Dekalb County Schools

Public Education

Board of Education 404-297-2300

jhalford@doe.k12.ga.us

School and bus assignment information
770-934-3610

By law children must be 5 years old on or before September 1 to enter kindergarten and 6 years old on or before September 1 to enter the first grade. You will need the following documentation for your kindergarten or first-grade child: a certified birth certificate from your state department of vital statistics; a vision, hearing and dental screening from a family practitioner or local health clinic; immunization records on Georgia State Form 3032.

The HOPE Scholarship Program
The Georgia Student Finance Commission handles all matters pertaining to the HOPE Scholarship Program and the PROMISE Teacher Scholarship Program. For more information, visit the Georgia Student Finance Commission at http://www.gsfc.org/. For more information, contact the Student Finance Commission at:
Georgia Student
Finance Commission
2082 East Exchange Pl.
Tucker, Georgia 30084
770-724-9000

Elementary schools	82
Middle schools	16
High schools	20
Pupil/teacher ratio average	16:1
Per-pupil expenditures	$5,737

Avg. SAT Scores (Note: most students take the SAT whether they go on to higher education or not.)

Avg. Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) Scores

	Verbal	Math
DeKalb Co.	478	472
Georgia	493	491
National	501	510

	DeKalb County	Georgia
3rd Grade
Reading	48%	54%
Math	62%	62%
8th Grade
Reading	42%	49%
Math	50%	57%
Language	58%	62%
Social Studies	50%	54%
Science	46%	56%

Public Education City of Decator Schools

Board of Education
404-370-4400

ilove@doe.k12.ga.us
http://www.decatur-city.k12.ga.us/

School and bus assignment information
404-370-4400

Elementary schools	7
Middle schools	1
High schools	1
Alternative	1
Pupil/teacher ratio ave. Grades K-12	14:1
Per-pupil expenditures	$8,866

Avg. SAT Scores (Note: most students take the SAT whether they go on to higher education or not.)

Avg. Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) Scores

	Verbal	Math
Decatur.	534	521
Georgia	493	491
National	501	510

	Decatur	Georgia
3rd Grade
Reading	58%	54%
Math	66%	62%
8th Grade
Reading	66%	49%
Math	72%	57%
Language	72%	62%
Social Studies	70%	54%
Science	69%	56%

Private Schools
Listed below are the private schools in DeKalb County with enrollments of 200 or more. Admission requirements, testing and tuition vary with each school. Check with the school of your choice for further details.
Arbor Montessori 2998 LaVista Road Decatur, GA 30033 404-321-9304 Enrollment: 310 Grades: PreK–8th	Cathedral Academy 4650 Flat Shoals Parkway Decatur, GA 30034 404-243-5020 Enrollment: 350 Grades: K–12
Friends School of Atlanta 121 Sams Street Decatur, GA 30030 404-373-8746 Enrollment: 170 Grades: PreK–8th	Green Pastures Christian Schools, Inc. 5455 Flat Shoals Parkway Decatur, GA 30034 770-987-8121 Enrollment: 300 Grades: 6 weeks–l2th
Greenfield Hebrew Academy of Atlanta 5200 Northland Drive Atlanta, GA 30342 404-843-9900 Enrollment: 575 Grades: PreK–8th	Marist High School 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE Atlanta, GA 30319 770-457-7201 Enrollment: 1,034 Grades: 7th–12th
Mount Carmel Christian 6015 Old Stone Mountain Road Stone Mountain, GA 30087 770-279-8443 Enrollment: 450 Grades: K4–8th	Our Lady of the Assumption School 1320 Hearst Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30319 404-364-1902 Enrollment: 520 Grades: PK–8th
The Paideia School 1509 Ponce de Leon Avenue Atlanta, GA 30307 404-377-3491 Enrollment: 850 Grades: Pre-K–12th	St. Martin’s Episcopal 3110-A Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30319 404-237-4260 Enrollment: 593 Grades: Age 3–8th
St. Pius X Catholic High School 2674 Johnson Road NE Atlanta, GA 30345 404-636-4109 Enrollment: 1066 Grades: 9th–12th	St. Thomas More School 630 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue Decatur, GA 30030 404-373-8456 Enrollment: 457 Grades: K–8th
The Waldorf School of Atlanta 711 South Columbia Drive Decatur, GA 30030 404-377-1315 Enrollment: 200 Grades: K–8th

Special Schools
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf 890 N. Indian Creek Drive Clarkston, GA 30021 404-296-7101 Hearing impaired: 404-296-6626 Enrollment: 195 Deafness and hearing impairment, pre-school age through high school. The headquarters for Georgia Parent Infant Network for Education Services.	Ben Franklin Academy 1585 Clifton Road NE Atlanta, GA 30329 404-633-7404 Enrollment: 120 A fully accredited private institution for senior high school students who profit from individual instruction. Student body includes accelerated programs, kids with mild learning disabilities and students who have been absent from school due to illness, athletics or acting careers.
The Elaine Clark Center 5130 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Chamblee, GA 30341 770-458-3251 Enrollment: 55 Private nonprofit day school serving children birth–5 years. Mon.–Fri. 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m.	Gables Academy 811 Gordon Street Stone Mountain, GA 30083 770-465-7500 Enrollment: 45 Serves children ages 10–19 years with LD, ADD/H, dyslexia or underachievers. Residential and day school.
Howard School Main Campus 1246 Ponce de Leon Avenue Atlanta, GA 30306 404-377-7436 Enrollment: 300 Serves children with specific learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders and dyslexia. Full academic program for children pre-K–12th grade. Educational referral program available.	The Fraiser Center 1815 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 30307 404-377-3836 Moderate to severe developmental delay, multi-handicapped, neuromuscular, musculoskeletal disorders, ages 6 weeks - 5 years and adults 18 and over with special needs.
Sexton Woods Center 3601 Sexton Woods Drive Chamblee, GA 30341 770-455-3916 Enrollment: 125 Serves severely emotionally disturbed children ages 13–21. Provides educational and therapeutic services. Day program.	Shadow Rock Center 1040 Kingway Drive Lithonia, GA 30058 770-413-8556 Enrollment: 65 School for severely emotionally disturbed and behavior-disturbed children. Ages 5–12. Part of Georgia Psycho-educational Network.

Dekalb County Schools

Public Education

Public Education City of Decator Schools

Private Schools

Special Schools