Atlanta Public Schools (APS) continued to show overall improvement on the College and Career Readiness Index (CCRPI), according to the 2025 CCRPI data, released by the Georgia Department of Education. The CCRPI includes five components: Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps, Readiness, and – for high schools – Graduation Rate. APS scored 100 on the Closing […]
An outstanding group of Atlanta Public Schools (APS) educators and schools were recently honored during the inaugural Alonzo A. Crim Award Celebration for their unwavering commitment to advancing equity across the district. Known affectionately as Equity Champions, this year’s honorees were selected by peers, supervisors, and district leaders for their outstanding commitment to actively modeling […]
The students at Ralph J. Bunche Middle School spent Earth Day learning about recycling and sustainability, while also getting in some yard work with Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson, Atlanta Board of Education (ABOE) member Alfred “Shivy” Brooks, and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. In the morning, students learned about repurposing materials by […]
Meet Zoe Hudson, a dynamic seventh grader from Ralph J. Bunche Middle School, who embodies the characteristics of teamwork, leadership, and ambition, and exemplifies the APS Profile of a Graduate. #IamAPS
(Click here to watch a short video about Hour of Coding activities at Bunche Middle School.) Former President Barack Obama once famously said, “Don’t just play on your phone, program it.” Scores of student throughout Atlanta Public Schools took those words to heart on Monday, as the district began its participation in an annual global […]
Atlanta Public Schools have won championships in a number of competitions this school year, from sports to science to debate. Now you can add the arts to the list. The Ralph J. Bunche Middle School Treble Chorus took first place in the Choral Division for Middle and High Schools in 2017 Southern Star Music Festival, held […]
The boys and girls soccer teams at Sutton Middle School won the Atlanta Public Schools Middle School Soccer Championships. The boys defeated Inman Middle School while the girls beat Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School. Sutton Middle School swept the girls and boys titles in the Atlanta Public Schools Middle School Soccer Championships. The girls blanked Atlanta […]
By: Donovan M. Harris “Dear Little Bear, there are no words in the English lexicon to describe just who “Little Bear” is. You bring your sunshine to everyone you meet, and we are better for it. I am better for it. You love and give yourself even when you have nothing to give.” These are […]
An expanded and renovated Atlanta Public School that re-opened in the fall of 2015 after completing construction earned an Honor Award and recognition from the South Atlantic Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). The renovated Ralph Bunche Middle School located in southwest Atlanta was honored at the organization’s annual banquet and awards […]
Atlanta Public Schools’ (APS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly rebuilt Ralph J. Bunche Middle School October 14, 2015 in the auditorium for students, staff, former Bunche administrators and the Bunche community. Ralph J. Bunche Middle School has educated Atlanta’s youth in the southwest community since 1979. When the original building opened, it was […]