North Fulton Today

There were 21,011 sixth grade students enrolled in Fulton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Willis A. Sutton Middle School welcomed the largest number of sixth grade students among county schools, registering 1,039 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Fulton County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Fulton County ranked second in enrollment numbers, with a total of 271,413 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked second the year before.

According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia's public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.

The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.

School name	# of 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Willis A. Sutton Middle School	1,039	33.5%	3,103
Hopewell Middle School	847	34.4%	2,463
Taylor Road Middle School	817	32.5%	2,510
Autrey Mill Middle School	801	31.7%	2,529
Webb Bridge Middle School	793	33.7%	2,352
Renaissance Middle School	770	33.2%	2,321
David T. Howard Middle School	733	32.8%	2,233
Northwestern Middle School	719	31.5%	2,283
River Trail Middle School	703	32.1%	2,192
Bear Creek Middle School	686	30.7%	2,234
Sandtown Middle School	615	29.4%	2,095
Ridgeview Charter School	607	30.4%	1,999
McNair Middle School	576	32.1%	1,794
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School	557	34.3%	1,624
Crabapple Middle School	547	31.5%	1,738
Elkins Pointe Middle School	535	30.7%	1,740
Ralph Bunche Middle School	531	33%	1,611
Woodland Middle School	517	32.8%	1,574
Paul D. West Middle School	516	32.5%	1,586
Sandy Springs Middle School	514	31.6%	1,626
John Lewis Invictus Academy	505	31.1%	1,624
Jean Childs Young Middle School	497	33.1%	1,503
Camp Creek Middle School	472	37%	1,276
Crawford Long Middle School	463	33.4%	1,387
Holcomb Bridge Middle School	444	34.3%	1,293
Haynes Bridge Middle School	422	34.4%	1,225
Herman J. Russell West End Academy	252	33.2%	758
Sylvan Hills Middle School	245	28%	876
Main Street Charter Academy	220	13%	1,694
KIPP South Fulton Academy School	204	28.7%	710
KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School	203	26.2%	775
KIPP VISION Charter School	202	25.3%	797
Kipp Strive Charter School	201	25.1%	802
RISE Prep School	197	32.2%	612
Centennial Place Academy (Charter)	191	12%	1,594
Woodson Park Academy School	177	10.1%	1,752
Judson Price Middle School	174	32.2%	541
Amana Academy School	172	12%	1,434
KIPP Soul Academy	168	27.1%	619
Wesley International Academy Charter	162	10.7%	1,519
International Charter School of Atlanta	156	9.3%	1,674
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle School	156	33.8%	462
Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence	148	11.5%	1,282
Atlanta SMART Academy	144	35.4%	407
Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy	141	11.6%	1,211
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology	140	14%	999
Atlanta Heights Charter School	138	10.1%	1,366
Atlanta Classical Academy	131	9.7%	1,350
Chattahoochee Hills Charter School	129	12%	1,075
Corretta Scott King Young Womens' Leadership Academy	107	16.9%	633
The Kindezi School	96	11.4%	839
B.E.S.T. Academy	84	18.3%	458
Genesis Innovation Academy for Boys	77	13%	591
Kindezi Old 4th Ward	74	8.6%	862
Westside Atlanta Charter School	73	10.5%	692
Fulton Leadership Academy	70	15.3%	457
Genesis Innovation Academy for Girls	62	10.5%	588
Atlanta Unbound Academy	57	12.2%	469
SLAM Academy of Atlanta	34	11.2%	304
Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy	0	0%	439
Hillside Conant School	0	0%	72