School district · Georgia

City Schools of Decatur

Decatur, GA · Part of Metro RESA. Overview, assessment, demographics, attendance and discipline from public state and federal files, each figure shown with its source and year.

5,491
Enrollment
9.6%
Chronically absent %
96.04%
4-yr grad %
City system
System type
9
Schools listed

Overview

5,491
Enrollment
9.6%
Chronic absenteeism
96.04%
Four-year graduation rate
16.0%
Economically disadvantaged

Assessment

6.8%
Beginning Learner — EOG grades 3–8 — English Language Arts
5.2%
Beginning Learner — EOG grades 3–8 — Mathematics
9.5%
Beginning Learner — EOC — American Literature and Composition
11.2%
Beginning Learner — EOC — Algebra: Concepts and Connections

Demographics

16.0%
Economically disadvantaged
10.0%
Students with disabilities
3.0%
English learners
31.8%
Gifted

Attendance

9.6%
Chronic absenteeism
17.0%
Chronic absenteeism — Students with disabilities
8.7%
Chronic absenteeism — Students without disabilities

Discipline

3.8%
In-school suspension
1.6%
Out-of-school suspension
0.0%
Expulsion

Schools in this district

Every school Georgia publishes for this district, grouped by the grades it serves. Columns differ by band because the published measures do: a graduation rate for high schools, third-grade reading for elementary. All 9 schools as published — nothing averaged or estimated.

9 schools
Elementary schools 7
SchoolGradesEnrollmentCCRPIChronically absent %OSS %Economically disadvantagedGr 3 readingELA BeginningMath Beginning
Clairemont Elementary SchoolPK-0215082.716.0%1.2%34.0%Not reportedNot collectedNot collected
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School03-0553897.84.8%0.4%11.0%78.7%7.7%5.5%
Glennwood Elementary SchoolPK-0216798.77.8%0.0%20.0%Not reportedNot collectedNot collected
Oakhurst Elementary SchoolPK-0220298.04.0%0.0%12.0%Not reportedNot collectedNot collected
Talley Street Upper Elementary School03-0564398.76.2%1.6%21.0%71.4%7.9%5.4%
Westchester Elementary SchoolPK-0214199.62.1%1.1%6.0%Not reportedNot collectedNot collected
Winnona Park Elementary SchoolPK-0224697.91.6%0.3%8.0%Not reportedNot collectedNot collected
Middle schools 1
SchoolGradesEnrollmentCCRPIChronically absent %OSS %Economically disadvantagedGr 8 readingELA BeginningMath Beginning
Beacon Hill Middle School06-081,31797.45.4%1.1%15.0%89.1%6.0%5.0%
High schools 1
SchoolGradesEnrollmentCCRPIChronically absent %OSS %Economically disadvantaged4-yr grad %Am Lit BeginningAlgebra Beginning
Decatur High School09-121,93888.116.7%2.9%17.0%96.04%9.5%22.6%

How City Schools of Decatur compares

77 districts of comparable size statewide — Metro RESA has too few for a useful comparison

Regional peers
77 districts of comparable size statewide — Metro RESA has too few for a useful comparison
Reported values · 2024-25

This region has too few similarly-sized districts for a useful comparison, so the set has been widened to comparable districts statewide.

EnrollmentCity Schools of Decatur: 5,491
2,78710,740
Chronic absenteeismCity Schools of Decatur: 9.6%
6.6%37.4%
Four-year graduation rateCity Schools of Decatur: 96.04%
81.65%99.71%
City Schools of Decatur Comparison district Median Middle 50%

Neighboring districts

Geographic neighbors, which may sit in other regions.

Sources & vintage

Every value on this page is drawn from public state and federal collections. Suppressed small cells are flagged, never imputed. Every figure here is a published value, reproduced as-is.