Kindezi West, 286 Wilson Mill Road SW: grades K-8, 378 students in 2025, CCRPI 61.4. Admission, report card and calendar.

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the Kindezi West 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 West is a public charter school in Atlanta Public Schools. It teaches kindergarten through eighth grade at 286 Wilson Mill Road SW. Charter schools in APS are authorized by the Atlanta Board of Education and the State Board of Education, according to the district. The state’s data list it as The Kindezi School.

Who to call

Principal

Erin Jackson 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 378 students at Kindezi West in its 2025 School Grades data. The most recent federal figure, from the NCES directory for the 2023-24 school year, is 380 students and 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 7.9 students per teacher.

State report card

Kindezi West’s 2025 CCRPI single score was 61.4, according to the state’s School Grades data. Because it spans more than one level, the state also scores each part: elementary grades 65.0 and middle grades 54.7. The Georgia single score for all schools was 78.0 and Atlanta Public Schools’ was 77.0. The school’s single score was 63.3 in 2023, 59.3 in 2024 and 61.4 in 2025. The full report card, with subgroups and the parts of the score, is on the state’s Kindezi West 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 17.6% 8.8%
Math 28.8% 6.4%
Science (fifth grade) 15.8% 7.9%

Grades 6 to 8

Subject Proficient Distinguished
English language arts 17.4% 1.8%
Math 6.4% 0.0%
Science (eighth grade) 15.0% 0.0%
Social studies (eighth grade) 7.5% 2.5%

The same data show 41.0% of fifth graders read at or above grade level, against 55.1% statewide; 47.5% of eighth graders read at or above grade level, against 56.4% statewide.

Admission

Kindezi West 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 Mays 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

More

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Kindezi West serve?

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

What is Kindezi West’s CCRPI score?

Its single score was 61.4 in 2025, according to the state’s School Grades data; the Georgia single score for all schools was 78.0. It was 59.3 in 2024.

How do you enroll at Kindezi West?

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