{{Short description|Public school district in Georgia, United States}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{multiple issues| {{original research|date=August 2009}} {{more citations needed|date=September 2013}} }} {{Infobox school district | name = DeKalb County School District | logo = LogoDeKalbCountySchools.png | logo_size = 170px | type = Suburban/urban public | budget = $1.097 billion | established = 1873 | streetaddress = 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard | city = Stone Mountain | state = Georgia | zipcode = 30083 | country = USA | grades = Pre-kindergarten – 12 | superintendent = Norman Sauce | schools = 131<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=1301740&DistrictID=1301740|title=DeKalb County|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=June 6, 2024}}</ref> | students = 92,368 (2022–23)<ref name="NCES" /> | teachers = 6,250.30 (FTE)<ref name="NCES" /> | staff = 6,434.70 (FTE)<ref name="NCES" /> | ratio = 14.78<ref name="NCES" /> | conference = | accreditation = AdvancED<ref name="Malekebu">{{Cite web|last=Malekebu|first=Edwin|title=DeKalb County School District|url=https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=DeKalb County School District|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208092027/https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> | website = {{URL|www.dekalbschoolsga.org|dekalbschoolsga.org}} |free_label = Telephone |free_text = (678) 676-1200 }}
The '''DeKalb County School District''' ('''DCSD''') is a school district headquartered at 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, near Stone Mountain and in the Atlanta metropolitan area.<ref name="Malekebu">{{Cite web|last=Malekebu|first=Edwin|title=DeKalb County School District|url=https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=DeKalb County School District|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208092027/https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> DCSD operates public schools in areas of DeKalb County that are not within the city limits of Atlanta and Decatur. It served a portion of Atlanta annexed by that city in 2018 until 2024, when that portion was re-assigned to Atlanta Public Schools (APS).
The school district is overseen by the seven-member DeKalb County Board of Education.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/board-of-education/|title=Board of Education – DeKalb County School District|website=www.dekalbschoolsga.org|language=en|access-date=2018-07-05|archive-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705204124/http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/board-of-education/|url-status=live}}</ref> The superintendent/CEO is, as of June 8, 2024, Dr. Devon Q. Horton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dekalb County School District |url=https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/superintendent/ |website=Dekalb County School District |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref> The system educates more than 102,000 students at 138 schools with more than 14,000 full-time employees and 6,000 teachers. In 2018, the school system graduated over 5,800 students from high school.
The district includes three of the top-ranked schools in the nation in 2018 according to ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/dekalb-schools-high-schools-among-nation-best-says-news-world-report/jcAR0kjjD5FHiDTrOA3oTI/|title=DeKalb Schools: 3 high schools among nation's best, says U.S. News & World Report|work=ajc|access-date=2018-07-05|archive-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705204143/https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/dekalb-schools-high-schools-among-nation-best-says-news-world-report/jcAR0kjjD5FHiDTrOA3oTI/|url-status=live}}</ref> The DeKalb School of the Arts earned a gold designation after being ranked No. 75 overall, and No. 2 in Georgia. Chamblee Charter High School also earned a gold designation, ranking No. 457 nationwide and No. 14 in Georgia. The Arabia Mountain High School Academy of Engineering-Medicine performed well enough to earn a silver designation, ranking No. 58 in Georgia. DeKalb Early College Academy earned a bronze designation, ranking No. 68 in Georgia.
DCSD is also home to Henderson Mill Elementary School, the first STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) certified school in Georgia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/officials-get-glimpse-state-first-steam-certified-school-program-dekalb-county/GGt6pVUjnd39dwY6Ef3mEP/|title=Officials to get glimpse at state's first STEAM-certified school program in DeKalb County|work=ajc|access-date=2018-07-05|archive-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705232842/https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/officials-get-glimpse-state-first-steam-certified-school-program-dekalb-county/GGt6pVUjnd39dwY6Ef3mEP/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== History ==
=== Accreditation === In 2017, the DeKalb County School District received a full, five-year renewal of its accreditation from AdvancED, through 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/leadership/dekalb-schools-awarded-advanced-accreditation-renewal/|title=DeKalb Schools Awarded AdvancED Accreditation Renewal – DeKalb County School District|website=www.dekalbschoolsga.org|language=en|access-date=2018-07-05|archive-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180406/http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/leadership/dekalb-schools-awarded-advanced-accreditation-renewal/|url-status=live}}</ref> The renewal comes after the district regained full accreditation in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/superintendent-dekalb-schools-regains-full-accreditation-status/9OkyPZqKUHuf9DS4PsfDkP/|title=Superintendent: DeKalb Schools regains full accreditation status|work=ajc|access-date=2018-07-05|archive-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705232838/https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/superintendent-dekalb-schools-regains-full-accreditation-status/9OkyPZqKUHuf9DS4PsfDkP/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On December 17, 2012, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools announced that it had downgraded the DeKalb County School District's status from "on advisement" to "on probation" and warned the school system that the loss of their accreditation was "imminent."<ref name="loss">[http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/school-board-chairman-says-district-can-recover-fr/nTYRF/ "DeKalb school district in 'conflict and crisis,' put on probation by accreditation agency."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219142756/http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/school-board-chairman-says-district-can-recover-fr/nTYRF/ |date=2012-12-19 }}." The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. December 17, 2012. Retrieved on December 19, 2012]." The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. December 17, 2012. Retrieved on December 19, 2012.</ref>
On January 21, 2014, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools announced that it had upgraded the DeKalb County School District's status from "probation" to "accredited warned" which is below full accreditation status.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/dekalb-school-system-get-accredited-warned-status/ncwTf/ |title=Austin Elementary School |access-date=2014-05-07 |archive-date=2014-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508031624/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/dekalb-school-system-get-accredited-warned-status/ncwTf/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Academic Achievement === In 2017, the DCSD College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) score increased to 70, up from 66 in 2016. Since 2016, the CCRPI score for elementary schools increased five points; middle schools increased three points; and high schools increased nearly one full point.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/news/dcsd-shows-significant-academic-growth-in-recent-ccrpi-scores/|title=DCSD Shows Significant Academic Growth in Recent CCRPI Scores – DeKalb County School District|website=www.dekalbschoolsga.org|date=November 2, 2017 |language=en|access-date=2018-07-05|archive-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705204130/http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/news/dcsd-shows-significant-academic-growth-in-recent-ccrpi-scores/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2017, more than 2,500 students in DCSD took the ACT, earning a composite score of 19.8, compared to last year's composite score of 19.4.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/trusted/2017-act-scores-show-academic-progress/|title=2017 ACT Scores Show Academic Progress – DeKalb County School District|website=www.dekalbschoolsga.org|date=September 8, 2017 |language=en|access-date=2018-07-05|archive-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705232840/http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/trusted/2017-act-scores-show-academic-progress/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, more than 3,500 students took the SAT; the district's total composite score continues to improve year-over-year. DeKalb's 2017 total mean score for the SAT was 980.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/news/dekalb-students-narrow-achievement-gap-on-sat/|title=DeKalb Students Narrow Achievement Gap on SAT – DeKalb County School District|website=www.dekalbschoolsga.org|date=September 26, 2017 |language=en|access-date=2018-07-05|archive-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705204134/http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/news/dekalb-students-narrow-achievement-gap-on-sat/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The four-year graduation rate for DCSD's Class of 2017 was 74 percent, a four-point increase from the 2016 graduation rate of 70 percent. Between 2013 and 2017, the District graduation rate improved 14 percentage points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/news/dcsds-graduation-rate-continues-to-improve/|title=DCSD's Graduation Rate Continues to Improve – DeKalb County School District|website=www.dekalbschoolsga.org|date=September 27, 2017 |language=en|access-date=2018-07-05|archive-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705204114/http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/news/dcsds-graduation-rate-continues-to-improve/|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Indictment'''
Former DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Crawford Lewis was indicted in 2012, along with former DeKalb County Schools Chief Operating Officer Pat Pope (Reed), and others, on criminal charges related to a school construction scandal. The indictment listed four counts of racketeering, as well as theft by taking and bribery.<ref name="Lewis">{{Cite web |url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/new-indictment-former-dekalb-superintendent/nNNpb/ |title=New indictment for former DeKalb Superintendent {{!}} www.wsbtv.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2013-01-05 |archive-date=2012-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510135226/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/new-indictment-former-dekalb-superintendent/nNNpb/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On October 15, 2025 the DeKalb County Board of Education voted to accept the resignation of Superintendent Devon Horton who had been serving since 2023. An indictment accusing him of offering district contracts in the Evanston-Skokie School District 65 outside of Chicago to his friends, then receiving about $85,000 in kickbacks from the contracts between 2020 and 2023 triggered the vote and subsequent resignation. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Alexander |first=Cassidy |title=DeKalb Schools chief resigns after indictment on financial crime charges |url=https://www.ajc.com/education/2025/10/dekalb-schools-superintendent-resigns-after-indictment-for-financial-crimes/ |access-date=2025-10-17 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=English |issn=1539-7459}}</ref>
=== Shooting and hostage situation === On August 20, 2013, 20-year-old Michael Brandon Hill, who was armed with an AK-47, entered the front office of Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy, an elementary school, and barricaded himself. He fired six shots at police officers outside, who returned fire. The school's students were evacuated. Antoinette Tuff, a school bookkeeper, was able to convince Hill to surrender without further violence. Tuff was later praised by President Barack Obama for her courage and calmness in defusing the situation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Official: Suspect in custody at Ga. school|url=http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Official-Suspect-in-custody-at-Ga-school-4746383.php|publisher=Associated Press|date=August 20, 2013|access-date=September 12, 2013|author=Barrow, Bill|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202185345/http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Official-Suspect-in-custody-at-Ga-school-4746383.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=All students OK after shot fired at Georgia school|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/20/us/georgia-school-gunshots/index.html|publisher=cnn.com|date=August 20, 2013|access-date=August 20, 2013|archive-date=August 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821081752/http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/20/us/georgia-school-gunshots/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Official: Suspect In Custody In Elementary School Shooting|url=http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2013/08/20/official-suspect-in-custody-in-elementary-school-shooting/|publisher=CBS Atlanta|date=August 20, 2013|access-date=August 20, 2013|archive-date=August 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822232027/http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2013/08/20/official-suspect-in-custody-in-elementary-school-shooting/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=King, Michael|title=Shooting suspect in custody at Georgia school|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/20/ga-school-gunfire-dekalb/2677507/|publisher=USA Today|date=August 20, 2013|access-date=August 20, 2013|archive-date=August 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821013239/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/20/ga-school-gunfire-dekalb/2677507/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="I'm proud of you, it's a good thing you are giving up" Antoinette Tuff puts her life on the line to end Georgia elementary school standoff|url=http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/21/im-proud-of-you-its-a-good-thing-you-are-giving-up-antoinette-tuff-puts-her-life-on-the-line-to-end-georgia-elementary-school-standoff/|publisher=cnn.com|date=August 21, 2013|access-date=August 22, 2013|archive-date=August 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825003118/http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/21/im-proud-of-you-its-a-good-thing-you-are-giving-up-antoinette-tuff-puts-her-life-on-the-line-to-end-georgia-elementary-school-standoff/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Antoinette Tuff hailed as 'true hero' for handling Georgia school gunman|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/21/us/georgia-school-gunshots/|publisher=cnn.com|author=Botelho, Greg and Vivian Kuo, and Josh Levs|date=August 22, 2013|access-date=August 24, 2013|archive-date=August 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823200533/http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/21/us/georgia-school-gunshots|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/22/us/georgia-school-shooting-hero/index.html | work=CNN | title=Georgia school shooting: Antoinette Tuff hailed as hero - CNN.com | date=August 23, 2013 | access-date=September 12, 2013 | archive-date=August 26, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826091512/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/22/us/georgia-school-shooting-hero/index.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-phones-ga-woman-credited-with-preventing-school-shooting/ | work=Fox News | title=Obama phones Ga. woman credited with preventing school shooting | date=August 22, 2013 | access-date=September 12, 2013 | archive-date=August 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829032110/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/22/obama-phones-ga-woman-credited-with-preventing-school-shooting/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Hill later pleaded guilty to 13 counts, including aggravated assault, false imprisonment, making terroristic threats, and burglary, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Staff |date=2014-09-17 |title=Georgia man gets 20 years for gun battle at school |url=https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/nation-world/2014/09/17/georgia-man-gets-20-years-gun-battle-school/15519219007/ |access-date=2025-07-12 |website=Online Athens |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Bus drivers' strike === {{main|2018 DeKalb County School District bus drivers' strike}}
From April 19–23, 2018 nearly 400 school bus drivers for the district participated in a strike over low pay and little employee benefits. Inspired in part by the concurrent nationwide teacher strikes in states such as West Virginia, Oklahoma and Arizona, bus drivers for the district planned a "sick-out". About 42 percent of bus drivers in the county participated, causing nearly 60-90 minute delays in students being picked up for school. As a right-to-work state, public sector employees are prohibited in Georgia from striking. The strike resulted in at least 7 bus drivers, particularly ones who helped organize the strike, being terminated of employment.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=Lori|title=At least 7 bus drivers fired over DeKalb schools 'sick out'|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/dekalb-schools-say-major-drop-off-delays-after-42-of-drivers-call-in-sick/734777024|website=WSB-TV|publisher=Cox Media Group|access-date=May 2, 2018|date=April 20, 2018|archive-date=May 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502212351/https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/dekalb-schools-say-major-drop-off-delays-after-42-of-drivers-call-in-sick/734777024|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Emory and CDC annexation by Atlanta === {{see also|Atlanta annexations and wards}} The City of Atlanta, in 2017, agreed to annex territory in DeKalb County, including the Centers for Disease Control and Emory University, effective January 1, 2018.<ref name=NiesseEmoryannexed>{{cite news|author=Niesse, Mark|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/city-atlanta-expansion-emory-and-cdc-approved/kMYzghHbvzD6THTyWpN1zH/|title=City of Atlanta's expansion to Emory and CDC approved|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=December 5, 2017|archive-date=December 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205011722/http://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/city-atlanta-expansion-emory-and-cdc-approved/kMYzghHbvzD6THTyWpN1zH/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016 Emory University made a statement that "Annexation of Emory into the City of Atlanta will not change school districts, since neighboring communities like Druid Hills will still be self-determining regarding annexation."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.emory.edu/stories/2016/08/upress_atlanta_annexation_statement/index.html|title=Emory University statement on possible annexation|publisher=Emory University|date=2016-08-19|access-date=2020-04-04|archive-date=2020-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806075813/https://news.emory.edu/stories/2016/08/upress_atlanta_annexation_statement/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2017 the city agreed to include the annexed area in the boundaries of Atlanta Public Schools (APS), a move decried by the leadership of the DeKalb county district as it would take taxable property away from that district.<ref name=NiesseEmoryannexed/> In 2017 the number of children living in the annexed territory who attended public schools was nine.<ref>{{cite web|author=Niesse, Mark|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/emory-annexation-won-finished-time-for-atlanta-elections/5XmFt1qUhAAH4gAn8yF5QM/|title=9 students and $2.3M stand in the way of Emory's annexation to Atlanta|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=2017-10-16|access-date=2020-03-10|archive-date=2020-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012005227/https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/emory-annexation-won-finished-time-for-atlanta-elections/5XmFt1qUhAAH4gAn8yF5QM/|url-status=live}}</ref> The area ultimately went to APS,<ref name=NiesseEmoryannexed/> and as part of a 2019 settlement Emory would help establish school-based clinics for DeKalb schools. Students will be rezoned to APS effective 2024; they will be zoned to DeKalb schools before then.<ref>{{cite web|author=McCray, Vanessa|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/aps-dekalb-annexation-deal-could-pay-for-six-school-health-clinics/5mbGjr9WelTTKnoIUmArUJ/|title=APS, DeKalb annexation deal could pay for six school health clinics|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=2019-12-10|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-date=2020-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726102728/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/aps-dekalb-annexation-deal-could-pay-for-six-school-health-clinics/5mbGjr9WelTTKnoIUmArUJ/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Schools and centers==
===Elementary schools=== '''Zoned'''
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * Allgood Elementary School (1955) * Ashford Park Elementary (1955) * Austin Elementary School (Dunwoody) (1975)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/austin/ |title=Austin: Home<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-12 |archive-date=2007-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621174553/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/austin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Avondale Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/avondale/ |title=Avondale Elementary School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822190526/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/avondale/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (Avondale Estates) (1953) *Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology (2017) Opened, January, 2017 at the site of the former Clifton Elementary School * Bob Mathis Elementary School (1975) * Bouie Elementary (1996) * Briar Vista Elementary (1955) * Briarlake Elementary<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/briarlake/ |title=Briarlake Elementary |access-date=2009-09-14 |archive-date=2010-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411064308/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/briarlake/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) (1957) ** In 1980 it had an oral communication program for deaf students. That year it had one speech therapist and three interpreters, with three classrooms dedicated to the program.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wright|first=Steve|title=Mother Protests School's Refusal to Refer Deaf Son|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|date=1980-12-18|page=20C}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79958409/for-atlanta-area-school-for-the-deaf/ Clipping] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621032249/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79958409/for-atlanta-area-school-for-the-deaf/ |date=2021-06-21 }} from Newspapers.com.</ref> * Brockett Elementary<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brockett Elementary School|url=https://brockettes.dekalb.k12.ga.us/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=brockettes.dekalb.k12.ga.us|archive-date=2021-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416170509/http://brockettes.dekalb.k12.ga.us/|url-status=live}}</ref> (1961) * Browns Mill Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/brownsmill/ |title=Browns Mill Elementary School |access-date=2008-07-07 |archive-date=2008-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528003609/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/brownsmill/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) (1990) * Canby Lane Elementary (1967) * Murphey Candler Elementary School (unincorporated) (1969) * Cedar Grove Elementary (1975) * Chapel Hill Elementary (1967) * Chesnut Charter Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chesnutcharter.com/ |title=Chesnut Charter Elementary School |access-date=2022-02-13 |archive-date=2018-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814180806/http://chesnutcharter.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (Dunwoody) (formerly Chesnut Elementary, 1969-1999, became charter in 2000) * Clifton Elementary (Demolished and rebuilt as Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology) * Columbia Elementary (1961) * Doraville United Elementary School (2022) * Dresden Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/dresden/ |title=Dresden Elementary School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225171021/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/dresden/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) (1963) * Dunaire Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/Dunaire/ |title=Dunaire Elementary School |access-date=2012-03-13 |archive-date=2013-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108130952/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/Dunaire |url-status=live }}</ref> (1967) * Dunwoody Elementary (Dunwoody) (2009) * Eldridge Miller Elementary (1981) (formerly Mainstreet Elementary) * Evansdale Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/evansdale/ |title=Evansdale Elementary School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818021636/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/evansdale/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) (1967) * Fairington Elementary (1975) * Fernbank Elementary (1958/2015) * Flat Rock Elementary (2007) * Flat Shoals Elementary (1966) * Hambrick Elementary (1971) * Narvie Harris Elementary School (1998) * Hawthorne Elementary (1961) * Henderson Mill Elementary (1965) * Hightower Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/hightower/ |title=Hightower Elementary School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820224757/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/hightower/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (Doraville) (1958) * Huntley Hills Elementary & Montessori School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/huntleyhills/ |title=Huntley Hills Elementary School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820163851/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/huntleyhills/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) (1964) * Idlewood Elementary (1967) * Indian Creek Elementary (1961) * Jolly Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/schools/elementary/jolly/ |title=Jolly Elementary School |access-date=2007-08-27 |archive-date=2007-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818195005/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/schools/elementary/jolly/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated, east of Clarkston, opened 1968) * John Robert Lewis Elementary School * Kelley Lake Elementary<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/kelleylake/ |title=Kelley Lake Elementary |access-date=2012-03-14 |archive-date=2010-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214110131/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/kelleylake/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (1963) * Kingsley Elementary School (Dunwoody) (1971) * Kittredge Magnet School for High Achievers<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/kittredge/ |title=Kittredge Magnet School |access-date=2007-11-03 |archive-date=2007-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103113442/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/kittredge/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Knollwood Elementary (1955) * Laurel Ridge Elementary (1958) * Livsey Elementary (1971) * Marbut Elementary Traditional Theme School (unincorporated) (1994) * McLendon Elementary (1958) * Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy (2008) * Meadowview Elementary (1961) * Midvale Elementary (1961) * Montclair Elementary (1967) * Montgomery Elementary (1963) * Murphy Candler Elementary (????) * The Museum School of Avondale Estates (2010) * Oak Grove Elementary (1958) * Oak View Elementary (2004) * Panola Way Elementary School (unincorporated) (1987) * Peachcrest Elementary (1961-2011) * Pine Ridge Elementary (1988) * Pleasantdale Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/pleasantdalees/ |title=Pleasantdale Elementary School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817203953/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/pleasantdalees/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) (1968) * Princeton Elementary (2007) * Rainbow Elementary<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/rainbow/ |title=Rainbow Elementary |access-date=2012-03-13 |archive-date=2012-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608061658/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/rainbow |url-status=live }}</ref> (1970) * Redan Elementary<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/redan/ |title=Redan Elementary |access-date=2012-03-15 |archive-date=2012-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816060614/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/redan |url-status=live }}</ref> (1935) * Cary Reynolds Elementary School (Doraville) (Sequoyah Elementary School 1961-1963 name change)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/schools/elementary/caryreynolds/ |title=Schools and Centers :: DeKalb County Schools<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808190339/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/schools/elementary/caryreynolds/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Rock Chapel Elementary School (unincorporated) (1969) * Rockbridge Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/rockbridge |title=Rockbridge Elementary School |access-date=2007-08-17 |archive-date=2007-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113112110/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/rockbridge/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) (1972) * Rowland Elementary<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/rowland/ |title=Rowland Elementary |access-date=2007-11-03 |archive-date=2007-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118081544/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/rowland/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (1967) * Sagamore Hills Elementary<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/ |title=Sagamore Hills Elementary |access-date=2011-02-22 |archive-date=2011-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013215117/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore |url-status=live }}</ref> (1961) * Shadow Rock Elementary (1991) * Robert Shaw Theme School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/robertshaw |title=Robert Shaw Theme School |access-date=2008-06-30 |archive-date=2008-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624093157/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/robertshaw/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (Robert Shaw Elementary 1955-1969) Sky Haven Elementary * Smoke Rise Elementary (1969) * Snapfinger Elementary (1964) * Stone Mill Elementary (1975) * Stone Mountain Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stonemountain/ |title=Stone Mountain Elementary School |access-date=2008-03-16 |archive-date=2008-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217192300/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stonemountain/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (1954) * Stoneview Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stoneview/ |title=Stoneview Elementary School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823041523/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stoneview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated, southwest of Lithonia) (1963) * Terry Mill Elementary (1958-1998) (currently the Dekalb Elementary School of the Arts) * Toney Elementary (1953) * Vanderlyn Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vanderlyn Elementary School|url=http://vanderlyn.com/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=ww25.vanderlyn.com|archive-date=2014-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106191853/http://vanderlyn.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> (Dunwoody) (1973) * Wadsworth Elementary (1958-2000 currently Wadsworth Magnet School) * Woodridge Elementary (1975) * Woodward Elementary (1961) * Wynbrooke Elementary (2001) }}
'''Optional''' * DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts (2002) * Oakcliff Traditional Theme School (unincorporated) * Oakcliff Traditional Theme School (as of 1993, formerly Oakcliff Elementary) (1964)<ref name="Oakcliff Elementary School">{{Cite web|title=Oakcliff Elementary School|url=https://oakcliffes.dekalb.k12.ga.us/Default.aspx|access-date=2022-02-13|website=oakcliffes.dekalb.k12.ga.us|archive-date=2020-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804123346/http://oakcliffes.dekalb.k12.ga.us/default.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Middle schools=== '''Zoned''' {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/bethunems/ |title=Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027060412/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/bethunems/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) * Cedar Grove Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/cedargrovems/ |title=Cedar Grove Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820164230/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/cedargrovems/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) * Chamblee Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/chambleems/ |title=Chamblee Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621185554/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/chambleems/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (Chamblee) (1997) * Chapel Hill Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/chapelhillms/ |title=Chapel Hill Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2008-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111143531/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/chapelhillms/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) * Columbia Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/columbiams/ |title=Columbia Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820224526/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/columbiams/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) * Druid Hills Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/shamrock/ |title=Druid Hills Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817204641/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/shamrock/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (Shamrock Middle School 1996-2011) (unincorporated) * Freedom Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/freedom/ |title=Freedom Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820024515/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/freedom/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated, opened January 8, 2001)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/schools/middle/freedom/ |title=Schools and Centers :: DeKalb County Schools<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-27 |archive-date=2007-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817205230/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/schools/middle/freedom/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Henderson Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/henderson/ |title=Henderson Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808180405/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/henderson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) * Lithonia Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/lithoniams/ |title=Lithonia Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2008-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413031918/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/lithoniams/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (Lithonia) * Ronald McNair Sr. Middle School<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Ronald E. McNair Middle School|url=https://www.mcnairms.dekalb.k12.ga.us/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=www.mcnairms.dekalb.k12.ga.us|archive-date=2021-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122230800/http://mcnairms.dekalb.k12.ga.us/|url-status=live}}</ref> (unincorporated) * Miller Grove Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/millergrove/ |title=Miller Grove Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823020246/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/millergrove/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) * Peachtree Charter Middle School<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peachtree Middle School|url=https://www.peachtreems.dekalb.k12.ga.us/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=www.peachtreems.dekalb.k12.ga.us|archive-date=2021-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507201327/http://peachtreems.dekalb.k12.ga.us/|url-status=live}}</ref> (Dunwoody) * Redan Middle School (unincorporated) (2003)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/redanms/ |title=Redan Middle School<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820224533/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/redanms/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Salem Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/salem/ |title=Salem Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820224431/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/salem/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) * Sequoyah Middle School (Doraville)(1989) * Stephenson Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stephensonms/ |title=Stephenson Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823111331/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stephensonms/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) (1996) * Stone Mountain Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stonemountainms/ |title=Stone Mountain Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819165638/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stonemountainms/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated, west of Stone Mountain) * Tucker Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/tuckerms/ |title=Tucker Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819124515/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/tuckerms/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) (2004)
'''Optional''' * The Champion School: a Traditional Theme School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/championms/ |title=The Champion School: a Traditional Theme School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031100233/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/championms/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (Stone Mountain) }}
===High schools=== '''Zoned''' {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * Cedar Grove High School (unincorporated)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/cedargrovehs/ |title=Cedar Grove HS<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820164621/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/cedargrovehs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Chamblee Charter High School (Chamblee) * Clarkston High School (unincorporated, south of City of Clarkston)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/clarkston/ |title=Clarkston High School<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819004459/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/clarkston/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Columbia High School (unincorporated)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/columbiahs/ |title=CHS Home<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820190726/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/columbiahs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Cross Keys High School (Brookhaven, formerly unincorporated) (1957)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/crosskeys/ |title=Cross Keys High School, Home of the Indians<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817210200/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/crosskeys/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Druid Hills High School (1918/unincorporated) * Dunwoody High School (Dunwoody) * Martin Luther King Jr. High School (unincorporated)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/mlkinghs/ |title=Martin Luther King, Jr. High School<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812112005/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/mlkinghs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Lakeside High School (unincorporated) * Lithonia High School (unincorporated, west of the city of Lithonia, formerly within city limits)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/lithonia/ |title=Lithonia High School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823185210/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/lithonia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Ronald McNair Sr. High School (unincorporated)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/mcnairhs/ |title=McNair High School<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820163911/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/mcnairhs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Miller Grove High School (unincorporated)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/millergrovehs/ |title=Miller Grove High School<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819153119/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/millergrovehs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Redan High School (unincorporated) (1976) * Southwest DeKalb High School (unincorporated)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/swdekalbhs/ |title=S.W. DeKalb High School<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824010349/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/swdekalbhs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Stephenson High School (unincorporated)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stephensonhs/ |title=Stephenson HS<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822101948/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stephensonhs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Stone Mountain High School (unincorporated, west of the city of Stone Mountain) (1976)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stonemountainhs/ |title=Stone Mountain High School<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820164215/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stonemountainhs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Towers High School (unincorporated)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/towers/ |title=Towers High School<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714134125/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/towers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Tucker High School (Tucker) (1918, current location 1955) }}
'''Optional''' * Arabia Mountain High School * DeKalb School of the Arts (unincorporated) * Elizabeth Andrews High School (unincorporated)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/opencampus/ |title=Elizabeth Andrews High School<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820164124/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/opencampus/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Centers=== '''Alternative''' {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * The Jim Cherry Teacher Center<ref>[http://www.teampeachtreebikes.com/glrsTEMP/ The Jim Cherry Teacher Center]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> (now part of the Georgia Learning Resources System (GLRS), Metro East Center) * Coralwood Diagnostic Center<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/coralwood/ |title=Coralwood Diagnostic Center |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2010-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513024254/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/coralwood/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) *Dekalb Agriculture Technology & Environment, Inc. * DeKalb Alternative School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/alternative/ |title=DeKalb Alternative School |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2010-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207172211/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/alternative/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) * DeKalb Early College Academy<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/earlycollege/ |title=DeKalb Early College Academy |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2010-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915152610/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/earlycollege |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated, south of the city of Stone Mountain) * DeKalb High School of Technology - North<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/technorth/ |title=DeKalb High School of Technology - North |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2010-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524232440/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/technorth/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (within the new city limits of Dunwoody, est. December 1, 2008) * DeKalb High School of Technology - South<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/techsouth/ |title=DeKalb High School of Technology - South |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2010-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615083303/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/techsouth/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated, southeast of the city of Decatur) * DeKalb School of the Arts (1999) * DeKalb Path Academy * DeKalb Preparatory Academy * Eagle Woods Academy<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/eaglewoods/ |title=Eagle Woods Academy |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2010-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514095325/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/eaglewoods/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Early Learning Center * Fernbank Science Center (unincorporated)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fernbank Science Center...Where Science Becomes an Adventure|url=http://fsc.fernbank.edu/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=fsc.fernbank.edu|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204014455/http://fsc.fernbank.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Flex Academy (Opened January 5, 2017 and located within the William Bradley Bryant Center for Technology)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malekebu|first=Edwin|title=Home|url=https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/flex-academy/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Flex Academy|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928235826/https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/flex-academy/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Globe Academy * Margaret Harris Comprehensive School (unincorporated, previously the Margaret Harris High School for Exceptional Children)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/margaretharris/ |title=Margaret Harris Center<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2010-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526115332/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/margaretharris/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * International Student Center<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/international/index.html |title=International Student Center |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2010-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308005243/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/international/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated) * International Community School * Leadership Academy Preparatory Academy * Shadow Rock Center<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/shadowrockcs/ |title=Shadow Rock Center |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2011-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914005051/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/shadowrockcs |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated, south of the city of Lithonia) * Tapestry Public Charter School * The Champion School * Warren Technical Center<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/warrentech/ |title=Warren Technical School |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2010-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526183833/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/warrentech/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated, east of the city of Chamblee, formerly Warren Elementary School) }}
===Partnerships=== * Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
==Former schools==
=== Elementary schools === * Atherton Elementary (1964-2011) * Brookhaven Elementary School 1948-1975 (DeKalb Public Library, North Druid Hills branch annex 1976-1985, Brookhaven Boys' and Girls' Club 1985-2017.property sold for residential development demolished 2018) * Jim Cherry Elementary School 1949-1975 (North Dekalb Mental Health Center, 1976-1988, Seigakuin International Japanese School 1990-2003, PATH Academy charter school 2005-current) * Forrest Hills Elementary School, 1954-2004 (The Museum School of Avondale Estates Charter School 2012-current) * Glen Haven Elementary (1943-2011) Current home of DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter School * Gresham Park Elementary (1958-2011) Demolished in 2014 * Margaret Harris Elementary School, 1967-1988 (currently Margaret Harris Comprehensive School) * Heritage Elementary School, 1968-1999 (Heritage School 2000-2010, Globe Academy Charter 2013-current) * Hooper Alexander Elementary School, 1935-2008 (building destroyed by fire January 2014) * Kittredge Elementary School 1958-1975 (4th-7th grades only 1969-1974, Special needs/Disabled students K-7 1970-1974, Open Campus West High School 1975-1988, Kittredge Magnet School 1989-2008, International Student Center 2008-2012, John R. Lewis Elementary 2014-2022, Property vacant For Sale as of 2026) * Medlock Elementary School, 1951-2011 (The International Community Charter School private academy, ten-year lease for the building 2012-current) * Midway Elementary (1958-2015) Currently houses International Community Charter School * Nancy Creek Elementary School, 1970-2008 (Kittredge Magnet School 2008-current) * Northwoods Elementary School 1954-1984 (Yeshivah Hebrew Orthodox High School 1986-2016 Currently home of Tapestry Charter School) * Oakcliff Elementary, 1964-1993 (Oakcliff Traditional Theme School, 1993-current) * Rehoboth Elementary School, 1963-1979 (Dekalb Schools employee training and records center 1980-1998, The William Bradley Bryant Center, 1999-current) * Sexton Woods Elementary * Shallowford Elementary School, 1968-1997 (Chamblee Middle School 1997-2006, demolished in July 2014)<ref>{{cite web | publisher=Dunwoody Crier | url=http://www.thecrier.net/news/image_e1c7faf6-1131-11e4-8eb7-001a4bcf887a.html | title=Finally. Demolition begins on old Shallowford school | date=July 22, 2014 | access-date=October 29, 2014 | archive-date=February 13, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213093034/https://www.appenmedia.com/dunwoody/finally-demolition-begins-on-old-shallowford-school/image_0086cdc9-9a3b-560f-993d-58adce8a3a6e.html | url-status=live }}</ref> * Robert Shaw Elementary School, 1955-1969 (Robert Shaw student Diagnostic Testing and Instructional center 1970-1997, Robert Shaw Theme School 1998-current) * Sky Haven Elementary (1955-2011) (property held/maintained/storage for school system's possible future reuse (2011-2016), Property sold demolished summer 2016) * Skyland Elementary School 1948-1989 (Georgia Dept. of Human Resources, Center for Vital Records 1991-2017, Current site of John R. Lewis Elementary School 2022-) * Leslie J. Steele Elementary School, 1951-2006 (demolished and site reconstructed as Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy 2008) * W.D. Thomson Elementary School, 1939-1975 (demolished 1976) * Tilson Elementary (1958-2008) Demolished in 2014 * Tucker Elementary School, 1955-1983 (Tucker Recreation Center, 1985-current) * Wesley Chapel Elementary School, 1953-1979 (currently Dekalb Transition Academy, since 1990) Demolished in 2016
=== Middle schools === * Avondale Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/avondalems/ |title=Avondale Middle School |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704044150/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/avondalems/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (unincorporated, adjacent to the city of Avondale Estates), 2000-2011 (housed Fernbank Elementary School, 2013–2015) Currently undergoing renovations to become Performing Arts School
=== High schools === * Avondale High School (unincorporated, adjacent to the city of Avondale Estates) 1955-2011<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/avondalehs/ |title=DeKalb County Schools<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714134507/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/avondalehs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Part of building has been converted to records storage. Other portion houses DeKalb School of the Arts. * Briarcliff High School, 1962-1987 ( 1988-2008 Dekalb School of the Arts and Open Campus High School, demolished summer 2018) * Bruce Street High School, 1938-1968 * John B. Gordon High School, 1959-1986 (Became Ronald E. McNair Middle School) * Hamilton High School, 1924-1969 a school for African Americans, currently Hamilton Recreation Center * Henderson High School 1970-1996 (currently Henderson Middle School) * Peachtree High School, 1968-1988 (Peachtree Jr High School 1988-2002; demolished, site reconstructed as Peachtree Charter Middle School 2008) * Sequoyah High School 1965-1988,(currently Sequoyah Middle School) * Shamrock High School, 1967-1996 (Shamrock Middle School 1996-2011, name changed to Druid Hills Middle School 2011-current) * Walker High School, 1966-1987 (Renamed Ronald E. McNair High School) '''Centers:''' * DeKalb Transition Academy<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/transition/ |title=DeKalb Transition Academy |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2010-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214145436/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/transition/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (formerly Wesley Chapel Elementary School) Building was demolished in 2016 * Destiny Academy of Excellence, 2007-2018<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/destinyacademy/ |title=Destiny Academy of Excellence |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2009-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517065246/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/destinyacademy/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Jennifer |title=Low test scores one factor in Destiny Academy's demise |url=http://www.crossroadsnews.com/news/youth_and_schools/low-test-scores-one-factor-in-destiny-academy-s-demise/article_b557b3a8-6f51-11e8-a71c-afbf9de79096.html |access-date=31 January 2019 |work=crossroadsnews.com |publisher=Cross Roads News |date=15 June 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> (unincorporated)
==District facilities== * Administrative and Instructional Complex (unincorporated area near Stone Mountain) — The building complex was originally built as an American Fare. After this closed, DeKalb County School District bought the property. The district renovated the original building, converting commercial spaces into educational and office spaces. The building served for a short time as the district's alternative high school before becoming the Administrative and Instructional Complex. * The William Bradley Bryant Center (unincorporated area near Decatur)<ref>"[http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/schools-and-centers Schools and Centers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921064350/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/schools-and-centers |date=September 21, 2012 }}." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on September 18, 2012. "Admin. and Instructional Complex 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard Stone Mountain, GA 30083" and "5839 Memorial Drive Stone Mountain, GA 30083" and "1780 Montreal Road Tucker, GA 30084" and "2652 Lawrenceville Highway Decatur, GA 30033"</ref> * East DeKalb Campus (unincorporated area near Stone Mountain) * Sam Moss Service Center(1975) District Logistics Distribution and Storage. District Facilities and Grounds Maintenance. District Transportation Pool and Servicing facilities. (unincorporated area near Tucker)
==Athletics== The district offers 17 athletic programs and earned 253 state championships dating back to 1938; the majority of the titles came from track and field and wrestling. The county provides five athletic stadiums:
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Stadium !! Year constructed !! Seating capacity !! Location !! Additional information |- | Adams Stadium || 1962 || 6,500 (one side of field) || Unincorporated - adjacent to the old Briarcliff High School building || Renovated summer 2016 |- | Avondale Stadium || 1958 || 6,500 (one side of field) || Unincorporated - adjacent to City of Avondale Estates || |- | James R. Hallford Stadium || 1968 || 15,600 (both sides of field) || Unincorporated - adjacent to City of Clarkston and the Clarkston Campus of [http://perimeter.gsu.edu/about-perimeter-college/our-campuses/clarkston/ Georgia State University Perimeter College] || Formerly named Memorial Stadium. |- | North DeKalb Stadium || 1962 || 6,500 (one side of field) || Within the city limits of Chamblee || |- | William "Buck" Godfrey Stadium || 1968 || 8,500 || Unincorporated - adjacent to the [http://perimeter.gsu.edu/about-perimeter-college/our-campuses/decatur/ Georgia State University Perimeter College] Decatur Campus || Formerly named Panthersville Stadium |}
==See also== {{Portal|Georgia (U.S. state)|Schools}} *Fernbank Science Center
== References == {{reflist}}
==Further reading == * {{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13089_dekalb/DC20SD_C13089.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: DeKalb County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=December 26, 2020}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13089_dekalb/DC20SD_C13089_SD2MS.txt Text list] - Shows the Emory/CDC annexation in Atlanta as still in the DeKalb school district (as APS had not yet taken that part) * {{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st13_ga/c13089_dekalb/DC10SD_C13089_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): DeKalb County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=December 8, 2010}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st13_ga/c13089_dekalb/DC10SD_C13089_SD2MS.txt Text list] - Prior to the 2018 Emory/CDC annexation
== External links == * [http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org DeKalb County School District] * {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/|title=DeKalb County School System (dekalb.k12.ga.us)}}
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