Enrollment
273
Middle
DISTRICT 857 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174003750
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers
3039 Santa Monica Dr, Decatur, GA 30032 · (678) 874-2402 · DeKalb County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Georgia public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
167 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 4 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 21% |
Student demographics
32%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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
94.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.4pp since 2021
Math
97.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 97 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 94.7% | 97.3% |
| 2023-24 | 96.5% | 94.7% |
| 2022-23 | 87.4% | 94.2% |
| 2021-22 | 96.1% | 91.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
95.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+49.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 96% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 50 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers this school | 273 | 61.2% | 95.5% |
| Impact Academy Middle School McDonough | 339 | 51.0% | N/A |
| Mitchell County Middle School Camilla | 250 | 77.2% | 25.7% |
| Utopian Academy for the Arts Trilith Fayetteville | 147 | 53.7% | N/A |
| Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle School Ellenwood | 315 | 79.0% | N/A |
| Resurgence Hall Middle Academy Atlanta | 209 | 75.6% | N/A |
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 Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 95.5% | #2 of 470 | #2 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 97.3% | #2 of 474 no change | #2 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.7% | #2 of 474 no change | #2 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #313 of 465 | #14 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #452 of 487 | #23 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #442 of 471 | #22 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #386 of 471 | #11 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #322 of 479 | #19 of 23 |
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
273
+50 (+22%) vs 2020
+78% since 2010-11, when it was 153
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 273 | 16 | 17.1:1 | 61% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 13.7 | 19.3:1 | 56% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 11.7 | 16.8:1 | 52% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 13 | 17.1:1 | 59% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 14.5 | 10.1:1 | 58% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 53% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 37% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers.
Since 2017-18: students up 86% (147 to 273); teachers up 10% (14.5 to 16).
About Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers
As a very small middle-grades school, Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers serves students in Decatur, Georgia. Enrollment stands at 273 students, covering grades 4 through 8. The school is 64% below the average for middle schools in Georgia.
The district, DeKalb County, operates 131 schools serving 92,088 students.
Of every 100 students at Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers, about 82 are Black. Smaller groups are 6% White, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of DeKalb County is roughly 51% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
There are about 17.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers, which has 16. Middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1, 3.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers is about 61%. The rate at public schools in DeKalb County averages 77%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers lands at A+, ahead of 98% of Georgia public middle schools.
A school in Georgia with Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 45.7%. Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers scores 95.5%.
The county, DeKalb County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $80,644, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 154, with about 102,960 students.
DeKalb School of the Arts is the nearest public school to Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 223 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 273 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Wadsworth Magnet School for High AchieversHow large is Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers?
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers enrolls approximately 273 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers serve?
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers is approximately 17.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers?
At Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers, the student body is approximately 6% White, 6% Hispanic, 82% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers in?
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers is part of DeKalb County.
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