International Community School

International Community School operates as a cozy elementary campus in Decatur, Georgia, run under DeKalb County. Current enrollment sits at 501 students spanning grades K through 5.

DeKalb County runs 131 schools in total, collectively educating 92,088 students. International Community School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, International Community School shows that the most-represented group is Black (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Asian, 21% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, International Community School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 95% of students at International Community School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, DeKalb County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, International Community School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for DeKalb County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,644, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. International Community School is one of 154 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students).

Nearest neighbor: Laurel Ridge Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), International Community School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting. As a public charter, International Community School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at International Community School has rose 15%, going from 437 students in 2018 to 501 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment declined from 36% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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