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The public middle schools with the most improved test scores in DeKalb County, Georgia

Across DeKalb County, Georgia, 23 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Beacon Hill Middle School leads the list at +13.4pp, against a median of +2.4pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
23
DeKalb County, Georgia
Top 3-yr change
+13.4pp
Median 3-yr change
+2.4pp
MOST IMPROVED · DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1Beacon Hill Middle SchoolDecatur, GACity Schools of Decatur1,28566.2%79.6%+13.4pp
2The Champion Middle Theme SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County78232.1%44.0%+12.0pp
3Cedar Grove Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County68512.0%19.3%+7.3pp
4McNair Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County70111.9%19.0%+7.1pp
5Stephenson Middle SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County78819.5%23.7%+4.2pp
6Chamblee Middle SchoolChamblee, GADeKalb County1,01863.7%67.8%+4.2pp
7DeKalb PATH Academy Charter SchoolBrookhaven, GADeKalb County36926.0%30.1%+4.1pp
8Freedom Middle SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County1,27219.1%22.8%+3.7pp
9Tucker Middle SchoolTucker, GADeKalb County1,17327.8%31.1%+3.3pp
10Redan Middle SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County62317.2%20.3%+3.1pp
11Mary McLeod Bethune Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County65511.5%14.1%+2.7pp
12Miller Grove Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County62511.7%14.1%+2.4pp
13Sequoyah Middle SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County1,71314.8%17.1%+2.3pp
14Wadsworth Magnet School for High AchieversDecatur, GADeKalb County27393.8%96.0%+2.3pp
15Henderson Middle SchoolChamblee, GADeKalb County1,36732.3%34.3%+2.0pp
16Stone Mountain Middle SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County98616.4%18.3%+1.8pp
17Peachtree Middle SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County1,21441.7%43.4%+1.7pp
18Kittredge Magnet SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County55298.3%99.4%+1.1pp
19Columbia Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County57113.7%14.6%+0.9pp
20Druid Hills Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County98537.1%37.3%+0.2pp
21Lithonia Middle SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County1,06214.0%14.1%+0.1pp
22Salem Middle SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County82711.9%11.8%-0.1pp
23Chapel Hill Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County61422.9%21.4%-1.5pp
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