Kindezi Old Fourth Ward, 386 Pine St. NE: grades K-8, 338 students in 2025, CCRPI 66.4. Admission, report card and calendar.

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the Kindezi Old Fourth Ward website, APS’s charter school directory, 2026-27 student calendar (PDF), the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement’s 2025 School Grades data and the federal NCES school directory.

Kindezi Old Fourth Ward is a public charter school in Atlanta Public Schools. It teaches kindergarten through eighth grade at 386 Pine St. NE. Charter schools in APS are authorized by the Atlanta Board of Education and the State Board of Education, according to the district.

Who to call

  • Kindezi Old Fourth Ward front office: 404-719-4005
  • Enroll: through the school; see its website for application dates
  • Atlanta Public Schools main line: 404-802-3500

Principal

Faith Wilbanks is principal, according to APS’s charter school directory. Kelly Gunn is executive director of the Kindezi Schools, according to the same source.

Enrollment and teachers

The state counted 338 students at Kindezi Old Fourth Ward in its 2025 School Grades data. The most recent federal figure, from the NCES directory for the 2023-24 school year, is 385 students and 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9.4 students per teacher.

State report card

Kindezi Old Fourth Ward’s 2025 CCRPI single score was 66.4, according to the state’s School Grades data. Because it spans more than one level, the state also scores each part: elementary grades 69.9 and middle grades 59.7. The Georgia single score for all schools was 78.0 and Atlanta Public Schools’ was 77.0. The school’s single score was 49.8 in 2023, 63.8 in 2024 and 66.4 in 2025. The full report card, with subgroups and the parts of the score, is on the state’s Kindezi Old Fourth Ward 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.

Georgia Milestones, 2025, share of tested students at each of the two top levels:

Grades 3 to 5

Subject Proficient Distinguished
English language arts 17.7% 5.9%
Math 22.6% 7.8%
Science (fifth grade) 15.4% 7.7%

Grades 6 to 8

Subject Proficient Distinguished
English language arts 13.7% 4.2%
Math 8.4% 3.2%
Science (eighth grade) 25.0% 3.6%
Social studies (eighth grade) 10.7% 0.0%

The same data show 41.0% of fifth graders read at or above grade level, against 55.1% statewide; 55.2% of eighth graders read at or above grade level, against 56.4% statewide.

Admission

Kindezi Old Fourth Ward does not take students by APS attendance zone; families apply to the school. Application dates and rules are on the school’s website. APS’s About Our Schools page lists it with the Midtown cluster.

Calendar

Charter schools can set their own calendars, so check the school’s website first. The district’s dates, from the APS 2026-27 student calendar (PDF), are:

  • 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

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Kindezi Old Fourth Ward serve?

Kindergarten through eighth grade, according to the state’s 2025 School Grades data.

What is Kindezi Old Fourth Ward’s CCRPI score?

Its single score was 66.4 in 2025, according to the state’s School Grades data; the Georgia single score for all schools was 78.0. It was 63.8 in 2024.

How do you enroll at Kindezi Old Fourth Ward?

Through the school, not the APS zone process; check the school’s website for application dates.