The Friends School of Atlanta

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FSA Fast Facts

Campus Location and Features

  • Located on 5.85 acres on Columbia Drive in Decatur
  • 30,000-square-foot classroom/administrative building
  • 10,000-square-foot-gymnasium
  • Playground and playfields
  • Gardens throughout campus
  • Stewards of one-acre East Decatur Greenway greenspace

Friends School Distinction

  • Founded in 1991 by members of Atlanta Friends Meeting
  • One of 78 Friends schools nationwide
  • The only Friends school in Georgia
  • Values-based educational program that promotes peace, justice and equality
  • Commitment to diversity
  • Silent reflection incorporated into life of school
  • Member of the Friends Council on Education
  • Fifty percent of the Board of Trustees belongs to or attends a Friends Meeting

Students

  • Current enrollment is 177, PreK3 through grade 8
  • 35% students of color
  • 9% students with LGBTQ parents
  • 45% girls; 55% boys
  • 40% to 50% students of color since 1991

Faculty

  • 26 full-time and 16 part-time faculty
  • Average student-to-teacher ratio is 8:1
  • 61% of faculty hold advanced degrees

Financial Aid

  • Currently awarding 16% of tuition revenue in need-based financial aid
  • 36% of current students receive financial aid

Academics

  • 1:8 teacher:student ratio
  • Individualized, development-based instruction
  • Responsive Classroom training for all teachers
  • Orton-Gillingham training for language arts teachers
  • Service learning opportunities at all grade levels
  • Emphasis on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics)
  • Curriculum guides can be accessed here

Specials

  • Art
  • Innovation Lab
  • Library
  • Spanish
  • Music and Movement
  • Creative Dramatics
  • Environmental Science
  • Physical Education

Technology

  • Classrooms equipped with electronic white boards
  • 3-D printer in Innovation lab
  • Student chromebooks starting in Grade 2
  • Middle school student Google accounts

Competitive Teams

  • Basketball
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Track and Field

Afterschool Program

  • Drop-in aftercare program until 6:00 pm
  • Aftercare free for ages 3, 4 and 5
  • Afterschool club offerings ranging from individual music lessons, to visual arts to creative dramatics to sports, and much more —

Accreditation and Memberships

  • Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
  • Accredited by the Friends Council on Education
  • Member of the Atlanta Area Association of Independent Schools (AAAIS)
  • Member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
  • Member of the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA)

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