2023 Guide to Top Charter Schools in the Atlanta Area

Charter schools are tuition-free public schools offering a specialized focus. A charter school may help your child grow his talents. Charter schools are autonomous and allowed to make their own decisions. Georgia has 116 charter schools, according to the Georgia Department of Education. This guide can help you find the perfect charter school in metro Atlanta for your child and his interests.

Check out why Atlanta parents chose to enroll their child in a charter school.

[Featured Charter Schools]

The Anchor School

The Anchor School, a new public charter school focused on developing the whole child through the entirety of adolescence, will open in the fall of 2023. The 6th-12th grade school has a statewide attendance zone, meaning it will off er high quality project-based learning to students across the state of Georgia.

Atlanta Heights Charter School

The challenging curriculum and dedicated teachers at Atlanta Heights Charter School give students every opportunity to reach their full academic and creative potential. Individualized lessons address children’s strengths and abilities and build moral focus lessons into every school day. As a result, their students thrive.

DeKalb Brilliance Academy

DeKalb Brilliance Academy is a tuition-free, public K-8th grade South DeKalb charter school enrolling grades K-3 in 2023 (adding a grade each year). The school empowers students to be leaders through combining rigorous & 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-5. 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.

Genesis Innovation Academy

Offering single-gender academies for boys and girls, Genesis Innovation Academy scholars are viewed as intelligent individuals who are capable of investigating, discovering and thinking about solutions to many problems on their own. Serving grades K-8; open to all Georgia students.

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.

PEACE Academy

PEACE Academy is a tuition-free public K-8 charter school in Southeast Atlanta that promotes educational and cultural empowerment. PEACE provides inquiry-based learning, cultural immersion, and community-based field experiences that teaches students to be leaders.

Wesley International Academy

Wesley is an Atlanta public charter school for K-8th grade. At this International Baccalaureate (IB) World Programme School, students receive daily lessons in Mandarin Chinese; select middle school students experience a summer immersion program in China.

ZEST Preparatory Academy

ZEST Preparatory Academy is a tuition-free public charter school in Douglas County serving K-5th. With a forward-focus on literacy and leadership, the school is committed to preparing the next generation of leaders to take their seat at the table in an academically rigorous, supportive and joyful environment.

7 Pillars Career Academy
The Academy for Advanced Studies
Amana Academy
Amana Academy West Atlanta
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
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 School at Old Fourth Ward
The Kindezi School West
The Kindezi School at Gideons
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