and Maynard H. Jackson High School. Charles R. Drew Charter School is a local APS-affiliated charter school. Children of East Lake residents are given first opportunity to enroll at Drew. References Further reading Jordan, Vernon; et al., "Creating Communities of Hope and Opportunity: The Revitalization of East Lake", Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, March 27, 2007. "In 1995, the East Lake Meadows housing project was among the worst places in the United States to live. Its crime rate was 3.3 times higher than the rest of Atlanta and 18 times higher than the national average. ... Today, violent crime in East Lake is down by 95 percent." East Lake Park, bordered by Memorial Drive, Alston Drive, and both Daniel and Green Avenues, is a multi functional and sport park. The facilities include a rentable event space, basketball courts, a youth playground, tennis courts, a pavilion with grills and picnic tables, an enormous open green space, and The Birds Nest - a baseball field owned by Atlanta softball team the Edgewood Ghetto Birds. External links East Lake Neighbors Community Association Website East Lake Atlanta Neighborhood Information Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Neighborhoods in Atlanta