The Friends School of Atlanta

Bringing forward more than 329 years of excellence in Quaker Education

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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, equity, and inclusion
  • Silent reflection incorporated into the 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 and Faculty

  • Current enrollment is 189, PreK3 – Grade 8
  • 44% students of color
  • 49.7% girls, 48.7% boys, 1.6% nonbinary or other gender
  • 42 full-time and 5 part-time faculty/staff
  • Average student-to-teacher ratio is 6:1
  • 60.6% of faculty hold advanced degrees

Financial Aid

  • Currently allocating 17% of tuition revenue for need-based financial aid with awards that support 35% of current students
  • Additional tuition assistance for public school applicants or entering PreK, Kindergarten or 1st Grade is offered through the Apogee Georgia Tax Credit Program

Academics

  • Service-learning opportunities for all students
  • Co-Curricular/Specials: Art, Innovation Lab, Library, Spanish, Latin, Music and Movement, Creative Dramatics, Environmental Science, Gardening, Health, Yoga, Digital Citizenship and Physical Education
  • Differentiated, developmentally-based instruction
  • Licensed PreK3 program (Bright from the Start) through the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning.
  • Responsive Classroom® training for lead teachers
  • Orton-Gillingham approach for early literacy
  • Approaches STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) and advocacy through its Arts+Innovation program

Technology

  • Classrooms equipped with electronic white boards
  • 3-D printers in Innovation Lab
  • 1:1 student Chromebook program (Grades 3-8)
  • 1:1 student Chrome tablet program (Grades 1 and 2)

Competitive Sports Teams

  • Basketball
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Track
  • Volleyball

After School Clubs

  • Visual and Performing Arts that vary per session.

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