Avondale High School (DeKalb County, Georgia)

Avondale High School is a former high school located in unincorporated Dekalb County, Georgia, United States; a part of the DeKalb County School District, it was adjacent to, but not inside, the City of Avondale Estates.[1][2]

It closed in May 2011. Its former campus is now used exclusively by the DeKalb School of the Arts, a magnet school.

Its feeder schools were Avondale Middle, Avondale Elementary, Knollwood Elementary, Midway Elementary, and Robert Shaw Elementary.

History

The school was constructed in 1954. The academic performance of the school declined by the 1990s. It was scheduled to close after May 20, 2011.[3]

Athletics

The football team won many games in the 1960s and 1970s, but by the 1990s had also declined.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Zoning Map." City of Avondale Estates. Retrieved on May 31, 2017.
  2. ↑ Avondale High School website Archived 2010-09-05 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 Hollis, John (2011-05-17). "End of an Era Nears at Avondale High School". Decatur Patch. Retrieved 2017-06-01.

Coordinates: 33°45′32″N 84°16′3″W / 33.75889°N 84.26750°W / 33.75889; -84.26750


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