DeKalb GA News

There were 15,578 kindergarten students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Idlewood Elementary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 349 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within DeKalb County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, DeKalb County ranked fourth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 197,406 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked fourth the year before.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 15:1, which is better than the national average of 16:1. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

School name	# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Idlewood Elementary School	349	19.9%	1,755
Doraville United Elementary School	301	17.8%	1,688
Flat Rock Elementary School	299	16.1%	1,855
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology	291	16.7%	1,744
GLOBE Academy Charter School I	286	13.7%	2,085
Rockbridge Elementary School	286	16.2%	1,766
Ashford Park Elementary School	279	20.8%	1,344
Dunwoody Elementary School	279	18.6%	1,500
Fernbank Elementary School	274	19.6%	1,395
Indian Creek Elementary School	273	15.4%	1,769
Charles R. Drew Charter School	271	15.4%	1,757
Montgomery Elementary School	264	20.2%	1,308
John Robert Lewis Elementary School	254	15.4%	1,646
Springdale Park Elementary School	252	16.8%	1,498
Stoneview Elementary School	252	16.4%	1,534
Jolly Elementary School	249	18.9%	1,316
Pleasantdale Elementary School	244	20.8%	1,172
Peachcrest Elementary School	243	19.5%	1,243
Oakcliff Elementary School	238	19.6%	1,216
Allgood Elementary School	221	18.9%	1,168
Dresden Elementary School	220	19.4%	1,132
Stone Mill Elementary School	216	19.9%	1,085
Austin Elementary School	204	22.4%	910
Hightower Elementary School	203	17%	1,197
Panola Way Elementary School	196	15.9%	1,231
Princeton Elementary School	196	13.7%	1,430
Oakview Elementary School	192	15.1%	1,274
Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School	188	17.3%	1,087
Pine Ridge Elementary School	186	17.1%	1,090
Redan Elementary School	185	18.6%	997
Mary Lin Elementary School	183	14.5%	1,258
Rock Chapel Elementary School	183	17.1%	1,073
Winnona Park Elementary School	182	32.9%	553
International Community School	180	20%	898
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School	177	18.2%	973
Fairington Elementary School	173	16.2%	1,065
Montclair Elementary School	173	14.3%	1,206
Wynbrooke Elementary School	173	15.3%	1,129
DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School	171	11.2%	1,527
Chapel Hill Elementary School	168	15.7%	1,071
Woodward Elementary School	168	16.4%	1,024
Chesnut Elementary School	166	23.9%	695
Flat Shoals Elementary School	163	16%	1,020
Hambrick Elementary School	160	17.2%	931
Ronald E. McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School	158	15.5%	1,017
Smoke Rise Elementary School	152	15.7%	970
Briar Vista Elementary School	149	18.7%	798
Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School	149	16.5%	902
Fred A. Toomer Elementary School	148	16.6%	892
Cedar Grove Elementary School	147	14.3%	1,027
Evansdale Elementary School	147	14.4%	1,023
Snapfinger Elementary School	147	16.7%	881
Henderson Mill Elementary School	146	15%	974
Huntley Hills Elementary School	146	17.7%	826
Dunaire Elementary School	142	16.9%	839
Woodridge Elementary School	138	15.4%	899
Oakhurst Elementary School	137	27.5%	498
Narvie Harris Elementary School	136	12.8%	1,061
Murphey Candler Elementary School	135	14%	966
Shadow Rock Elementary School	133	14%	951
Stone Mountain Elementary School	130	15.6%	835
Coralwood Education Center	128	100%	128
Sagamore Hills Elementary School	127	15.9%	798
Vanderlyn Elementary School	125	21.2%	589
Columbia Elementary School	124	16.9%	734
Rowland Elementary School	121	15.4%	784
Brockett Elementary School	120	15.4%	777
Laurel Ridge Elementary School	120	16.2%	742
Livsey Elementary School	120	18.2%	661
Browns Mill Elementary School	117	16.5%	709
Canby Lane Elementary School	117	13.7%	853
Museum School Avondale Estates	117	10%	1,166
Marbut Elementary School	116	14.6%	795
Bob Mathis Elementary School	115	16.7%	689
Midvale Elementary School	115	13.8%	835
Glennwood Elementary School	113	30.9%	366
Hawthorne Elementary School	111	16.7%	663
Oak Grove Elementary School	110	17.3%	635
Clairemont Elementary School	109	29.8%	366
Westchester Elementary School	105	31.6%	332
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter	104	9.5%	1,095
Robert Shaw Theme School	98	15.4%	637
Avondale Elementary School	91	12.4%	733
Cary Reynolds Elementary School	91	17.7%	514
Briarlake Elementary School	88	12.4%	712
DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts	88	7.6%	1,158
Ivy Preparatory Academy, Inc.	87	10%	868
McLendon Elementary School	85	14.9%	570
Kingsley Elementary School	82	13.2%	619
Kelley Lake Elementary School	81	15%	539
Rainbow Elementary School	80	13.6%	590
Leadership Preparatory Academy	62	11.7%	530
Toney Elementary School	60	12.5%	480
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf	0	0%	205
DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School	0	0%	736
East DeKalb Special Education Center	0	0%	10
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School	0	0%	1,192
Kittredge Magnet School	0	0%	998
Margaret Harris Comprehensive School	0	0%	37
Talley Street Upper Elementary School	0	0%	1,337
UHS of Laurel Heights	0	0%	44
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	0	0%	389