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Best Schools in DeKalb County

151 public schools ranked by composite quality score

Total Schools

151

Total Enrollment

103,486

Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

14.4:1

Top School Score

94/100

#1 Ranked School

Hawthorne Elementary School

DeKalb County · 347 students · 10.2:1 ratio · Score: 94/100

All Schools

151 schools
#1

Hawthorne Elementary School

DeKalb County

94
Elementary Regular 347 students 10.2:1 ratio
#2

Tapestry Public Charter School

DeKalb County

94
Combined Charter 299 students 9.6:1 ratio
#3

Benteen Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

93
Elementary Regular 267 students 9.9:1 ratio
#4

Clairemont Elementary School

City Schools of Decatur

93
Elementary Regular 207 students 9.9:1 ratio
#5

Coralwood Education Center

DeKalb County

93
Elementary Regular 209 students 7.7:1 ratio
#6

Cary Reynolds Elementary School

DeKalb County

93
Elementary Regular 283 students 10.1:1 ratio
#7

Elizabeth Andrews High School

DeKalb County

93
High Regular 267 students 5.9:1 ratio
#8

Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy

Atlanta Public Schools

92
Combined Charter 925 students 11.7:1 ratio
#9

Kingsley Elementary School

DeKalb County

92
Elementary Regular 339 students 10.6:1 ratio
#10

Huntley Hills Elementary School

DeKalb County

92
Elementary Regular 453 students 11.0:1 ratio
#11

Charles R. Drew Charter School

Atlanta Public Schools

91
Elementary Charter 964 students 12.1:1 ratio
#12

Atlanta Area School for the Deaf

State Schools

91
Combined Special Education 137 students 3.4:1 ratio
#13

Bob Mathis Elementary School

DeKalb County

91
Elementary Regular 373 students 11.0:1 ratio
#14

Briarlake Elementary School

DeKalb County

91
Elementary Regular 378 students 11.1:1 ratio
#15

Midvale Elementary School

DeKalb County

91
Elementary Regular 437 students 11.2:1 ratio
#16

DeKalb Alternative School

DeKalb County

91
Combined Alternative 149 students 6.2:1 ratio
#17

Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School

City Schools of Decatur

90
Elementary Regular 596 students 11.7:1 ratio
#18

Livsey Elementary School

DeKalb County

90
Elementary Regular 358 students 11.2:1 ratio
#19

Laurel Ridge Elementary School

DeKalb County

90
Elementary Regular 412 students 11.4:1 ratio
#20

Winnona Park Elementary School

City Schools of Decatur

89
Elementary Regular 322 students 11.5:1 ratio
#21

Sagamore Hills Elementary School

DeKalb County

89
Elementary Regular 429 students 11.9:1 ratio
#22

Rainbow Elementary School

DeKalb County

89
Elementary Regular 323 students 11.5:1 ratio
#23

Margaret Harris Comprehensive School

DeKalb County

89
Combined Regular 70 students 5.0:1 ratio
#24

Talley Street Upper Elementary School

City Schools of Decatur

88
Elementary Regular 661 students 12.5:1 ratio
#25

Vanderlyn Elementary School

DeKalb County

88
Elementary Regular 438 students 12.2:1 ratio
#26

Evansdale Elementary School

DeKalb County

88
Elementary Regular 533 students 12.4:1 ratio
#27

Columbia Elementary School

DeKalb County

88
Elementary Regular 412 students 12.1:1 ratio
#28

Woodward Elementary School

DeKalb County

88
Elementary Regular 544 students 12.4:1 ratio
#29

UHS of Laurel Heights

DeKalb County

88
Combined Regular 51 students 6.4:1 ratio
#30

Museum School Avondale Estates

DeKalb County

88
Combined Charter 583 students 12.4:1 ratio
#31

Beacon Hill Middle School

City Schools of Decatur

87
Middle Regular 1,323 students 13.6:1 ratio
#32

Westchester Elementary School

City Schools of Decatur

87
Elementary Regular 183 students 11.4:1 ratio
#33

Avondale Elementary School

DeKalb County

87
Elementary Regular 395 students 12.3:1 ratio
#34

Kelley Lake Elementary School

DeKalb County

87
Elementary Regular 317 students 12.2:1 ratio
#35

Oak Grove Elementary School

DeKalb County

87
Elementary Regular 365 students 12.2:1 ratio
#36

Druid Hills Middle School

DeKalb County

87
Middle Regular 956 students 13.3:1 ratio
#37

Columbia Middle School

DeKalb County

87
Middle Regular 604 students 12.6:1 ratio
#38

Redan Middle School

DeKalb County

87
Middle Regular 668 students 12.8:1 ratio
#39

Pleasantdale Elementary School

DeKalb County

86
Elementary Regular 629 students 13.1:1 ratio
#40

McLendon Elementary School

DeKalb County

86
Elementary Regular 309 students 12.4:1 ratio
#41

Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc

State Charter Schools- Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc

85
Combined Charter 450 students 12.9:1 ratio
#42

Oakhurst Elementary School

City Schools of Decatur

85
Elementary Regular 302 students 12.6:1 ratio
#43

Glennwood Elementary School

City Schools of Decatur

85
Elementary Regular 208 students 12.2:1 ratio
#44

Fernbank Elementary School

DeKalb County

85
Elementary Regular 744 students 13.5:1 ratio
#45

Toney Elementary School

DeKalb County

85
Elementary Regular 262 students 12.5:1 ratio
#46

Pine Ridge Elementary School

DeKalb County

85
Elementary Regular 597 students 13.3:1 ratio
#47

Robert Shaw Theme School

DeKalb County

85
Elementary Regular 343 students 12.7:1 ratio
#48

GLOBE Academy Charter School I

DeKalb County

85
Combined Charter 1,051 students 13.8:1 ratio
#49

John Robert Lewis Elementary School

DeKalb County

85
Elementary Regular 880 students 13.8:1 ratio
#50

DeKalb Brilliance Academy

State Charter Schools II- DeKalb Brilliance Academy

85
Elementary Charter 171 students 12.2:1 ratio
#51

Brockett Elementary School

DeKalb County

84
Elementary Regular 416 students 13.4:1 ratio
#52

Hightower Elementary School

DeKalb County

84
Elementary Regular 619 students 13.5:1 ratio
#53

Hambrick Elementary School

DeKalb County

84
Elementary Regular 491 students 13.3:1 ratio
#54

Dunaire Elementary School

DeKalb County

84
Elementary Regular 426 students 13.3:1 ratio
#55

Fred A. Toomer Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

83
Elementary Regular 512 students 13.8:1 ratio
#56

Burgess-Peterson Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

83
Elementary Regular 504 students 13.6:1 ratio
#57

Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School

State Charter Schools II- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter Sc

83
Combined Charter 163 students 12.5:1 ratio
#58

Decatur High School

City Schools of Decatur

83
High Regular 1,853 students 15.1:1 ratio
#59

DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts

DeKalb County

83
Combined Regular 582 students 13.9:1 ratio
#60

Briar Vista Elementary School

DeKalb County

83
Elementary Regular 446 students 13.5:1 ratio
#61

Canby Lane Elementary School

DeKalb County

83
Elementary Regular 461 students 13.6:1 ratio
#62

Henderson Mill Elementary School

DeKalb County

83
Elementary Regular 506 students 13.7:1 ratio
#63

Dunwoody Elementary School

DeKalb County

83
Elementary Regular 796 students 14.2:1 ratio
#64

Dresden Elementary School

DeKalb County

82
Elementary Regular 615 students 14.3:1 ratio
#65

Oakcliff Elementary School

DeKalb County

82
Elementary Regular 660 students 14.3:1 ratio
#66

Indian Creek Elementary School

DeKalb County

82
Elementary Regular 926 students 14.5:1 ratio
#67

Shadow Rock Elementary School

DeKalb County

81
Elementary Regular 489 students 14.4:1 ratio
#68

Druid Hills High School

DeKalb County

81
High Regular 1,358 students 15.4:1 ratio
#69

Sequoyah Middle School

DeKalb County

81
Middle Regular 1,763 students 15.7:1 ratio
#70

Clarkston High School

DeKalb County

81
High Regular 1,413 students 15.5:1 ratio
#71

Smoke Rise Elementary School

DeKalb County

81
Elementary Regular 530 students 14.3:1 ratio
#72

Ashford Park Elementary School

DeKalb County

81
Elementary Regular 697 students 14.8:1 ratio
#73

Stephenson Middle School

DeKalb County

81
Middle Regular 812 students 14.8:1 ratio
#74

DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter

DeKalb County

81
Combined Charter 562 students 14.4:1 ratio
#75

Peachcrest Elementary School

DeKalb County

81
Elementary Regular 677 students 14.7:1 ratio
#76

Chapel Hill Middle School

DeKalb County

80
Middle Regular 692 students 15.0:1 ratio
#77

Cedar Grove Elementary School

DeKalb County

80
Elementary Regular 565 students 14.9:1 ratio
#78

Columbia High School

DeKalb County

80
High Regular 898 students 15.2:1 ratio
#79

Tucker High School

DeKalb County

80
High Regular 1,579 students 15.9:1 ratio
#80

Stoneview Elementary School

DeKalb County

80
Elementary Regular 781 students 15.0:1 ratio
#81

Jolly Elementary School

DeKalb County

80
Elementary Regular 689 students 15.0:1 ratio
#82

Henderson Middle School

DeKalb County

80
Middle Regular 1,411 students 15.7:1 ratio
#83

Freedom Middle School

DeKalb County

80
Middle Regular 1,131 students 15.3:1 ratio
#84

International Community School

DeKalb County

80
Elementary Charter 448 students 14.5:1 ratio
#85

Rowland Elementary School

DeKalb County

79
Elementary Regular 416 students 14.9:1 ratio
#86

Montclair Elementary School

DeKalb County

79
Elementary Regular 654 students 15.2:1 ratio
#87

Miller Grove Middle School

DeKalb County

79
Middle Regular 722 students 15.4:1 ratio
#88

Peachtree Middle School

DeKalb County

79
Middle Regular 1,288 students 15.9:1 ratio
#89

Wynbrooke Elementary School

DeKalb County

79
Elementary Regular 592 students 15.2:1 ratio
#90

DeKalb School of the Arts

DeKalb County

79
High Regular 302 students 14.4:1 ratio
#91

Springdale Park Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

78
Elementary Regular 742 students 15.5:1 ratio
#92

Redan Elementary School

DeKalb County

78
Elementary Regular 521 students 15.3:1 ratio
#93

Towers High School

DeKalb County

78
High Regular 764 students 15.6:1 ratio
#94

Chamblee High School

DeKalb County

78
High Regular 1,776 students 16.4:1 ratio
#95

Stephenson High School

DeKalb County

78
High Regular 1,354 students 16.3:1 ratio
#96

Kittredge Magnet School

DeKalb County

78
Elementary Regular 502 students 15.2:1 ratio
#97

Miller Grove High School

DeKalb County

78
High Regular 1,188 students 16.1:1 ratio
#98

Tucker Middle School

DeKalb County

78
Middle Regular 1,197 students 16.2:1 ratio
#99

The Champion Middle Theme School

DeKalb County

78
Middle Regular 751 students 15.6:1 ratio
#100

Mary Lin Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

77
Elementary Regular 628 students 15.7:1 ratio
#101

Cedar Grove High School

DeKalb County

77
High Regular 1,123 students 16.3:1 ratio
#102

Rockbridge Elementary School

DeKalb County

77
Elementary Regular 894 students 16.0:1 ratio
#103

Southwest DeKalb High School

DeKalb County

77
High Regular 1,307 students 16.5:1 ratio
#104

Cross Keys High School

DeKalb County

77
High Regular 1,714 students 16.6:1 ratio
#105

Murphey Candler Elementary School

DeKalb County

77
Elementary Regular 528 students 15.5:1 ratio
#106

Stone Mountain Elementary School

DeKalb County

77
Elementary Regular 450 students 15.5:1 ratio
#107

Browns Mill Elementary School

DeKalb County

77
Elementary Regular 383 students 15.3:1 ratio
#108

Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School

DeKalb County

77
Middle Regular 718 students 16.0:1 ratio
#109

Chapel Hill Elementary School

DeKalb County

76
Elementary Regular 559 students 16.0:1 ratio
#110

Woodridge Elementary School

DeKalb County

76
Elementary Regular 475 students 15.8:1 ratio
#111

Montgomery Elementary School

DeKalb County

76
Elementary Regular 696 students 16.2:1 ratio
#112

Dunwoody High School

DeKalb County

76
High Regular 2,040 students 17.3:1 ratio
#113

Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School

DeKalb County

76
Elementary Regular 492 students 15.9:1 ratio
#114

Idlewood Elementary School

DeKalb County

75
Elementary Regular 944 students 16.9:1 ratio
#115

Lakeside High School

DeKalb County

75
High Regular 2,141 students 17.4:1 ratio
#116

Chesnut Elementary School

DeKalb County

75
Elementary Regular 520 students 16.2:1 ratio
#117

Cedar Grove Middle School

DeKalb County

75
Middle Regular 777 students 16.5:1 ratio
#118

Lithonia Middle School

DeKalb County

75
Middle Regular 1,214 students 16.9:1 ratio
#119

Oakview Elementary

DeKalb County

75
Elementary Regular 668 students 16.3:1 ratio
#120

Princeton Elementary School

DeKalb County

75
Elementary Regular 724 students 16.5:1 ratio
#121

Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School

DeKalb County

75
Elementary Regular 568 students 16.2:1 ratio
#122

Salem Middle School

DeKalb County

74
Middle Regular 988 students 17.0:1 ratio
#123

Austin Elementary School

DeKalb County

74
Elementary Regular 665 students 16.6:1 ratio
#124

Rock Chapel Elementary School

DeKalb County

74
Elementary Regular 558 students 16.4:1 ratio
#125

Stone Mountain Middle School

DeKalb County

74
Middle Regular 1,072 students 17.3:1 ratio
#126

DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School

DeKalb County

74
Combined Charter 368 students 16.0:1 ratio
#127

Stone Mill Elementary School

DeKalb County

73
Elementary Regular 592 students 16.9:1 ratio
#128

McNair High School

DeKalb County

73
High Regular 768 students 17.1:1 ratio
#129

Flat Shoals Elementary School

DeKalb County

73
Elementary Regular 552 students 16.7:1 ratio
#130

Lithonia High School

DeKalb County

73
High Regular 1,483 students 17.9:1 ratio
#131

Chamblee Middle School

DeKalb County

73
Middle Regular 975 students 17.4:1 ratio
#132

Flat Rock Elementary School

DeKalb County

73
Elementary Regular 996 students 17.5:1 ratio
#133

Fairington Elementary School

DeKalb County

72
Elementary Regular 546 students 17.1:1 ratio
#134

Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic

DeKalb County

72
High Regular 1,184 students 17.9:1 ratio
#135

Snapfinger Elementary School

DeKalb County

71
Elementary Regular 501 students 17.3:1 ratio
#136

Panola Way Elementary School

DeKalb County

71
Elementary Regular 653 students 17.6:1 ratio
#137

DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School

DeKalb County

71
Combined Charter 763 students 17.7:1 ratio
#138

Doraville United Elementary School

DeKalb County

71
Elementary Regular 919 students 18.0:1 ratio
#139

Stone Mountain High School

DeKalb County

70
High Regular 1,202 students 18.5:1 ratio
#140

Marbut Elementary School

DeKalb County

70
Elementary Regular 454 students 17.5:1 ratio
#141

Narvie Harris Elementary School

DeKalb County

70
Elementary Regular 603 students 17.7:1 ratio
#142

Allgood Elementary School

DeKalb County

69
Elementary Regular 636 students 18.2:1 ratio
#143

Dekalb Early College Academy

DeKalb County

69
High Regular 295 students 17.4:1 ratio
#144

Redan High School

DeKalb County

68
High Regular 951 students 19.0:1 ratio
#145

Martin Luther King- Jr. High School

DeKalb County

67
High Regular 1,440 students 19.5:1 ratio
#146

McNair Middle School

DeKalb County

66
Middle Regular 857 students 19.5:1 ratio
#147

Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School

DeKalb County

66
Elementary Regular 612 students 19.1:1 ratio
#148

Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers

DeKalb County

66
Combined Regular 196 students 17.8:1 ratio
#149

Leadership Preparatory Academy

DeKalb County

66
Combined Charter 272 students 18.1:1 ratio
#150

Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology

DeKalb County

65
Elementary Regular 949 students 19.8:1 ratio
#151

East DeKalb Special Education Center

DeKalb County

50
Combined Special Education 110 students 22.0:1 ratio

National Center for Education Statistics |Vintage: 2022-2023 |Last refreshed: Sep 2024 |Next refresh: Sep 2025 |Source