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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in DeKalb County, Georgia

Across DeKalb County, Georgia, 136 public schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Kittredge Magnet School leads the list at 99.1%, against a median of 26.7% 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
136
DeKalb County, Georgia
Top % Proficient
99.1%
Median % Proficient
26.7%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Kittredge Magnet SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyMiddle4.9%55299.1%
2Wadsworth Magnet School for High AchieversDecatur, GADeKalb CountyMiddle61.2%27395.5%
3Mary Lin Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary5.3%52685.6%
4Austin Elementary SchoolDunwoody, GADeKalb CountyElementary4.7%80383.9%
5Springdale Park Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary18.3%43782.5%
6Dekalb Early College AcademyStone Mountain, GADeKalb CountyHigh84.4%31480.6%
7Beacon Hill Middle SchoolDecatur, GACity Schools of DecaturMiddle15.3%1,28575.5%
8Vanderlyn Elementary SchoolDunwoody, GADeKalb CountyElementary9.5%44175.3%
9Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary SchoolDecatur, GACity Schools of DecaturElementary11.3%52974.4%
10Oak Grove Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary11.0%42973.4%
11Robert Shaw Theme SchoolScottdale, GADeKalb CountyElementary100%30773.0%
12Montgomery Elementary SchoolBrookhaven, GADeKalb CountyElementary14.7%72872.2%
13Ashford Park Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary14.8%75771.8%
14Dunwoody Elementary SchoolDunwoody, GADeKalb CountyElementary22.4%79071.0%
15Talley Street Upper Elementary SchoolDecatur, GACity Schools of DecaturElementary21.2%62371.0%
16Charles R. Drew Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary38.0%96169.2%
17DeKalb School of the ArtsAvondale Estates, GADeKalb CountyHigh35.6%29867.5%
18Decatur High SchoolDecatur, GACity Schools of DecaturHigh16.6%1,90165.5%
19Chamblee Middle SchoolChamblee, GADeKalb CountyMiddle30.6%1,01865.4%
20Fernbank Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary27.8%89564.9%
21Burgess-Peterson Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary48.4%58063.1%
22GLOBE Academy Charter School IAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary29.6%1,09361.5%
23Briarlake Elementary SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb CountyElementary37.2%36060.9%
24Chamblee High SchoolChamblee, GADeKalb CountyHigh43.5%1,86759.0%
25Sagamore Hills Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary30.4%42858.3%
26Livsey Elementary SchoolTucker, GADeKalb CountyElementary65.5%38356.2%
27Laurel Ridge Elementary SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb CountyElementary39.5%44055.2%
28DeKalb Arts AcademyAvondale Estates, GADeKalb CountyElementary76.0%76854.5%
29Museum School Avondale EstatesAvondale Estates, GADeKalb CountyElementary36.2%58854.3%
30Chesnut Elementary SchoolDunwoody, GADeKalb CountyElementary51.7%55153.1%
31Wynbrooke Elementary SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb CountyElementary84.4%54651.2%
32Druid Hills High SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyHigh43.8%1,46851.1%
33DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb CountyElementary99.9%76051.0%
34Charles Drew Charter JA/SR AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsHigh42.2%94150.3%
35Narvie Harris Elementary SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb CountyElementary88.4%53549.9%
36Briar Vista Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary71.2%48245.9%
37Dunwoody High SchoolDunwoody, GADeKalb CountyHigh36.3%2,01245.2%
38Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb CountyElementary87.0%59944.5%
39Peachtree Middle SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyMiddle55.4%1,21442.2%
40Lakeside High SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyHigh47.1%2,23441.8%
41Midvale Elementary SchoolTucker, GADeKalb CountyElementary78.7%41741.4%
42International Community SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb CountyElementary95.2%50141.4%
43Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- MedicLithonia, GADeKalb CountyHigh65.2%1,22440.6%
44The Champion Middle Theme SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb CountyMiddle87.2%78240.1%
45Evansdale Elementary SchoolDoraville, GADeKalb CountyElementary64.1%50439.8%
46Druid Hills Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb CountyMiddle72.3%98538.1%
47Allgood Elementary SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb CountyElementary100%61435.4%
48Leadership Preparatory AcademyLithonia, GADeKalb CountyElementary67.9%26835.4%
49Smoke Rise Elementary SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb CountyElementary84.4%53934.9%
50Kingsley Elementary SchoolDunwoody, GADeKalb CountyElementary69.4%38634.2%
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