Chapel Hill Elementary School

Chapel Hill Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary-level community in Decatur, Georgia, overseen by DeKalb County. Current enrollment sits at 495 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within DeKalb County, which oversees 131 schools and 92,088 students, Chapel Hill Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chapel Hill Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (91%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above DeKalb County's rate of about 77%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Chapel Hill Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 20.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for DeKalb County shows median household income runs about $80,644, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, DeKalb County runs 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), of which Chapel Hill Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Chapel Hill Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chapel Hill Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 24.5%.

Chapel Hill Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Chapel Hill Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 620 (now 495). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 97% to 91%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.