DeKalb GA News

There were 15,125 fourth grade students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Talley Street Upper Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fourth grade students among county schools, registering 433 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Talley Street Upper Elementary School	433	32.4%	1,337
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School	409	34.3%	1,192
Kittredge Magnet School	331	33.2%	998
Flat Rock Elementary School	315	17%	1,855
John Robert Lewis Elementary School	302	18.3%	1,646
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology	298	17.1%	1,744
Charles R. Drew Charter School	291	16.6%	1,757
Rockbridge Elementary School	290	16.4%	1,766
Stoneview Elementary School	286	18.6%	1,534
Idlewood Elementary School	275	15.7%	1,755
Indian Creek Elementary School	261	14.8%	1,769
Princeton Elementary School	251	17.6%	1,430
Doraville United Elementary School	246	14.6%	1,688
Springdale Park Elementary School	220	14.7%	1,498
Peachcrest Elementary School	220	17.7%	1,243
Dunwoody Elementary School	216	14.4%	1,500
Oakview Elementary School	215	16.9%	1,274
Allgood Elementary School	212	18.2%	1,168
Hightower Elementary School	212	17.7%	1,197
Fernbank Elementary School	211	15.1%	1,395
Narvie Harris Elementary School	210	19.8%	1,061
GLOBE Academy Charter School I	208	10%	2,085
Montclair Elementary School	206	17.1%	1,206
Panola Way Elementary School	206	16.7%	1,231
Flat Shoals Elementary School	205	20.1%	1,020
Dresden Elementary School	198	17.5%	1,132
Mary Lin Elementary School	197	15.7%	1,258
Oakcliff Elementary School	195	16%	1,216
Rock Chapel Elementary School	195	18.2%	1,073
Wynbrooke Elementary School	189	16.7%	1,129
Montgomery Elementary School	186	14.2%	1,308
Jolly Elementary School	185	14.1%	1,316
Chapel Hill Elementary School	185	17.3%	1,071
Murphey Candler Elementary School	185	19.2%	966
Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School	184	16.9%	1,087
Ronald E. McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School	178	17.5%	1,017
Evansdale Elementary School	175	17.1%	1,023
Stone Mill Elementary School	173	15.9%	1,085
DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School	171	11.2%	1,527
Redan Elementary School	170	17.1%	997
Cedar Grove Elementary School	169	16.5%	1,027
Snapfinger Elementary School	166	18.8%	881
Pine Ridge Elementary School	162	14.9%	1,090
Smoke Rise Elementary School	162	16.7%	970
Hambrick Elementary School	162	17.4%	931
Henderson Mill Elementary School	159	16.3%	974
Pleasantdale Elementary School	159	13.6%	1,172
Fairington Elementary School	157	14.7%	1,065
Ashford Park Elementary School	153	11.4%	1,344
Woodward Elementary School	151	14.7%	1,024
Browns Mill Elementary School	150	21.2%	709
Fred A. Toomer Elementary School	142	15.9%	892
Brockett Elementary School	137	17.6%	777
International Community School	136	15.1%	898
Marbut Elementary School	134	16.9%	795
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School	133	13.7%	973
Shadow Rock Elementary School	133	14%	951
Briar Vista Elementary School	133	16.7%	798
Museum School Avondale Estates	132	11.3%	1,166
Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School	131	14.5%	902
Columbia Elementary School	131	17.8%	734
Sagamore Hills Elementary School	125	15.7%	798
Huntley Hills Elementary School	124	15%	826
Laurel Ridge Elementary School	122	16.4%	742
Midvale Elementary School	122	14.6%	835
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter	121	11.1%	1,095
Woodridge Elementary School	117	13%	899
Bob Mathis Elementary School	114	16.5%	689
Briarlake Elementary School	112	15.7%	712
Rowland Elementary School	112	14.3%	784
Rainbow Elementary School	112	19%	590
DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts	110	9.5%	1,158
Avondale Elementary School	109	14.9%	733
McLendon Elementary School	106	18.6%	570
Robert Shaw Theme School	105	16.5%	637
Canby Lane Elementary School	103	12.1%	853
Kingsley Elementary School	103	16.6%	619
Stone Mountain Elementary School	101	12.1%	835
Dunaire Elementary School	100	11.9%	839
Hawthorne Elementary School	95	14.3%	663
Ivy Preparatory Academy, Inc.	91	10.5%	868
Livsey Elementary School	85	12.9%	661
Cary Reynolds Elementary School	83	16.1%	514
Toney Elementary School	82	17.1%	480
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	82	21.1%	389
Kelley Lake Elementary School	72	13.4%	539
Oak Grove Elementary School	69	10.9%	635
Leadership Preparatory Academy	61	11.5%	530
Austin Elementary School	0	0%	910
Chesnut Elementary School	0	0%	695
Vanderlyn Elementary School	0	0%	589
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
Margaret Harris Comprehensive School	0	0%	37
UHS of Laurel Heights	0	0%	44