DeKalb GA News

There were 16,518 third grade students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Talley Street Upper Elementary School welcomed the largest number of third grade students among county schools, registering 440 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Talley Street Upper Elementary School	440	32.9%	1,337
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School	388	32.6%	1,192
Flat Rock Elementary School	325	17.5%	1,855
Indian Creek Elementary School	324	18.3%	1,769
Doraville United Elementary School	309	18.3%	1,688
Rockbridge Elementary School	307	17.4%	1,766
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology	301	17.3%	1,744
Charles R. Drew Charter School	300	17.1%	1,757
Dunwoody Elementary School	288	19.2%	1,500
John Robert Lewis Elementary School	283	17.2%	1,646
Idlewood Elementary School	280	16%	1,755
Princeton Elementary School	267	18.7%	1,430
Springdale Park Elementary School	266	17.8%	1,498
GLOBE Academy Charter School I	265	12.7%	2,085
Austin Elementary School	259	28.5%	910
Montclair Elementary School	249	20.6%	1,206
Stoneview Elementary School	246	16%	1,534
Ashford Park Elementary School	241	17.9%	1,344
Fernbank Elementary School	238	17.1%	1,395
Montgomery Elementary School	232	17.7%	1,308
Panola Way Elementary School	221	18%	1,231
Jolly Elementary School	219	16.6%	1,316
Wynbrooke Elementary School	217	19.2%	1,129
Allgood Elementary School	217	18.6%	1,168
Mary Lin Elementary School	216	17.2%	1,258
Peachcrest Elementary School	211	17%	1,243
Oakcliff Elementary School	208	17.1%	1,216
Pine Ridge Elementary School	208	19.1%	1,090
Oakview Elementary School	202	15.9%	1,274
Hightower Elementary School	199	16.6%	1,197
Chapel Hill Elementary School	192	17.9%	1,071
Stone Mill Elementary School	190	17.5%	1,085
Henderson Mill Elementary School	190	19.5%	974
Rock Chapel Elementary School	190	17.7%	1,073
Pleasantdale Elementary School	189	16.1%	1,172
Dresden Elementary School	185	16.3%	1,132
Ronald E. McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School	182	17.9%	1,017
Woodridge Elementary School	181	20.1%	899
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School	180	18.5%	973
Woodward Elementary School	177	17.3%	1,024
Cedar Grove Elementary School	175	17%	1,027
Narvie Harris Elementary School	175	16.5%	1,061
Shadow Rock Elementary School	174	18.3%	951
Fairington Elementary School	172	16.2%	1,065
Briarlake Elementary School	170	23.9%	712
Flat Shoals Elementary School	168	16.5%	1,020
Canby Lane Elementary School	167	19.6%	853
Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School	164	15.1%	1,087
Smoke Rise Elementary School	163	16.8%	970
Rowland Elementary School	162	20.7%	784
Murphey Candler Elementary School	160	16.6%	966
DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School	160	10.5%	1,527
Stone Mountain Elementary School	158	18.9%	835
Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School	158	17.5%	902
Hambrick Elementary School	157	16.9%	931
Fred A. Toomer Elementary School	157	17.6%	892
Chesnut Elementary School	153	22%	695
Evansdale Elementary School	153	15%	1,023
Dunaire Elementary School	151	18%	839
Redan Elementary School	148	14.8%	997
Sagamore Hills Elementary School	145	18.2%	798
Laurel Ridge Elementary School	145	19.5%	742
Oak Grove Elementary School	143	22.5%	635
Midvale Elementary School	140	16.8%	835
Vanderlyn Elementary School	137	23.3%	589
International Community School	135	15%	898
Brockett Elementary School	135	17.4%	777
Avondale Elementary School	131	17.9%	733
Snapfinger Elementary School	130	14.8%	881
Briar Vista Elementary School	129	16.2%	798
Marbut Elementary School	124	15.6%	795
Museum School Avondale Estates	124	10.6%	1,166
Robert Shaw Theme School	123	19.3%	637
Huntley Hills Elementary School	122	14.8%	826
Livsey Elementary School	122	18.5%	661
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter	121	11.1%	1,095
Kingsley Elementary School	120	19.4%	619
Bob Mathis Elementary School	119	17.3%	689
Ivy Preparatory Academy, Inc.	119	13.7%	868
Kelley Lake Elementary School	119	22.1%	539
Hawthorne Elementary School	116	17.5%	663
Browns Mill Elementary School	112	15.8%	709
Columbia Elementary School	108	14.7%	734
McLendon Elementary School	107	18.8%	570
Rainbow Elementary School	102	17.3%	590
DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts	96	8.3%	1,158
Cary Reynolds Elementary School	95	18.5%	514
Toney Elementary School	86	17.9%	480
Leadership Preparatory Academy	86	16.2%	530
Oakhurst Elementary School	0	0%	498
Winnona Park Elementary School	0	0%	553
Clairemont Elementary School	0	0%	366
Westchester Elementary School	0	0%	332
Glennwood Elementary School	0	0%	366
Coralwood Education Center	0	0%	128
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
Kittredge Magnet School	0	0%	998
Margaret Harris Comprehensive School	0	0%	37
UHS of Laurel Heights	0	0%	44
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	0	0%	389