Atlanta

Schools

Currently, 210 Atlanta corps members are placed in 97 elementary, middle, and high schools within the Atlanta Public School (APS) and the Fulton County School systems. Teach For America • Atlanta has partnered with Atlanta Public Schools since 2000, when superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall was named APS superintendent. Dr. Hall decided she wanted to incorporate Teach For America into the school reform package she was developing in Atlanta. The school reform model, Project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams), has recently been implemented in two clusters within the Atlanta school system. Over the last six years, more than 15 Atlanta corps members have been named Project GRAD Teachers of the Year.

As Teach For America • Atlanta expands its size and impact, our corps members and alumni are increasingly leading district and school initiatives. Corps members and alumni are serving as teachers in the single gender schools initiative, and as principals in two of the districts newest high schools. Dr. Hall remains a strong supporter of Teach For America, and she has worked to bring over 700 corps members to teach in Atlanta Public Schools since 2000. With our corps members’ heightened presence and success, our impact in Atlanta Public Schools is poised to continue to grow.

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At a Glance

School Districts
Atlanta Public Schools
Fulton County Schools

Ethnic Breakdown-Student Population-Atlanta Public Schools
86% African-American
8% Caucasian
4% Latino and Hispanic
<1% Asian-American
<1% Native American
<1% Multi-Ethnic

Ethnic Breakdown-Student Population-Fulton County Public Schools
42% African-American
35% Caucasian
10% Latino and Hispanic
8% Asian-American
4% Multi-Ethnic
<1% Native American

Ethnic Breakdown-Atlanta
48% African-American
40% Caucasian
3% Latino and Hispanic
6% Asian-American
<1% Native American
3% Multi-Ethnic

Percentage of Students Qualifying for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

76% Atlanta Public Schools 40% Fulton County Schools

Placements
42% elementary
40% secondary
18% Special Education
K-12 grade level placements available (Approximately half of corps members teach middle school, and the other half teach high school) general subject elementary specific subject secondary (science, math, social studies, and English) elementary and secondary special education foreign language for elementary, middle, and high school

90% teach at a school with another corps member or alumnus