Herman J. Russell West End Academy

Regular School · Atlanta, GA

Herman J. Russell West End Academy is a regular school school in Atlanta, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 342 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 8.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

342

Teachers (FTE)

38.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

8.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	331	97%
Hispanic/Latino	7	2%
Two or more races	2	1%
White	1	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	342	189M / 153F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	36.4%	89
Reading Proficiency	10-14%	39.4%	93
Science Proficiency	<=20%	—	29

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.64 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

18 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

15.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

290

84.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	342	100%

Contact & Location

765 Peeples St SW

Atlanta, GA 30310

Phone: (404)802-6800

District

Atlanta Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,567

District enrollment: 50,325

Other Schools in District

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary Elementary
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy Elementary
Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School Elementary
Beecher Hills Elementary School Elementary
Benteen Elementary School Elementary
Bolton Academy Elementary Elementary
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School Elementary
Cascade Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30310) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130012002344

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD