Brighten Academy

Charter

Regular School · Douglasville, GA

Brighten Academy is a charter regular school school in Douglasville, Georgia, serving grades KG–08 with 812 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

812

Teachers (FTE)

47.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	588	72%
White	88	11%
Hispanic/Latino	70	9%
Two or more races	49	6%
Asian	15	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	812	382M / 430F

English Language Learners: 20 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35.0% -1.4pp	36.4%	388
Reading Proficiency	35.0% -4.4pp	39.4%	389
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	135

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)

+0.30 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

165 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

0.6% 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.)	812	100%

Contact & Location

5897 Prestley Mill Rd

Douglasville, GA 30135

Phone: (770)615-3680

District

Douglas County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,196

District enrollment: 25,802

Other Schools in District

Annette Winn Elementary School Elementary
Arbor Station Elementary School Elementary
Beulah Elementary School Elementary
Bill Arp Elementary School Elementary
Bright Star Elementary School Elementary
Burnett Elementary School Elementary
Chapel Hill Elementary School Elementary
Dorsett Shoals Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30135) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130186003670

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