DeKalb GA News

There were 15,582 fifth grade students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Talley Street Upper Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 464 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Talley Street Upper Elementary School	464	34.7%	1,337
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School	395	33.1%	1,192
Kittredge Magnet School	331	33.2%	998
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology	320	18.3%	1,744
Flat Rock Elementary School	312	16.8%	1,855
Charles R. Drew Charter School	302	17.2%	1,757
Idlewood Elementary School	284	16.2%	1,755
Rockbridge Elementary School	283	16%	1,766
Indian Creek Elementary School	280	15.8%	1,769
Princeton Elementary School	268	18.7%	1,430
Stoneview Elementary School	262	17.1%	1,534
Oakview Elementary School	247	19.4%	1,274
Springdale Park Elementary School	244	16.3%	1,498
John Robert Lewis Elementary School	234	14.2%	1,646
Doraville United Elementary School	227	13.4%	1,688
Panola Way Elementary School	221	18%	1,231
Jolly Elementary School	221	16.8%	1,316
GLOBE Academy Charter School I	219	10.5%	2,085
Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School	218	20.1%	1,087
Cedar Grove Elementary School	212	20.6%	1,027
Mary Lin Elementary School	207	16.5%	1,258
Allgood Elementary School	205	17.6%	1,168
Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School	202	22.4%	902
Pine Ridge Elementary School	201	18.4%	1,090
Wynbrooke Elementary School	199	17.6%	1,129
Fernbank Elementary School	196	14.1%	1,395
Pleasantdale Elementary School	195	16.6%	1,172
DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School	191	26%	736
Evansdale Elementary School	190	18.6%	1,023
Narvie Harris Elementary School	189	17.8%	1,061
Smoke Rise Elementary School	189	19.5%	970
Fairington Elementary School	186	17.5%	1,065
Chapel Hill Elementary School	185	17.3%	1,071
Dunwoody Elementary School	183	12.2%	1,500
Midvale Elementary School	182	21.8%	835
Woodward Elementary School	180	17.6%	1,024
Marbut Elementary School	178	22.4%	795
Shadow Rock Elementary School	178	18.7%	951
Murphey Candler Elementary School	177	18.3%	966
Oakcliff Elementary School	176	14.5%	1,216
Woodridge Elementary School	176	19.6%	899
DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School	171	11.2%	1,527
Rock Chapel Elementary School	169	15.8%	1,073
Montclair Elementary School	166	13.8%	1,206
Hightower Elementary School	165	13.8%	1,197
Redan Elementary School	162	16.2%	997
Peachcrest Elementary School	160	12.9%	1,243
Henderson Mill Elementary School	159	16.3%	974
Dunaire Elementary School	156	18.6%	839
Canby Lane Elementary School	154	18.1%	853
Snapfinger Elementary School	153	17.4%	881
Ronald E. McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School	152	14.9%	1,017
Stone Mill Elementary School	152	14%	1,085
Flat Shoals Elementary School	147	14.4%	1,020
Fred A. Toomer Elementary School	146	16.4%	892
Brockett Elementary School	143	18.4%	777
Montgomery Elementary School	142	10.9%	1,308
Huntley Hills Elementary School	142	17.2%	826
DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts	141	12.2%	1,158
Dresden Elementary School	139	12.3%	1,132
International Community School	139	15.5%	898
Stone Mountain Elementary School	138	16.5%	835
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School	137	14.1%	973
Bob Mathis Elementary School	137	19.9%	689
Columbia Elementary School	133	18.1%	734
Rowland Elementary School	132	16.8%	784
Museum School Avondale Estates	131	11.2%	1,166
Avondale Elementary School	126	17.2%	733
Ashford Park Elementary School	124	9.2%	1,344
Sagamore Hills Elementary School	122	15.3%	798
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter	122	11.1%	1,095
Hambrick Elementary School	119	12.8%	931
Briarlake Elementary School	117	16.4%	712
Robert Shaw Theme School	117	18.4%	637
Browns Mill Elementary School	116	16.4%	709
Briar Vista Elementary School	115	14.4%	798
Livsey Elementary School	109	16.5%	661
McLendon Elementary School	107	18.8%	570
Rainbow Elementary School	106	18%	590
Hawthorne Elementary School	100	15.1%	663
Laurel Ridge Elementary School	90	12.1%	742
Oak Grove Elementary School	90	14.2%	635
Ivy Preparatory Academy, Inc.	89	10.3%	868
Toney Elementary School	88	18.3%	480
Cary Reynolds Elementary School	84	16.3%	514
Kingsley Elementary School	77	12.4%	619
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	68	17.5%	389
Kelley Lake Elementary School	67	12.4%	539
Leadership Preparatory Academy	54	10.2%	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
East DeKalb Special Education Center	0	0%	10
Margaret Harris Comprehensive School	0	0%	37
UHS of Laurel Heights	0	0%	44