Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers

Located at 3039 Santa Monica Dr, in Decatur, Georgia, Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers is a very small junior high that works with 273 students (grades 4 through 8), run under DeKalb County. Enrollment runs roughly 64% leaner than the state mean of about 763.

DeKalb County comprises 131 schools with combined enrollment of 92,088 students; Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers is among them.

On the student-mix side, Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers reports that 82% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder breaks down as 6% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against DeKalb County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 45.7%; actual is 95.5%, +49.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, DeKalb County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,644 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers is one of 154 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students).

Nearest neighbor: DeKalb School of the Arts, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 22.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 86%: 147 students in 2018 compared to 273 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 93% to 82% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.