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Schools in Clarkston · DeKalb County School District

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

In Clarkston, 24% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Georgia average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Clarkston, 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.

#218of 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
2
86,784 students on the public path
In brief

Clarkston’s schools, in brief

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 ↓

78 elementary schools, then 23 middle and 24 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

The Heartwood School (private) 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 Clarkston’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 17% of Georgia school districts, #218 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 (242)Better than 16%
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 Clarkston’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 Clarkston, with each school’s own grade.

78 schools teach K in Clarkston’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Doraville United Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
D
1,003 students15:1Rate it →
Flat Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D−
977 students16:1Rate it →
Indian Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
967 students13:1Rate it →
Rockbridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
C−
900 students14:1Rate it →
Fernbank Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
A
895 students16:1Rate it →
Idlewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucker
C−
889 students13:1Rate it →
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
C−
844 students16:1Rate it →
John Robert Lewis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookhaven
D
840 students13:1Rate it →
Austin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunwoody
A+
803 students16:1Rate it →
Pleasantdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Doraville
D−
794 students14:1Rate it →
Jolly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
790 students15:1Rate it →
Dunwoody Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunwoody
A
790 students14:1Rate it →
Stoneview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D
782 students14:1Rate it →
DeKalb Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Avondale Estates
C+
768 students15:1Rate it →
Ashford Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
A
757 students15:1Rate it →
Princeton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
C−
751 students14:1Rate it →
Peachcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D−
729 students14:1Rate it →
Montgomery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookhaven
A
728 students16:1Rate it →
Oak View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D−
685 students13:1Rate it →
Oakcliff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Doraville
C
621 students14:1Rate it →
Allgood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D
614 students12:1Rate it →
Dresden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chamblee
D−
606 students12:1Rate it →
Hightower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Doraville
D
604 students12:1Rate it →
Stone Mill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D
601 students14:1Rate it →
Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
C−
599 students16:1Rate it →
Montclair Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookhaven
D−
590 students11:1Rate it →
Woodward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookhaven
D
553 students12:1Rate it →
Chesnut Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunwoody
B+
551 students13:1Rate it →
Pine Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D
551 students13:1Rate it →
Panola Way Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D
550 students16:1Rate it →
Wynbrooke Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
B−
546 students15:1Rate it →
Henderson Mill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
B−
541 students14:1Rate it →
Smoke Rise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
B
539 students12:1Rate it →
Hambrick Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
C−
536 students14:1Rate it →
Narvie Harris Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
B−
535 students14:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellenwood
C
531 students14:1Rate it →
Redan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D
525 students13:1Rate it →
Rock Chapel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
C−
524 students14:1Rate it →
Avondale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Avondale Estates
D
521 students12:1Rate it →
Murphey Candler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D
512 students13:1Rate it →
Huntley Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chamblee
C
507 students12:1Rate it →
Evansdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Doraville
C+
504 students13:1Rate it →
Chapel Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D
495 students13:1Rate it →
Shadow Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D−
493 students14:1Rate it →
Briar Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
B−
482 students13:1Rate it →
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D−
475 students13:1Rate it →
Fairington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D−
461 students12:1Rate it →
Stone Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D−
453 students13:1Rate it →
Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
C−
450 students14:1Rate it →
Canby Lane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
C−
446 students15:1Rate it →
Woodridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D
444 students15:1Rate it →
Vanderlyn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunwoody
A+
441 students14:1Rate it →
Laurel Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
B+
440 students12:1Rate it →
Dunaire Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D−
432 students14:1Rate it →
Oak Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
A+
429 students12:1Rate it →
Sagamore Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
A−
428 students12:1Rate it →
Marbut Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
B
427 students14:1Rate it →
Midvale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucker
B
417 students10:1Rate it →
Browns Mill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
C−
411 students13:1Rate it →
Brockett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucker
C−
394 students10:1Rate it →
Rowland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D
390 students12:1Rate it →
Kingsley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunwoody
C+
386 students11:1Rate it →
Livsey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucker
B+
383 students11:1Rate it →
Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
C−
378 students9:1Rate it →
Flat Shoals Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D
373 students12:1Rate it →
Bob Mathis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D
368 students12:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D
364 students10:1Rate it →
Briarlake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
A−
360 students10:1Rate it →
Snapfinger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D−
356 students10:1Rate it →
McLendon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
C
342 students11:1Rate it →
Rainbow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
C−
337 students11:1Rate it →
Robert Shaw Theme School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Scottdale
B+
307 students12:1Rate it →
Kelley Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D
302 students12:1Rate it →
Cary Reynolds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
D
267 students10:1Rate it →
Coralwood Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Decatur
218 students8:1Rate it →
Toney Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D−
207 students10:1Rate it →
Margaret Harris Comprehensive School
Grades PK–12 · Atlanta
C+
76 students4:1Rate it →
UHS of Laurel Heights
Grades PK–12 · Atlanta
53 students7:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–578 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–823 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–1224 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A

Clarkston’s public schools are run by DeKalb County School District, which also serves Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee and Doraville 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

Clarkston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ClarkstonC−DeKalb County
TuckerC−DeKalb County

Every school in Clarkston

122 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).

Also serving Clarkstonin other towns
Doraville United Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
D
1,003 students15:1Rate it →
Flat Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D−
977 students16:1Rate it →
Indian Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
967 students13:1Rate it →
Rockbridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
C−
900 students14:1Rate it →
Fernbank Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
A
895 students16:1Rate it →
Idlewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucker
C−
889 students13:1Rate it →
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
C−
844 students16:1Rate it →
John Robert Lewis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookhaven
D
840 students13:1Rate it →
Austin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunwoody
A+
803 students16:1Rate it →
Pleasantdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Doraville
D−
794 students14:1Rate it →
Jolly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
790 students15:1Rate it →
Dunwoody Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunwoody
A
790 students14:1Rate it →
Stoneview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D
782 students14:1Rate it →
Ashford Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
A
757 students15:1Rate it →
Princeton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
C−
751 students14:1Rate it →
Peachcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D−
729 students14:1Rate it →
Montgomery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookhaven
A
728 students16:1Rate it →
Oak View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D−
685 students13:1Rate it →
Oakcliff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Doraville
C
621 students14:1Rate it →
Allgood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D
614 students12:1Rate it →
Dresden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chamblee
D−
606 students12:1Rate it →
Hightower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Doraville
D
604 students12:1Rate it →
Stone Mill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D
601 students14:1Rate it →
Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
C−
599 students16:1Rate it →
Montclair Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookhaven
D−
590 students11:1Rate it →
Woodward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookhaven
D
553 students12:1Rate it →
Chesnut Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunwoody
B+
551 students13:1Rate it →
Pine Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D
551 students13:1Rate it →
Panola Way Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D
550 students16:1Rate it →
Wynbrooke Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
B−
546 students15:1Rate it →
Henderson Mill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
B−
541 students14:1Rate it →
Smoke Rise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
B
539 students12:1Rate it →
Hambrick Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
C−
536 students14:1Rate it →
Narvie Harris Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
B−
535 students14:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellenwood
C
531 students14:1Rate it →
Redan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D
525 students13:1Rate it →
Rock Chapel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
C−
524 students14:1Rate it →
Avondale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Avondale Estates
D
521 students12:1Rate it →
Murphey Candler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D
512 students13:1Rate it →
Huntley Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chamblee
C
507 students12:1Rate it →
Evansdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Doraville
C+
504 students13:1Rate it →
Chapel Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D
495 students13:1Rate it →
Shadow Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D−
493 students14:1Rate it →
Briar Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
B−
482 students13:1Rate it →
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D−
475 students13:1Rate it →
Fairington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
D−
461 students12:1Rate it →
Stone Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D−
453 students13:1Rate it →
Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
C−
450 students14:1Rate it →
Canby Lane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
C−
446 students15:1Rate it →
Woodridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D
444 students15:1Rate it →
Vanderlyn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunwoody
A+
441 students14:1Rate it →
Laurel Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
B+
440 students12:1Rate it →
Dunaire Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D−
432 students14:1Rate it →
Oak Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
A+
429 students12:1Rate it →
Sagamore Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
A−
428 students12:1Rate it →
Marbut Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
B
427 students14:1Rate it →
Midvale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucker
B
417 students10:1Rate it →
Browns Mill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lithonia
C−
411 students13:1Rate it →
Brockett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucker
C−
394 students10:1Rate it →
Rowland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stone Mountain
D
390 students12:1Rate it →
Kingsley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunwoody
C+
386 students11:1Rate it →
Livsey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucker
B+
383 students11:1Rate it →
Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
C−
378 students9:1Rate it →
Flat Shoals Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D
373 students12:1Rate it →
Bob Mathis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D
368 students12:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D
364 students10:1Rate it →
Briarlake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
A−
360 students10:1Rate it →
Snapfinger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D−
356 students10:1Rate it →
McLendon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
C
342 students11:1Rate it →
Rainbow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
C−
337 students11:1Rate it →
Robert Shaw Theme School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Scottdale
B+
307 students12:1Rate it →
Kelley Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D
302 students12:1Rate it →
Cary Reynolds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
D
267 students10:1Rate it →
Coralwood Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Decatur
218 students8:1Rate it →
Toney Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
D−
207 students10:1Rate it →
Margaret Harris Comprehensive School
Grades PK–12 · Atlanta
C+
76 students4:1Rate it →
UHS of Laurel Heights
Grades PK–12 · Atlanta
53 students7:1Rate it →
DeKalb Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Avondale Estates
C+
768 students15:1Rate it →
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Decatur
A+
273 students17:1Rate it →
Sequoyah Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Atlanta
D
1,713 students15:1Rate it →
Henderson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chamblee
B−
1,367 students14:1Rate it →
Freedom Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stone Mountain
D
1,272 students16:1Rate it →
Peachtree Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Atlanta
B+
1,214 students14:1Rate it →
Tucker Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tucker
C+
1,173 students13:1Rate it →
Lithonia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lithonia
C−
1,062 students15:1Rate it →
Chamblee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chamblee
A
1,018 students17:1Rate it →
Stone Mountain Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stone Mountain
C−
986 students14:1Rate it →
Druid Hills Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Decatur
B−
985 students14:1Rate it →
Salem Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lithonia
D
827 students13:1Rate it →
Stephenson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stone Mountain
C−
788 students13:1Rate it →
The Champion Middle Theme School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stone Mountain
B
782 students16:1Rate it →
McNair Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Decatur
D
701 students13:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Decatur
D
685 students14:1Rate it →
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Decatur
D
655 students13:1Rate it →
Miller Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Decatur
C−
625 students13:1Rate it →
Redan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lithonia
D
623 students13:1Rate it →
Chapel Hill Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Decatur
C
614 students14:1Rate it →
Columbia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Decatur
D
571 students12:1Rate it →
DeKalb School of the Arts
High · Grades 8–12 · Avondale Estates
A
298 students13:1Rate it →
Lakeside High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Atlanta
B−
2,234 students17:1Rate it →
Dunwoody High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dunwoody
B−
2,012 students16:1Rate it →
Chamblee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chamblee
B
1,867 students17:1Rate it →
Cross Keys High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brookhaven
D
1,748 students14:1Rate it →
Tucker High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tucker
C−
1,614 students15:1Rate it →
Lithonia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lithonia
D
1,547 students16:1Rate it →
Druid Hills High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Atlanta
C−
1,468 students16:1Rate it →
Clarkston High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
1,441 students13:1Rate it →
Martin Luther King- Jr. High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lithonia
C−
1,370 students16:1Rate it →
Stephenson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stone Mountain
C−
1,339 students17:1Rate it →
Stone Mountain High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stone Mountain
D
1,254 students16:1Rate it →
Southwest DeKalb High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Decatur
B−
1,237 students15:1Rate it →
Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic
High · Grades 9–12 · Lithonia
B
1,224 students17:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ellenwood
C−
1,121 students14:1Rate it →
Miller Grove High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lithonia
D−
1,073 students15:1Rate it →
Redan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stone Mountain
C−
1,052 students18:1Rate it →
Columbia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Decatur
D
877 students14:1Rate it →
Towers High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Decatur
D
876 students17:1Rate it →
McNair High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Atlanta
D−
779 students13:1Rate it →
Dekalb Early College Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Stone Mountain
A
314 students17:1Rate it →
Elizabeth Andrews High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Stone Mountain
D
167 students5:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Clarkstonrun by other districts or the state
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf
Grades PK–12
D−
Special Education
110 students3:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
The Heartwood School
Grades 2–11 · Clarkson
Private · Nonsectarian
13 students2:1Rate it →

Questions about Clarkston’s schools

Are Clarkston’s schools good?

On Georgia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Clarkston children attend score below 83% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #218 of 260 Georgia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Clarkston in?

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

Where do Clarkston kids go to high school?

One of 24 high schools, depending on your address: Lakeside High School, Dunwoody High School, Chamblee High School, Cross Keys High School, Tucker High School, Lithonia High School, Druid Hills High School, Clarkston High School, Martin Luther King- Jr. High School, Stephenson High School, Stone Mountain High School, Southwest DeKalb High School, Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic, Cedar Grove High School, Miller Grove High School, Redan High School, Columbia High School, Towers High School, McNair High School, Dekalb Early College Academy, DeKalb School of the Arts, Elizabeth Andrews High School, Margaret Harris Comprehensive School and UHS of Laurel Heights.

What is Clarkston’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 Clarkston spend per student?

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

Are there private schools in Clarkston?

Yes: The Heartwood School (nonsectarian, grades 2–11, 13 students).

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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.