About Charles R. Drew Charter School
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Charles R. Drew Charter School is located in Atlanta, GA and is one of 109 schools in Atlanta Public Schools. It is a charter school that serves 771 students in grades PK, K-8.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Charles R. Drew Charter School made AYP in 2008. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Georgia in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Charles R. Drew Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2007, Charles R. Drew Charter School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Georgia average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Charles R. Drew Charter School's students and teachers.
Charles R. Drew Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2007)
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Black
98 %
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Multiracial
1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 53%
- Female 47%
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