Druid Hills Middle School

Druid Hills Middle School is a middle-grades school of mid-tier scale in Decatur, Georgia, overseen by DeKalb County, caters to 985 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 29% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

Across the 131 schools in DeKalb County (92,088 students total), Druid Hills Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Druid Hills Middle School records that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 23% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Druid Hills Middle School has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 14.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Druid Hills Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (DeKalb County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $80,644 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across DeKalb County's 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), Druid Hills Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Laurel Ridge Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Druid Hills Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.8%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Druid Hills Middle School has edged up 6%, going from 929 students in 2018 to 985 in 2025.

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