ATLANTA — Atlanta Public Schools has released data on how many students have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 across APS schools.
The numbers are based on students five years old and older who are currently eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination data is aggregated from the Georgia Registry of Immunization Transactions and Services as of Jan. 3. Schools that had ten or fewer vaccine-eligible students were excluded from the report.
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The report reveals a vast range of percentages of students vaccinated, from 1% to 64%.
The data appears to show a sharp decrease in the vaccination rate among students in schools that are located in communities of color, particularly among elementary school students.
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At 10 elementary schools, only 1% of students are fully vaccinated. In at least 31 APS elementary schools, fewer than 5% of students are vaccinated.
The schools with the highest vaccination rates were Midtown High School, which has a 64% vaccination rate, and North Atlanta High School, which has a 55% vaccination rate.
By contrast, Washington High School (16%), Douglass High School (16%) and South Atlanta High School (17%) have the lowest vaccination rates among the district’s high schools.
Atlanta Public Schools has hosted numerous vaccination events since all children ages five and older became eligible for the vaccine. The district is offering $100 gift cards for eligible APS students, staff and the community at four upcoming high school basketball games.
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Here are the vaccination rates within school clusters:
- Washington: 7%
- Douglass: 7%
- South Atlanta: 8%
- Carver: 11%
- Mays: 12%
- Therrell: 12%
- Jackson: 27%
- North Atlanta: 49%
- Midtown: 54%
Channel 2 Action News has reached out to other metro Atlanta school districts for their vaccination rates. Officials with Fulton and Cherokee County schools have responded to our request and said they don’t track student vaccination rates. We’re working to get more information from other districts.
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