlanta.

Elementary schools

Hollis Innovation Academy and KIPP Woodson Park Academy run through eighth grade. Partner schools, run for APS by outside operators with their own zones: Kindezi at Gideons (Kindezi Schools), Slater Elementary (Purpose Built Schools Atlanta) and KIPP Woodson Park Academy (KIPP Atlanta Schools).

Charter schools

APS says it has 19 charter schools, authorized by the Atlanta Board of Education and the State Board of Education. They enroll through their own applications, not by zone; Centennial Academy is the exception, with an elementary zone in the Midtown cluster. The campuses on the district’s charter school directory:

Other APS programs

APS also lists programs that have no neighborhood zone and that we have not given their own page: Atlanta Virtual Academy, Atlanta College and Career Academy, Phoenix Academy and Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy. Ask the district or the program how students are placed.

Private schools

These private schools are in the federal Private School Survey for 2023-24 with an Atlanta address that the Census Bureau’s geocoder places inside city limits (Cristo Rey Atlanta’s downtown address included). We list schools that teach kindergarten or above, some with preschool classes too; the survey also lists preschool-only programs and two very small programs we leave out. Each name links to the school’s federal record; the grades are the survey’s. We do not rate private schools.

More

• The APS School Zone Locator and schools and feeder patterns page
• The APS 2026-27 student calendar (PDF)
• District calendar, enrollment and the Board of Education: our Atlanta schools guide
• Football schedules and results: our Friday night football guide and scoreboard

Frequently asked questions

Who runs the public schools in Atlanta?

Atlanta Public Schools (APS), the city’s school district. Its main line is 404-802-3500, and its central office is at 130 Trinity Ave. SW.

How do I find which Atlanta school my address is zoned for?

Enter the address in the APS School Zone Locator at maps.apsk12.org. APS groups its schools into nine high school clusters, and each elementary school feeds one middle school and one high school.

Are any Atlanta schools closing?

Yes. In December 2025 the Atlanta Board of Education approved a facilities plan that closes six schools in fall 2027. The district names Cleveland Avenue, Continental Colony, Dunbar, F.L. Stanton and Peyton Forest elementary schools among the impacted schools; new zones are up for a board vote Dec. 7, 2026.

How many charter schools does APS have?

APS says it has 19 charter schools. Its charter school directory lists the campuses, from Drew Charter School to the KIPP Atlanta schools, and each one enrolls through its own application.

Are there private schools in Atlanta?

Yes. The federal Private School Survey lists 81 private schools with an Atlanta mailing address for 2023-24; the Census Bureau’s geocoder places 38 of those entries inside city limits.