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Schools in Belvedere Park · DeKalb County School District

Belvedere Park’s public schools score below 83% of Georgia districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 24% of Belvedere Park’s students scored proficient, below the Georgia average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Belvedere Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.

#219of 260 Georgia townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 9 pts vs GA 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 13 pts vs GA 37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
▼ 8 pts vs GA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▲ 12% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
GA 14.3
Schools in town
4
1,878 students on the public path
In brief

Belvedere Park’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 257 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Belvedere Park’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 17% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 40% and 37% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

76% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,739 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers, then Towers High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Belvedere Park’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 17% of Georgia school districts, #219 of 260 Georgia towns. Both inputs trail the Georgia average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 17%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (257)Better than 9%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 48,455 test results and a graduating class of 6,591 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Belvedere Park’s students in the tested grades sat them (48,938 in math, 47,972 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Belvedere Park, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Peachcrest Elementary SchoolDeKalb County School DistrictD−
6–8Wadsworth Magnet School for High AchieversDeKalb County School DistrictA+
9–12Towers High SchoolDeKalb County School DistrictD

Belvedere Park’s public schools are run by DeKalb County School District, which also serves Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee and Clarkston and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

DeKalb County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 129 schools · 91,752 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$17,739GA $15,800 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 39.6% · 47972 students tested
Math24%
State average 37.4% · 48938 students tested

Belvedere Park vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Belvedere Park’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Belvedere ParkC−DeKalb County
DecaturA+Decatur City
AtlantaC+Atlanta City
Avondale EstatesC−DeKalb County

Every school in Belvedere Park

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Belvedere Parkby address
Peachcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D−
729 students14:1Rate it →
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Decatur
A+
273 students17:1Rate it →
Towers High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Decatur
D
876 students17:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Decatur
C
Charter
537 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Belvedere Park’s schools

Are Belvedere Park’s schools good?

On Georgia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Belvedere Park children attend score below 83% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #219 of 260 Georgia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Belvedere Park in?

DeKalb County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 91,752 students in 129 schools (2024–25).

Where do Belvedere Park kids go to high school?

Towers High School in Decatur, with 876 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Belvedere Park’s graduation rate?

76% of the class of 2023 in DeKalb County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.

How much does Belvedere Park spend per student?

$17,739 in DeKalb County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.