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DeKalb County Schools
Schools graded
131
Cities served
12
Students
91,398
Students per teacher
14.4
Grades
Pre-K to 12
Area
254 sq mi
State
GA
DeKalb County is a public school district in Georgia, based in DeKalb County (Stone Mountain). SchoolGrade grades 131 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
DeKalb County on the map
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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for DeKalb County
Average SchoolGrade
D
Meeting or exceeding expectations
43%
Exceeding
18%
Avg actual scores
20.9%
Avg projected
24.3%
128 of 131 schools in DeKalb County carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 8B: 9C: 18D: 41F: 52
Best schools in DeKalb County
Statewide rankings: all 436 high schools in Georgia · all 452 middle schools in Georgia · all 1219 elementary schools in Georgia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Kittredge Magnet School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Oak Grove Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Vanderlyn Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Austin Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Chamblee Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Dekalb Early College Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Dunwoody Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Montgomery Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Dekalb School Of The Arts (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in DeKalb County
High schools (20)
- C Arabia Mountain High School Academy Of Engineering Medic, Lithonia
- F Cedar Grove High School, Ellenwood
- C+ Chamblee High School, Chamblee
- F Clarkston High School, Clarkston
- F Columbia High School, Decatur
- D- Cross Keys High School, Brookhaven
- D+ Druid Hills High School, Atlanta
- C Dunwoody High School, Dunwoody
- F Elizabeth Andrews High School, Stone Mountain
- C+ Lakeside High School, Atlanta
- F Lithonia High School, Lithonia
- F Mcnair High School, Atlanta
- F Miller Grove High School, Lithonia
- D- Redan High School, Stone Mountain
- C- Southwest Dekalb High School, Decatur
- D Stephenson High School, Stone Mountain
- D- Stone Mountain High School, Stone Mountain
- F Towers High School, Decatur
- D Tucker High School, Tucker
- A+ Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers, Decatur
Middle and junior high schools (20)
- F Cedar Grove Middle School, Decatur
- A Chamblee Middle School, Chamblee
- D- Chapel Hill Middle School, Decatur
- F Columbia Middle School, Decatur
- D Druid Hills Middle School, Decatur
- F Freedom Middle School, Stone Mountain
- D+ Henderson Middle School, Chamblee
- F Lithonia Middle School, Lithonia
- D- Martin Luther King JR High School, Lithonia
- F Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School, Decatur
- F Mcnair Middle School, Decatur
- F Miller Grove Middle School, Decatur
- C+ Peachtree Middle School, Atlanta
- F Redan Middle School, Lithonia
- F Salem Middle School, Lithonia
- F Sequoyah Middle School, Atlanta
- F Stephenson Middle School, Stone Mountain
- F Stone Mountain Middle School, Stone Mountain
- C The Champion Middle Theme School, Stone Mountain
- D Tucker Middle School, Tucker
Elementary and primary schools (75)
- F Allgood Elementary School, Stone Mountain
- B Ashford Park Elementary School, Atlanta
- A Austin Elementary School, Dunwoody
- F Avondale Elementary School, Avondale Estates
- D- Barack H Obama Elementary Magnet School Of Technology, Atlanta
- D- Bob Mathis Elementary School, Decatur
- D+ Briar Vista Elementary School, Atlanta
- C+ Briarlake Elementary School, Decatur
- D Brockett Elementary School, Tucker
- C Browns Mill Elementary School, Lithonia
- D- Canby Lane Elementary School, Decatur
- F Cary Reynolds Elementary School, Atlanta
- D Cedar Grove Elementary School, Ellenwood
- D- Chapel Hill Elementary School, Decatur
- B- Chesnut Elementary School, Dunwoody
- F Columbia Elementary School, Decatur
- A- Dekalb Early College Academy, Stone Mountain
- D+ Dekalb Elementary School Of The Arts, Avondale Estates
- F Doraville United Elementary School, Atlanta
- F Dresden Elementary School, Chamblee
- F Dunaire Elementary School, Stone Mountain
- A- Dunwoody Elementary School, Dunwoody
- D- Edward L Bouie SR Elementary School, Lithonia
- F Eldridge L Miller Elementary School, Stone Mountain
- D Evansdale Elementary School, Doraville
- F Fairington Elementary School, Lithonia
- B Fernbank Elementary School, Atlanta
- F Flat Rock Elementary School, Lithonia
- F Flat Shoals Elementary School, Decatur
- D- Hambrick Elementary School, Stone Mountain
- D- Hawthorne Elementary School, Atlanta
- D+ Henderson Mill Elementary School, Atlanta
- F Hightower Elementary School, Doraville
- D Huntley Hills Elementary School, Chamblee
- F Idlewood Elementary School, Tucker
- D- Indian Creek Elementary School, Clarkston
- F John Robert Lewis Elementary School, Brookhaven
- F Jolly Elementary School, Clarkston
- D- Kelley Lake Elementary School, Decatur
- C- Kingsley Elementary School, Dunwoody
- C Laurel Ridge Elementary School, Decatur
- C+ Livsey Elementary School, Tucker
- C- Marbut Elementary School, Lithonia
- D Mclendon Elementary School, Decatur
- C Midvale Elementary School, Tucker
- F Montclair Elementary School, Brookhaven
- B+ Montgomery Elementary School, Brookhaven
- F Murphey Candler Elementary School, Lithonia
- D+ Narvie Harris Elementary School, Decatur
- A Oak Grove Elementary School, Atlanta
- D Oakcliff Elementary School, Doraville
- D- Oakview Elementary, Decatur
- F Panola Way Elementary School, Lithonia
- F Peachcrest Elementary School, Decatur
- D- Pine Ridge Elementary School, Stone Mountain
- F Pleasantdale Elementary School, Doraville
- D- Princeton Elementary School, Lithonia
- D Rainbow Elementary School, Decatur
- F Redan Elementary School, Lithonia
- F Rock Chapel Elementary School, Lithonia
- D- Rockbridge Elementary School, Stone Mountain
- F Ronald E Mcnair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School, Decatur
- F Rowland Elementary School, Stone Mountain
- B Sagamore Hills Elementary School, Atlanta
- F Shadow Rock Elementary School, Lithonia
- B Smoke Rise Elementary School, Stone Mountain
- F Snapfinger Elementary School, Decatur
- F Stone Mill Elementary School, Stone Mountain
- F Stone Mountain Elementary School, Stone Mountain
- F Stoneview Elementary School, Lithonia
- F Toney Elementary School, Decatur
- A Vanderlyn Elementary School, Dunwoody
- F Woodridge Elementary School, Stone Mountain
- F Woodward Elementary School, Brookhaven
- C- Wynbrooke Elementary School, Stone Mountain
Other schools and academies (16)
- Coralwood Education Center, Decatur
- D Dekalb Agriculture Technology And Environment School, Stone Mountain
- D+ Dekalb Alternative School, Stone Mountain
- D- Dekalb Path Academy Charter School, Brookhaven
- D- Dekalb Preparatory Academy Charter, Decatur
- B+ Dekalb School Of The Arts, Avondale Estates
- East Dekalb Special Education Center, Stone Mountain
- B Globe Academy Charter School I, Atlanta
- D- International Community School, Decatur
- A+ Kittredge Magnet School, Atlanta
- C Leadership Preparatory Academy, Lithonia
- C- Margaret Harris Comprehensive School, Atlanta
- B Museum School Avondale Estates, Avondale Estates
- C Robert Shaw Theme School, Scottdale
- D Tapestry Public Charter School, Doraville
- Uhs Of Laurel Heights, Atlanta
Where DeKalb County schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Georgia
- County: DeKalb County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 91,398 students with 6,360 full-time-equivalent teachers and 13,155 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1301740
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- City Schools of Decatur (9 schools, 4 mi)
- Atlanta Public Schools (86 schools, 11 mi)
- Rockdale County (18 schools, 14 mi)
- Gwinnett County (139 schools, 17 mi)
- Clayton County (66 schools, 18 mi)
- Cobb County (110 schools, 22 mi)
- Marietta City (13 schools, 22 mi)
- Henry County (50 schools, 22 mi)
Questions about DeKalb County
How many schools are in DeKalb County?
SchoolGrade grades 131 public schools in DeKalb County, across 12 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does DeKalb County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Decatur, Stone Mountain, Lithonia, Atlanta, Dunwoody and 7 more.
How good are the schools in DeKalb County?
Across the 128 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 20.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 24.3%. 43% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend DeKalb County?
91,398 students were enrolled in DeKalb County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is DeKalb County?
DeKalb County is in Georgia, based in DeKalb County, with its district office in Stone Mountain. Its boundary covers about 254 sq mi.