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The public schools with the biggest test-score declines in DeKalb County, Georgia

This ranking covers the public schools with the biggest test-score declines in DeKalb County, Georgia, drawn from 113 qualifying public schools. Dunwoody Elementary School leads the list at -10.8pp, against a median of +3.1pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
113
DeKalb County, Georgia
Best 3-yr change
-10.8pp
Median 3-yr change
+3.1pp
BIGGEST DECLINES · DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1Dunwoody Elementary SchoolDunwoody, GADeKalb County79075.2%64.4%-10.8pp
2Kelley Lake Elementary SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County30228.8%20.1%-8.6pp
3Woodward Elementary SchoolBrookhaven, GADeKalb County55323.2%16.9%-6.4pp
4Livsey Elementary SchoolTucker, GADeKalb County38357.8%51.5%-6.3pp
5Vanderlyn Elementary SchoolDunwoody, GADeKalb County44178.2%72.8%-5.4pp
6McLendon Elementary SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County34224.6%19.8%-4.8pp
7Indian Creek Elementary SchoolClarkston, GADeKalb County96721.4%16.6%-4.8pp
8Marbut Elementary SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County42728.4%24.5%-3.9pp
9Doraville United Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County1,00318.0%14.8%-3.2pp
10Sagamore Hills Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County42856.3%53.3%-3.0pp
11DeKalb Preparatory Academy CharterDecatur, GADeKalb County53719.4%16.4%-3.0pp
12Mary Lin Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools52684.3%81.7%-2.6pp
13GLOBE Academy Charter School IAtlanta, GADeKalb County1,09362.0%59.5%-2.5pp
14Austin Elementary SchoolDunwoody, GADeKalb County80384.1%82.1%-2.0pp
15Stoneview Elementary SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County7829.0%7.2%-1.8pp
16Evansdale Elementary SchoolDoraville, GADeKalb County50436.1%34.3%-1.7pp
17Oak Grove Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County42977.8%76.1%-1.7pp
18Chapel Hill Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County61422.9%21.4%-1.5pp
19Talley Street Upper Elementary SchoolDecatur, GACity Schools of Decatur62373.5%72.4%-1.1pp
20Smoke Rise Elementary SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County53933.0%32.1%-0.9pp
21Stone Mill Elementary SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County60114.2%13.6%-0.6pp
22Hawthorne Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County37835.5%34.9%-0.6pp
23Oakcliff Elementary SchoolDoraville, GADeKalb County62129.5%28.9%-0.6pp
24Murphey Candler Elementary SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County51216.0%15.4%-0.6pp
25Dunaire Elementary SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County43219.9%19.5%-0.4pp
26Eldridge L. Miller Elementary SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County45019.7%19.2%-0.4pp
27Dresden Elementary SchoolChamblee, GADeKalb County6068.1%7.8%-0.3pp
28Snapfinger Elementary SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County35611.1%10.8%-0.3pp
29Salem Middle SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County82711.9%11.8%-0.1pp
30Laurel Ridge Elementary SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County44056.1%56.1%+0.0pp
31Lithonia Middle SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County1,06214.0%14.1%+0.1pp
32Druid Hills Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County98537.1%37.3%+0.2pp
33Jolly Elementary SchoolClarkston, GADeKalb County79015.9%16.3%+0.4pp
34Hambrick Elementary SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County53627.1%27.7%+0.6pp
35Columbia Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County57113.7%14.6%+0.9pp
36Kittredge Magnet SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County55298.3%99.4%+1.1pp
37Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary SchoolDecatur, GACity Schools of Decatur52975.6%76.9%+1.3pp
38Henderson Mill Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County54129.1%30.3%+1.3pp
39Toney Elementary SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County20714.2%15.6%+1.5pp
40Peachcrest Elementary SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County7298.8%10.5%+1.6pp
41Springdale Park Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools43780.9%82.7%+1.7pp
42Peachtree Middle SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County1,21441.7%43.4%+1.7pp
43Princeton Elementary SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County75118.0%19.7%+1.7pp
44Stone Mountain Middle SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County98616.4%18.3%+1.8pp
45Henderson Middle SchoolChamblee, GADeKalb County1,36732.3%34.3%+2.0pp
46Sequoyah Middle SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County1,71314.8%17.1%+2.3pp
47Wadsworth Magnet School for High AchieversDecatur, GADeKalb County27393.8%96.0%+2.3pp
48Charles R. Drew Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools96163.8%66.3%+2.4pp
49Miller Grove Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County62511.7%14.1%+2.4pp
50Rockbridge Elementary SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County90019.3%21.8%+2.6pp
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