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Enrollment
1,018
Middle
DISTRICT 857 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174003336
Chamblee Middle School
3601 Sexton Woods Dr, Chamblee, GA 30341 · (678) 874-8202 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,018 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
312 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 245 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 362 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 411 | 40% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Chamblee Middle School→Chamblee High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
68.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.7pp since 2021
Math
67.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.3% | 67.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 61.5% |
| 2022-23 | 68.1% | 56.2% |
| 2021-22 | 66.6% | 60.7% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chamblee Middle School
Chamblee Middle School's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamblee Middle School this school | 1,018 | 30.6% | 65.4% |
| J.C. Booth Middle School Peachtree City | 1,115 | 24.5% | 69.1% |
| North Forsyth Middle School Cumming | 1,164 | 29.2% | 46.8% |
| Buford Middle School Buford | 1,426 | 36.7% | 71.0% |
| McClure Middle School Kennesaw | 1,030 | 30.7% | 65.5% |
| Simpson Middle School Marietta | 884 | 19.7% | 69.5% |
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chamblee Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #44 of 470 | #4 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #52 of 474 ▲ 14 | #4 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #31 of 474 ▲ 4 | #4 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #237 of 465 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,018 | #92 of 487 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #446 of 471 | #23 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #14 of 471 | #1 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #433 of 479 | #21 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #88 of 144 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,018
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 851
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,018 | 59.3 | 17.2:1 | 31% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 952 | 58 | 16.4:1 | 37% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 975 | 56 | 17.4:1 | 28% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 1,000 | 68 | 14.7:1 | 25% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 957 | 61 | 15.7:1 | 26% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 937 | 54 | 17.4:1 | 32% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 55 | 15.5:1 | 44% (374) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chamblee Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (957 to 1,018); teachers down 3% (61 to 59.3).
About Chamblee Middle School
Chamblee Middle School is a mid-sized middle school found in Chamblee, Georgia. There are 1,018 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 33% above the average for middle schools in Georgia.
A total of 131 schools make up DeKalb County, with 92,088 students enrolled.
White students account for 42% of enrollment at Chamblee Middle School, more than any other group. Other students are 20% Hispanic, 18% Black, 13% Asian, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, DeKalb County residents are about 29% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chamblee Middle School scores 73%.
With 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.2:1. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Roughly 31% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in DeKalb County is 77%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Chamblee Middle School, the prediction is 61.5% and the result is 65.4%.
For the population of DeKalb County, median household income comes to about $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DeKalb County's 154 public schools enroll about 102,960 students and include Chamblee Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Chamblee Middle School is closest to Chamblee High School, about 0.3 miles away. Chamblee Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Chamblee Middle School at 3rd of 9.
In the federal locale system, Chamblee Middle School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Chamblee Middle School had 1,000 students in 2020-21 and 1,018 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.7:1 to 17.2:1.
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DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Chamblee
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Henderson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,367 students
- Dresden Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Huntley Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Chamblee High School0.3 mi · 1,867
- Huntley Hills Elementary School1.1 mi · 507
- Cary Reynolds Elementary School1.4 mi · 267
- Doraville United Elementary School1.4 mi · 1,003
- Montgomery Elementary School1.5 mi · 728
- Ashford Park Elementary School1.7 mi · 757
Frequently asked questions
About Chamblee Middle SchoolHow large is Chamblee Middle School?
Chamblee Middle School enrolls approximately 1,018 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Chamblee Middle School serve?
Chamblee Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Chamblee Middle School have?
Chamblee Middle School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Chamblee Middle School?
Student demographics at Chamblee Middle School are roughly 42% White, 20% Hispanic, 18% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Chamblee Middle School in?
Chamblee Middle School is part of DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.