B.E.S.T. Academy, 1190 Northwest Drive NW: grades 6-12, 279 students in 2025, CCRPI 73.7. Zone, feeders and calendar.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the B.E.S.T. Academy website, Atlanta Public Schools’ feeder pattern list, 2026-27 student calendar (PDF), the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement’s 2025 School Grades data, the federal NCES school directory and the GHSA.
B.E.S.T. Academy is an Atlanta Public Schools school for sixth through 12th grade at 1190 Northwest Drive NW. APS lists it among its single-gender academies, and it shares a campus with Coretta Scott King Academy.
- Address: 1190 Northwest Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
- Phone: 404-802-4950
- Grades: 6 to 12
- Website: best.atlantapublicschools.us
Who to call
- B.E.S.T. Academy front office: 404-802-4950
- Register a new student: the district’s online New Student Enrollment application, then call the school with your application number
- Bus routes: the APS Transportation Call Center, 404-802-5500
- Atlanta Public Schools main line: 404-802-3500
- Is this your school? Check an address with the APS School Zone Locator
Principal
Robert Williams is principal, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
The state counted 279 students at B.E.S.T. Academy in its 2025 School Grades data. The most recent federal figure, from the NCES directory for the 2023-24 school year, is 237 students and 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 6.6 students per teacher.
State report card
B.E.S.T. Academy’s 2025 CCRPI single score was 73.7, according to the state’s School Grades data. Because it spans more than one level, the state also scores each part: middle grades 71.2 and high grades 76.1. The Georgia single score for all schools was 78.0 and Atlanta Public Schools’ was 77.0. The school’s single score was 68.8 in 2023, 62.6 in 2024 and 73.7 in 2025. The full report card, with subgroups and the parts of the score, is on the state’s B.E.S.T. Academy report card.
CCRPI is the Georgia Department of Education’s “comprehensive school improvement, accountability, and communication platform,” according to GaDOE. The single score runs from 0 to 100 and is built from content mastery, progress, closing gaps and readiness, plus graduation rate for high schools. Georgia does not publish an A-to-F letter grade for schools in its 2025 data.
The four-year graduation rate was 97.4% for 2025, against 87.2% statewide and 90.5% for Atlanta Public Schools, according to the same data.
Georgia Milestones, 2025, share of tested students at each of the two top levels:
Grades 6 to 8
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 19.2% | 5.6% |
| Math | 28.8% | 2.4% |
| Science (eighth grade) | 23.9% | 6.5% |
| Social studies (eighth grade) | 17.4% | 4.4% |
High school end-of-course tests
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Math | 23.1% | 5.1% |
| Science | 12.5% | 2.5% |
| Social studies | 21.7% | 39.1% |
The same data show 50.0% of eighth graders read at or above grade level, against 56.4% statewide.
Attendance zone
APS does not list B.E.S.T. Academy in its cluster feeder pattern, so it has no neighborhood attendance zone in the district’s list; ask the school how students enroll. Neighborhood zones for every other APS school are on the School Zone Locator.
Calendar
From the district’s 2026-27 student calendar (PDF) (all district dates are on the calendar page):
- Monday, Oct. 12, and Tuesday, Oct. 13: Indigenous Peoples’ Day and teacher professional learning days, no school for students
- Wednesday, Oct. 14, to Friday, Oct. 16: fall break
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, a teacher professional learning day; no school for students
- Monday, Nov. 23, to Friday, Nov. 27: Thanksgiving break
- Monday, Dec. 21, to Friday, Jan. 1: December break; the second semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- Monday, Feb. 15, to Friday, Feb. 19, 2027: Presidents Day, then winter break
- Monday, April 5, to Friday, April 9, 2027: spring break
- Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day of school
Sports and activities
B.E.S.T. Academy plays in Region 7 of Class A (1A) for 2026-27, according to the GHSA region alignments. The region’s other schools are Atlanta Classical, Bowdon, Elite Scholars Academy, Greenville, Manchester, Northwest Classical Academy and Trion.
Game schedules are in our Friday night football guide and results on our scoreboard.
The school’s athletics page posts 2026 high school schedules for cross country and junior varsity and varsity football, and middle school schedules for football, basketball and baseball.
More
- The school’s website
- The state’s report card for B.E.S.T. Academy
- APS’s schools and feeder patterns and About Our Schools pages
- Every public school in Atlanta, with zones and scores: our Atlanta public schools guide
- District calendar, enrollment and the Board of Education: our Atlanta schools guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does B.E.S.T. Academy serve?
Sixth through 12th grade, according to the state’s 2025 School Grades data.
What is B.E.S.T. Academy’s CCRPI score?
Its single score was 73.7 in 2025, according to the state’s School Grades data; the Georgia single score for all schools was 78.0. It was 62.6 in 2024.
What is B.E.S.T. Academy’s graduation rate?
97.4% for 2025, the four-year rate in the state’s School Grades data, against 87.2% statewide.
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