School district · Georgia

DeKalb County School District

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

104K
Enrollment
26.4%
Chronically absent %
81.64%
4-yr grad %
County system
System type
129
Schools listed

Overview

104,473
Enrollment
26.4%
Chronic absenteeism
81.64%
Four-year graduation rate
81.0%
Economically disadvantaged

Assessment

40.8%
Beginning Learner — EOG grades 3–8 — English Language Arts
32.1%
Beginning Learner — EOG grades 3–8 — Mathematics
30.9%
Beginning Learner — EOC — American Literature and Composition
40.2%
Beginning Learner — EOC — Algebra: Concepts and Connections

Demographics

81.0%
Economically disadvantaged
11.1%
Students with disabilities
24.0%
English learners
11.3%
Gifted

Attendance

26.4%
Chronic absenteeism
31.7%
Chronic absenteeism — Students with disabilities
25.7%
Chronic absenteeism — Students without disabilities

Discipline

4.5%
In-school suspension
7.5%
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 129 schools as published — nothing averaged or estimated.

129 schools
Elementary schools 76
SchoolGradesEnrollmentCCRPIChronically absent %OSS %Economically disadvantagedGr 3 readingELA BeginningMath Beginning
Allgood Elementary SchoolPK-0565069.726.2%2.0%100.0%22.0%39.7%18.8%
Ashford Park Elementary SchoolPK-0575794.04.8%1.0%15.0%76.6%8.6%4.3%
Austin Elementary SchoolPK-0578495.17.5%0.2%5.0%75.0%4.6%1.6%
Avondale Elementary SchoolPK-0557368.329.4%0.2%92.0%25.3%41.4%39.8%
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of TechnologyPK-0588975.221.9%3.2%100.0%30.3%34.3%25.7%
Bob Mathis Elementary SchoolPK-0538674.224.7%1.4%100.0%38.5%40.3%26.1%
Briar Vista Elementary SchoolPK-0548476.320.6%0.9%71.0%41.4%26.9%20.4%
Briarlake Elementary SchoolPK-0536588.615.6%1.5%39.0%65.6%19.3%15.3%
Brockett Elementary SchoolPK-0541366.414.3%1.4%92.0%33.9%37.4%25.1%
Browns Mill Elementary SchoolPK-0546566.121.5%3.6%100.0%29.7%50.5%42.2%
Canby Lane Elementary SchoolPK-0551173.926.6%4.4%100.0%29.4%39.6%29.9%
Cary Reynolds Elementary SchoolPK-0531264.213.5%0.9%87.0%17.5%45.8%42.4%
Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolPK-0557562.029.5%0.3%100.0%19.2%46.0%39.6%
Chapel Hill Elementary SchoolPK-0554770.029.5%0.9%100.0%20.5%41.8%39.2%
Chesnut Elementary SchoolPK-0556570.214.9%0.8%53.0%44.4%24.9%17.4%
Columbia Elementary SchoolPK-0541059.035.1%0.9%100.0%20.4%57.7%40.5%
Coralwood Education CenterPK-KK74Not reported16.2%0.0%SuppressedNot reportedNot collectedNot collected
Doraville United Elementary SchoolPK-051,00665.110.5%0.6%100.0%19.9%59.8%47.6%
Dresden Elementary SchoolPK-0563755.614.4%0.3%92.0%6.0%63.9%52.5%
Dunaire Elementary SchoolPK-0553355.826.8%0.5%100.0%19.8%50.2%47.4%
Dunwoody Elementary SchoolPK-0583383.512.7%1.0%23.0%64.2%11.5%9.6%
Edward L. Bouie, Sr. Elementary SchoolPK-0554869.75.6%1.8%87.0%35.8%19.5%10.3%
Eldridge L. Miller Elementary SchoolPK-0550658.430.6%1.8%100.0%19.7%49.8%40.3%
Evansdale Elementary SchoolPK-0554571.811.6%0.9%64.0%33.8%36.1%29.8%
Fairington Elementary SchoolPK-0561058.636.6%4.9%100.0%17.5%51.3%39.1%
Fernbank Elementary SchoolPK-0585893.912.9%0.1%28.0%65.8%13.4%7.4%
Flat Rock Elementary SchoolPK-051,13558.720.4%4.2%100.0%16.6%54.2%41.5%
Flat Shoals Elementary SchoolPK-0548054.330.8%0.4%100.0%18.8%58.6%47.1%
Hambrick Elementary SchoolPK-0559571.523.7%0.0%100.0%28.4%43.7%36.0%
Hawthorne Elementary SchoolPK-0538671.620.2%2.4%83.0%33.9%42.8%25.8%
Henderson Mill Elementary SchoolPK-0559279.715.7%1.3%73.0%30.5%42.9%33.6%
Hightower Elementary SchoolPK-0565776.215.5%1.0%88.0%26.2%55.8%35.5%
Huntley Hills Elementary SchoolPK-0552574.222.4%0.3%80.0%40.8%38.0%22.0%
Idlewood Elementary SchoolPK-051,04372.219.0%0.9%100.0%24.7%51.0%31.3%
Indian Creek Elementary SchoolPK-051,10473.414.4%0.0%100.0%16.9%63.1%47.2%
International Community SchoolKK-0552274.99.4%2.5%95.0%46.3%33.2%20.0%
John Robert Lewis Elementary SchoolPK-0586861.718.4%0.7%88.0%19.3%60.1%44.1%
Jolly Elementary SchoolPK-0588756.621.2%0.8%100.0%16.4%65.0%49.4%
Kelley Lake Elementary SchoolPK-0540464.835.3%1.4%94.0%19.2%59.7%45.3%
Kingsley Elementary SchoolPK-0539680.020.7%0.0%69.0%32.9%40.4%26.3%
Laurel Ridge Elementary SchoolPK-0542591.314.6%0.2%42.0%68.3%23.7%17.4%
Livsey Elementary SchoolPK-0536975.98.9%0.8%65.0%48.4%26.1%10.3%
Marbut Elementary SchoolPK-0538559.120.0%5.0%100.0%22.9%35.8%34.5%
McLendon Elementary SchoolPK-0535559.521.7%5.2%100.0%10.4%46.0%34.5%
Midvale Elementary SchoolPK-0543886.415.8%0.4%79.0%52.3%28.8%16.7%
Montclair Elementary SchoolPK-0564865.017.0%0.1%84.0%18.5%58.0%35.7%
Montgomery Elementary SchoolPK-0571291.66.5%0.3%15.0%75.2%8.3%6.6%
Murphey Candler Elementary SchoolPK-0557351.524.4%7.3%100.0%17.9%55.8%50.2%
Narvie Harris Elementary SchoolPK-0548179.912.9%3.0%88.0%52.3%18.6%14.3%
Oak Grove Elementary SchoolPK-0539487.53.6%1.4%12.0%78.1%8.1%6.2%
Oak View ElementaryPK-0578773.430.8%5.4%100.0%21.4%49.8%33.8%
Oakcliff Elementary SchoolPK-0558863.812.4%2.9%100.0%28.9%36.9%17.9%
Panola Way Elementary SchoolPK-0567165.428.0%5.8%100.0%14.6%56.1%44.1%
Peachcrest Elementary SchoolPK-0581152.539.2%7.8%100.0%14.7%59.3%57.0%
Pleasantdale Elementary SchoolPK-0590179.422.4%0.5%86.0%17.1%54.0%31.8%
Princeton Elementary SchoolPK-0581567.632.3%3.1%100.0%19.8%46.1%38.8%
Rainbow Elementary SchoolPK-0535875.833.4%2.2%100.0%21.1%53.2%39.7%
Redan Elementary SchoolPK-0558774.427.4%7.7%100.0%25.9%51.8%38.1%
Robert Shaw Theme SchoolPK-0529297.32.7%0.3%100.0%71.7%8.0%4.4%
Rock Chapel Elementary SchoolPK-0557169.027.6%2.0%100.0%32.1%46.0%34.8%
Rockbridge Elementary SchoolPK-051,04656.521.1%0.9%100.0%22.6%49.5%42.1%
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary SchoolPK-0551864.628.8%2.3%100.0%19.2%61.0%42.3%
Rowland Elementary SchoolPK-0547968.937.6%6.1%100.0%13.2%45.4%30.3%
Sagamore Hills Elementary SchoolPK-0542776.514.1%2.9%30.0%53.4%21.9%17.9%
Shadow Rock Elementary SchoolPK-0556668.819.4%3.0%100.0%38.7%41.3%38.4%
Smoke Rise Elementary SchoolPK-0553578.117.6%1.2%85.0%40.0%34.9%24.5%
Snapfinger Elementary SchoolPK-0546154.338.1%4.3%100.0%13.3%56.4%52.3%
Stephenson Elementary SchoolPK-0557361.120.9%1.7%100.0%19.2%48.5%38.2%
Stone Mill Elementary SchoolPK-0573252.830.3%3.2%100.0%10.2%62.3%45.0%
Stone Mountain Elementary SchoolPK-0556867.041.1%8.3%100.0%22.4%48.3%48.3%
Stoneview Elementary SchoolPK-0597443.034.3%2.1%100.0%10.4%64.2%54.0%
Toney Elementary SchoolPK-0525352.226.1%4.1%100.0%18.2%56.3%47.3%
Vanderlyn Elementary SchoolPK-0545194.18.9%0.6%10.0%69.1%8.5%6.9%
Woodridge Elementary SchoolPK-0550069.625.4%6.3%100.0%30.0%42.0%39.1%
Woodward Elementary SchoolPK-0558864.117.7%0.9%85.0%16.8%63.5%42.1%
Wynbrooke Elementary SchoolPK-0553582.56.0%0.4%84.0%56.8%17.2%11.0%
Middle schools 19
SchoolGradesEnrollmentCCRPIChronically absent %OSS %Economically disadvantagedGr 8 readingELA BeginningMath Beginning
Cedar Grove Middle School06-0880655.539.2%20.7%100.0%33.6%47.8%37.7%
Chamblee Middle School06-081,06189.48.0%2.5%31.0%81.3%14.1%13.0%
Chapel Hill Middle School06-0870261.222.8%14.2%100.0%42.0%39.2%31.4%
Columbia Middle School06-0867265.610.3%19.9%100.0%33.0%51.4%39.9%
Druid Hills Middle School06-081,10165.020.6%6.4%72.0%52.5%33.4%26.7%
Freedom Middle School06-081,49770.932.6%8.8%100.0%38.4%56.2%41.6%
Henderson Middle School06-081,49368.928.5%9.9%74.0%49.2%42.6%35.0%
Lithonia Middle School06-081,29459.428.1%23.9%100.0%35.4%51.3%44.4%
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School06-0881157.037.1%31.9%100.0%35.0%54.2%49.6%
McNair Middle School06-0888555.226.2%20.5%100.0%33.7%53.1%47.4%
Miller Grove Middle School06-0873658.639.0%26.8%100.0%34.9%49.6%44.5%
Peachtree Middle School06-081,33371.018.7%9.2%55.0%54.1%33.6%26.5%
Redan Middle School06-0874058.533.0%16.2%100.0%45.1%44.8%38.9%
Salem Middle School06-081,04857.131.2%28.6%100.0%29.5%57.4%49.4%
Sequoyah Middle School06-081,89466.927.6%10.7%89.0%31.1%61.1%47.4%
Stephenson Middle School06-0887763.922.0%21.6%100.0%46.2%41.8%33.8%
Stone Mountain Middle School06-081,21360.443.9%17.6%100.0%42.0%53.4%42.8%
The Champion Middle Theme School06-0878776.64.7%10.5%87.0%68.9%19.2%10.7%
Tucker Middle School06-081,31571.524.2%9.5%100.0%46.0%38.9%31.9%
High schools 22
SchoolGradesEnrollmentCCRPIChronically absent %OSS %Economically disadvantaged4-yr grad %Am Lit BeginningAlgebra Beginning
Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering, Medicine and Environm09-121,23588.512.1%5.1%65.0%100.00%6.7%20.0%
Cedar Grove High School09-121,25866.647.1%17.5%100.0%82.65%46.2%45.8%
Chamblee High School09-121,95288.115.3%2.7%44.0%87.96%17.0%33.8%
Clarkston High School09-121,64566.940.9%10.5%100.0%67.05%38.2%44.4%
Columbia High School09-1298360.751.2%17.9%100.0%80.43%44.8%57.0%
Cross Keys High School09-121,89070.345.6%4.0%100.0%73.68%37.6%35.1%
DeKalb School of the Arts09-1230197.98.6%3.3%36.0%100.00%0.0%2.4%
Dekalb Early College Academy09-1231798.42.2%0.9%84.0%100.00%0.0%2.6%
Druid Hills High School09-121,56677.239.3%7.1%44.0%88.67%24.0%41.1%
Dunwoody High School09-122,11976.739.4%5.2%36.0%86.81%22.6%44.4%
Elizabeth Andrews High School09-1261138.917.7%4.6%83.0%45.11%62.9%61.8%
Lakeside High School09-122,38877.329.7%7.0%47.0%83.42%19.8%48.0%
Lithonia High School09-121,73569.847.4%31.6%100.0%85.04%37.5%43.8%
Martin Luther King, Jr. High School09-121,58662.150.5%22.5%100.0%85.92%41.7%54.1%
McNair High School09-1289158.543.4%26.5%100.0%77.27%48.8%52.4%
Miller Grove High School09-121,22372.947.7%16.9%100.0%83.54%26.4%40.0%
Redan High School09-121,17572.646.0%16.5%100.0%88.52%36.4%37.0%
Southwest DeKalb High School09-121,33870.340.2%14.3%99.0%90.57%25.6%48.8%
Stephenson High School09-121,43771.033.7%14.1%95.0%86.10%24.2%41.1%
Stone Mountain High School09-121,45954.452.2%12.7%100.0%83.44%48.0%61.3%
Towers High School09-121,03261.757.5%18.9%100.0%80.09%46.4%62.9%
Tucker High School09-121,76477.525.2%6.3%85.0%81.01%24.9%44.1%
Schools serving multiple bands 12
SchoolGradesEnrollmentCCRPIChronically absent %OSS %Economically disadvantagedELA BeginningMath Beginning
DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment SchoolKK-0877480.96.5%1.2%100.0%14.1%9.2%
DeKalb Arts AcademyKK-0877574.67.4%1.8%76.0%11.0%11.7%
DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School05-0837968.22.4%1.6%100.0%31.3%29.1%
DeKalb Preparatory Academy CharterKK-0857558.426.7%3.8%100.0%46.6%44.8%
GLOBE Academy Charter School IKK-081,11178.95.0%0.6%30.0%13.1%9.2%
Kittredge Magnet School04-0655399.73.3%0.4%5.0%0.0%0.0%
Leadership Preparatory AcademyKK-0827570.811.6%0.7%68.0%20.0%23.4%
Margaret Harris Comprehensive SchoolKK-129062.542.2%0.0%88.0%Not collectedNot collected
Museum School Avondale EstatesKK-0859684.16.2%0.2%36.0%10.8%8.5%
Tapestry Public Charter School06-1230270.117.9%3.0%35.0%32.2%29.7%
UHS of Laurel Heights02-12207Not reportedSuppressed0.0%47.0%20.0%80.0%
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers04-0827798.72.9%3.2%61.0%0.0%0.0%

How DeKalb County compares

6 districts in Metro RESA of comparable size

Regional peers
6 districts in Metro RESA of comparable size
Reported values · 2024-25
EnrollmentDeKalb County: 104,473
56,125202,076
Chronic absenteeismDeKalb County: 26.4%
16.5%31.9%
Four-year graduation rateDeKalb County: 81.64%
81.64%91.93%
DeKalb County Comparison district Median Middle 50%

Neighboring districts

Geographic neighbors, which may sit in other regions.

Sources & vintage

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