KIPP STRIVE Academy, 1448 Lucile Ave. SW: grades 6-8, 322 students in 2025, CCRPI 68.5. Admission, report card and calendar.

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the KIPP STRIVE Academy 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.

KIPP STRIVE Academy is a public charter school in Atlanta Public Schools. It teaches sixth through eighth grade at 1448 Lucile Ave. SW. 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

  • KIPP STRIVE Academy front office: 404-753-1530
  • Enroll: through the school; see its website for application dates
  • Atlanta Public Schools main line: 404-802-3500

Principal

Emanuel Mathis is principal, according to APS’s charter school directory.

Enrollment and teachers

The state counted 322 students at KIPP STRIVE Academy in its 2025 School Grades data. The most recent federal figure, from the NCES directory for the 2023-24 school year, is 406 students and 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.5 students per teacher.

State report card

KIPP STRIVE Academy’s 2025 CCRPI single score was 68.5, according to the state’s School Grades data. The Georgia average for middle schools was 78.4 and Atlanta Public Schools’ was 74.0. The school’s single score was 64.8 in 2023, 63.0 in 2024 and 68.5 in 2025. The full report card, with subgroups and the parts of the score, is on the state’s KIPP STRIVE 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.

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

Subject Proficient Distinguished
English language arts 26.2% 4.8%
Math 20.8% 4.1%
Science (eighth grade) 19.4% 3.9%
Social studies (eighth grade) 13.6% 1.9%

The same data show 41.7% of eighth graders read at or above grade level, against 56.4% statewide.

Admission

KIPP STRIVE Academy 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 Washington 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 KIPP STRIVE Academy serve?

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

What is KIPP STRIVE Academy’s CCRPI score?

68.5 in 2025, according to the state’s School Grades data, against a Georgia middle school average of 78.4. It was 63.0 in 2024.

How do you enroll at KIPP STRIVE Academy?

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