2025 Guide to Top Charter Schools in the Atlanta Area

Georgia’s public charter schools are free and open to all. Learn more about public charter schools in Georgia and find a charter school today in your community.

[Featured Charter Schools]

Amana Academy

Amana Academy Charter Schools is an educational community with a mission to academically prepare students to be 21st-century STEM leaders and changemakers. Students are empowered to be leaders of their own learning, using design thinking and STEM to bring positive change to their communities.

The Anchor School

The Anchor School is a village of educators, families and community members that partners with 6th-12th grade scholars who are developing the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to thrive in school and beyond.

Atlanta Heights Charter School

At Atlanta Heights Charter School, the challenging curriculum and dedicated teachers give students every opportunity to reach their full academic and creative potential. They individualize lessons to address your child’s strengths and abilities and build moral focus lessons into every school day.

Centennial Academy

Centennial Academy is a tuition-free K-8 charter school located in Midtown Atlanta. They provide rigorous, hands-on learning with a focus on STEAM, performing arts, athletics, and extracurriculars. Their whole-child approach fosters cognitive, emotional, and social growth, preparing students for lifelong success.

DeKalb Brilliance Academy

DeKalb Brilliance Academy is a tuition-free, public Kindergarten-8th grade south DeKalb charter school enrolling grades K-5 in 2025 (adding a grade each year). Their school empowers students to be leaders by combining rigorous and relevant academics with social-emotional learning.

Ethos Classical

With an emphasis on the humanities and the arts, tailored small group instruction and two teachers per classroom, Ethos Classical provides an extraordinary education to scholars in grades K-6. Open to students in Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County Schools.

Fulton Academy of Science and Technology

FAST focuses on a design thinking approach to education in a diverse community setting, providing children with a STEM-based education designed to spur innovation, creativity, and problem solving that prepares them for success and leadership. Serving K-grade 8.

Genesis Innovation Academy

Offering single-gender academies for boys and girls, Genesis Innovation Academy serves scholars in grades K-8 with a new model for rigorous, values-based education. Their curriculum emphasizes comprehension, problem-solving, and real world, culturally relevant application.

Ivy Preparatory Academy

Georgia’s first state public charter school for girls, Ivy Prep Academy provides a STREAM curriculum, college-preparatory education in a culture of collaboration, integrity, and servant leadership. Serving grades K-8; open to students zoned for DeKalb County Schools and Atlanta Public Schools.

The Kindezi Schools

Kindezi is a community of public schools in Atlanta with family-style classes led by great teachers. The provide a genius-awakening education filled with love and rigor that enables every child to see their innate worth and reach their full potential. Serving grades PreK-8th grade at three Atlanta locations.

The Main Street Academy

The Main Street Academy (TMSA) is a longstanding, tuition-free STEAM Certified public charter school that serves and educates students in grades K–8. The school’s mission is focused on providing a challenging and enriching curriculum that centers on developing the whole child – intellectual, artistic, character, and health.

PEACE Academy

PEACE Academy is the only inclusive tuition-free public charter school that provides identity-based development for students in grades K-8 in southeast metro Atlanta. Students are educated to learn the truth about history and the role they play in their communities in an era where curriculum often omits marginalized groups of people.

7 Pillars Career Academy
The Academy for Advanced Studies
Amana Academy
The Anchor School
Atlanta Classical Academy
Atlanta Heights Charter School
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
Atlanta Smart Academy
Atlanta Unbound Academy
Bartow County College and Career Academy
Brighten Academy
BIA Charter School
Centennial Academy
Central Educational Center
Chamblee Charter High School
Charles R. Drew Charter School
Chattahoochee Hills Charter School
Cherokee Charter Academy
Coweta Charter Academy
DeKalb Academy of Technology and the Environment
DeKalb Brilliance Academy
DeKalb PATH Academy
DeKalb Preparatory Academy
D.E.L.T.A. Steam Academy
Douglas County College and Career Institute
Du Bois Integrity Academy
Ethos Classical Charter School
Excelsior Village Academies
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology
Fulton Leadership Academy
Genesis Innovation Academy
George Walton Comprehensive High School
Georgia Connections Academy
Georgia Cyber Academy
The GLOBE Academy
Hapeville Charter Career Academy
International Academy of Smyrna
International Charter Academy of Georgia
International Charter School of Atlanta
International Community Schools
Ivy Preparatory Academy
Kennesaw Charter Science and Math Academy
The Kindezi Schools
KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
KIPP South Fulton Academy
KIPP STRIVE Academy
KIPP STRIVE Primary
KIPP Vision Academy
KIPP Vision Primary
KIPP WAYS Academy
KIPP WAYS Primary
Leadership Preparatory Academy
Liberation Academy
Liberty Tech Charter School
The Life School
The Main Street Academy
Miles Ahead Charter School
The Museum School of Avondale Estates
New Life Academy of Excellence
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts
Northwest Classical Academy
Odyssey Charter School
PEACE Academy
Peachtree Charter Middle School
Resurgence Hall Charter School
The R.I.S.E. Schools
Rockdale Career Academy
Sankofa Montessori
Skyview High School
SLAM Academy of Atlanta
Tapestry Public Charter School
Utopian Academy for the Arts
Wesley International Academy
Westside Atlanta Charter School
Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence
ZEST Preparatory Academy