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Towers High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3919 Brookcrest Cir, Decatur, GA 30032 · (678) 874-2202 · Part of DeKalb County School District

Belvedere Park’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Students
876
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Towers High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 17.3% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Belvedere Park kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achieversin Decatur
9–12Towers High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3919 Brookcrest Cir, Decatur

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9300
Grade 10209
Grade 11184
Grade 12183
Enrollment over time
747’20
795’21
764’22
769’23
876’24

Up 17.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 77%Hispanic 14%Asian 4%White 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Towers High School from Belvedere Park families.

Other schools in DeKalb County School District

The district →
Doraville United Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
D
1,003 students15:1
Flat Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D−
977 students16:1
Indian Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clarkston
C−
967 students13:1
Rockbridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
C−
900 students14:1
Fernbank Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
A
895 students16:1
Idlewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucker
C−
889 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Belvedere Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.