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Schools in Druid Hills · DeKalb County School District

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

24% of students in Druid Hills’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Georgia average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Druid Hills, 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
5
2,416 students on the public path
In brief

Druid Hills’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 61 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Druid Hills’s, its schools beat 5%, 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 ↓

Choice beyond the district

Ben Franklin Academy (private) and Laurel Heights Academy (Hospital) (private) are 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 Druid Hills’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 (61)Better than 5%
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 Druid Hills’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 Druid Hills, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressA

Druid Hills’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

Druid Hills vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Druid HillsC−DeKalb County
AtlantaC+Atlanta City
DecaturA+Decatur City

Every school in Druid Hills

5 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 Druid Hillsby address
Fernbank Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
A
895 students16:1Rate it →
UHS of Laurel Heights
Grades PK–12 · Atlanta
53 students7:1Rate it →
Druid Hills High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Atlanta
C−
1,468 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Ben Franklin Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Atlanta
Private · Nonsectarian
100 students5:1Rate it →
Laurel Heights Academy (Hospital)
Grades 3–12 · Atlanta
Private · Nonsectarian
88 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Druid Hills’s schools

Are Druid Hills’s schools good?

On Georgia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Druid Hills 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 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Druid Hills in?

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

What is Druid Hills’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 Druid Hills 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 Druid Hills?

Yes: Ben Franklin Academy (nonsectarian, grades 9–12, 100 students) and Laurel Heights Academy (Hospital) (nonsectarian, grades 3–12, 88 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.