DeKalb County School District

DeKalb County School District
Location
DeKalb County, Georgia
District information
Type Suburban/urban public
Grades PK-12
Established 1873
Superintendent Dr. R. Stephen Green
Accreditation AdvancED
Schools 138 schools and centers
Budget $1.097 billion
Students and staff
Students 102,000
Teachers 6,000
Staff 14,000 (non-teaching)
Other information
Website www.dekalbschoolsga.org [1]

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.[2] DCSD operates public schools in areas of DeKalb County that are not within the city limits of Atlanta and Decatur.

The school district is overseen by the seven-member DeKalb County Board of Education.[3] The current superintendent/CEO is, as of July 1, 2015, Dr. R. Stephen Green.[4] 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 and World Report.[5] 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-Medic 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.[6]

History

Accreditation

In 2017, the DeKalb County School District received a full, five-year renewal of its accreditation from AdvancED, through 2022.[7] The renewal comes after the district regained full accreditation in 2016.[8]

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."[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13]

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.[14]

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.[15]

Shooting and hostage situation

On August 20, 2013, a man 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 him to surrender without further violence; she was later praised by President Barack Obama for her courage and calmness in defusing the situation.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Bus drivers' strike

From April 1923, 2018 bnearly 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.[24]

Schools and centers

Elementary schools

Zoned

  • Allgood Elementary School (1955)
  • Ashford Park Elementary (1955)
  • Austin Elementary School (Dunwoody) (1975)[25]
  • Avondale Elementary School[26] (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[27] (unincorporated) (1957)
  • Brockett Elementary[28] (1961)
  • Browns Mill Elementary School[29] (unincorporated) (1990)
  • Canby Lane Elementary (1967)
  • Murphey Candler Elementary School (unincorporated) (1969)
  • Cedar Grove Elementary (1975)
  • Chapel Hill Elementary (1967)
  • Chesnut Charter Elementary School[30] (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)
  • Dresden Elementary School[31] (unincorporated) (1963)
  • Dunaire Elementary School[32] (1967)
  • Dunwoody Elementary (Dunwoody) (2009)
  • Eldridge Miller Elementary (1981) (formerly Mainstreet Elementary)
  • Evansdale Elementary School[33] (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[34] (Doraville) (1958)
  • Huntley Hills Elementary School[35] (unincorporated) (1964)
  • Idlewood Elementary (1967)
  • Indian Creek Elementary (1961)
  • Jolly Elementary School[36] (unincorporated, east of Clarkston, opened 1968)
  • Kelley Lake Elementary[37] (1963)
  • Kingsley Elementary School (Dunwoody) (1971)
  • Kittredge Magnet School[38]
  • Knollwood Elementary (1955)
  • Laurel Ridge Elementary (1958)
  • Livsey Elementary (1971)
  • Marbut Elementary 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)
  • 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[39] (unincorporated) (1968)
  • Princeton Elementary (2007)
  • Rainbow Elementary[40] (1970)
  • Redan Elementary[41] (1935)
  • Cary Reynolds Elementary School (Doraville) (Sequoyah Elementary School 1961-1963 name change)[42]
  • Rock Chapel Elementary School (unincorporated) (1969)
  • Rockbridge Elementary School[43] (unincorporated) (1972)
  • Rowland Elementary[44] (1967)
  • Sagamore Hills Elementary[45] (1961)
  • Shadow Rock Elementary (1991)
  • Robert Shaw Theme School[46] (Robert Shaw Elementary 1955-1969)
  • Smoke Rise Elementary (1969)
  • Snapfinger Elementary (1964)
  • Stone Mill Elementary (1975)
  • Stone Mountain Elementary School[47] (1954)
  • Stoneview Elementary School[48] (unincorporated, southwest of Lithonia) (1963)
  • Terry Mill Elementary (1958-1998) (currently the Dekalb Elementary School of the Arts)
  • Toney Elementary (1953)
  • Vanderlyn Elementary School[49] (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)[50]

Middle schools

Zoned

  • Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School[51] (unincorporated)
  • Cedar Grove Middle School[52] (unincorporated)
  • Chamblee Middle School[53] (Chamblee) (1997)
  • Chapel Hill Middle School[54] (unincorporated)
  • Columbia Middle School[55] (unincorporated)
  • Druid Hills Middle School[56] (Shamrock Middle School 1996-2011) (unincorporated)
  • Freedom Middle School[57] (unincorporated, opened January 8, 2001)[58]
  • Henderson Middle School[59] (unincorporated)
  • Lithonia Middle School[60] (Lithonia)
  • Ronald McNair, Sr. Middle School[61] (unincorporated)
  • Miller Grove Middle School[62] (unincorporated)
  • Peachtree Charter Middle School[63] (Dunwoody)
  • Redan Middle School (unincorporated) (2003)[64]
  • Salem Middle School[65] (unincorporated)
  • Sequoyah Middle School (Doraville)(1989)
  • Stephenson Middle School[66] (unincorporated) (1996)
  • Stone Mountain Middle School[67] (unincorporated, west of Stone Mountain)
  • Tucker Middle School[68] (unincorporated) (2004)

Optional

  • The Champion School: a Traditional Theme School[69] (Stone Mountain)

High schools

Zoned

Optional

Centers

Alternative

  • The Jim Cherry Teacher Center[83] (now part of the Georgia Learning Resources System (GLRS), Metro East Center)
  • Coralwood Diagnostic Center[84] (unincorporated)
  • DeKalb Alternative School[85] (unincorporated)
  • DeKalb Early College Academy[86] (unincorporated, south of the city of Stone Mountain)
  • DeKalb High School of Technology - North[87] (within the new city limits of Dunwoody, est. December 1, 2008)
  • DeKalb High School of Technology - South[88] (unincorporated, southeast of the city of Decatur)
  • Destiny Academy of Excellence[89] (unincorporated)
  • Eagle Woods Academy[90]
  • Fernbank Science Center (unincorporated)[91]
  • Margaret Harris Comprehensive School (unincorporated, previously the Margaret Harris High School for Exceptional Children)[92]
  • International Student Center[93] (unincorporated)
  • Shadow Rock Center[94] (unincorporated, south of the city of Lithonia)
  • Warren Technical Center[95] (unincorporated, east of the city of Chamblee, formerly Warren Elementary School)

Partnerships

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-current)
  • 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) Remainder of Building demolished in 2014
  • Kittredge Elementary School 1958-1975 (4th-7th grades only 1969-1974, special needs students K-7 1970-1975) (open campus West High school 1975-1988, Kittredge Magnet School 1989-2008, International Student Center 2008) Currently houses John R. Lewis ES until new building is constructed on current site of Skyland Park, which was acquired through land deal with City of Brookhaven.
  • 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. Currently home of Tapestry Charter School)
  • Oakcliff Elementary, 1964-1993 (Oakcliff Traditional Theme School, 1993-current) [96]
  • Rehoboth Elementary School, 1963-1979 (Dekalb Schools employee training and records center 1980-1998, The William Bradley Bryant Center, 1999-current)
  • Shallowford Elementary School, 1968-1997 (Chamblee Middle School 1997-2006, demolished in July 2014)[97]
  • 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 for school system's possible future reuse (2011-2016), site demolished summer 2016)
  • Skyland Elementary School 1948-1989 (Georgia Dept. of Human Resources, Center for Vital Records 1991-2017) Bought by City of Brookhaven for park
  • 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[98] (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[99] 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 (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[100] (formerly Wesley Chapel Elementary School) Building was demolished in 2016

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)[101]
  • East DeKalb Campus (unincorporated area near Stone Mountain)
  • Sam Moss Service Center Warehouse, supply building, grounds and vehicle maintenance 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:

StadiumYear constructedSeating capacityLocationAdditional information
Adams Stadium19626,500 (one side of field)Unincorporated - adjacent to the old Briarcliff High School buildingRenovated summer 2016
Avondale Stadium19586,500 (one side of field)Unincorporated - adjacent to City of Avondale Estates
James R. Hallford Stadium196815,600 (both sides of field)Unincorporated - adjacent to City of Clarkston and the Clarkston Campus of Georgia State University Perimeter CollegeFormerly named Memorial Stadium.
North DeKalb Stadium19626,500 (one side of field)Within the city limits of Chamblee
William "Buck" Godfrey Stadium19688,500Unincorporated - adjacent to the Georgia State University Perimeter College Decatur CampusFormerly named Panthersville Stadium

See also

References

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  2. "Welcome to DCCS." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on May 5, 2009.
  3. "Board of Education – DeKalb County School District". www.dekalbschoolsga.org. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  4. http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/superintendent
  5. "DeKalb Schools: 3 high schools among nation's best, says U.S. News & World Report". ajc. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  6. "Officials to get glimpse at state's first STEAM-certified school program in DeKalb County". ajc. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  7. "DeKalb Schools Awarded AdvancED Accreditation Renewal – DeKalb County School District". www.dekalbschoolsga.org. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
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  11. "DCSD Shows Significant Academic Growth in Recent CCRPI Scores – DeKalb County School District". www.dekalbschoolsga.org. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  12. "2017 ACT Scores Show Academic Progress – DeKalb County School District". www.dekalbschoolsga.org. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
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  15. New indictment for former DeKalb Superintendent | www.wsbtv.com
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  24. Wilson, Lori (April 20, 2018). "At least 7 bus drivers fired over DeKalb schools 'sick out'". WSB-TV. Cox Media Group. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  25. Austin: Home
  26. Avondale Elementary School
  27. Briarlake Elementary
  28. Brockett Elementary
  29. Browns Mill Elementary School
  30. Chesnut Charter Elementary School
  31. Dresden Elementary School
  32. Dunaire Elementary School
  33. Evansdale Elementary School
  34. Hightower Elementary School
  35. Huntley Hills Elementary School
  36. Jolly Elementary School
  37. Kelley Lake Elementary
  38. Kittredge Magnet School
  39. Pleasantdale Elementary School
  40. Rainbow Elementary
  41. Redan Elementary
  42. Schools and Centers :: DeKalb County Schools
  43. Rockbridge Elementary School
  44. Rowland Elementary
  45. Sagamore Hills Elementary
  46. Robert Shaw Theme School
  47. Stone Mountain Elementary School
  48. Stoneview Elementary School
  49. Vanderlyn Elementary School
  50. Oakcliff Traditional Theme School
  51. Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School
  52. Cedar Grove Middle School
  53. Chamblee Middle School
  54. Chapel Hill Middle School
  55. Columbia Middle School
  56. Druid Hills Middle School
  57. Freedom Middle School
  58. Schools and Centers :: DeKalb County Schools
  59. Henderson Middle School
  60. Lithonia Middle School
  61. Ronald McNair, Sr. Middle School
  62. Miller Grove Middle School
  63. Peachtree Charter Middle School
  64. Redan Middle School
  65. Salem Middle School
  66. Stephenson Middle School
  67. Stone Mountain Middle School
  68. Tucker Middle School
  69. The Champion School: a Traditional Theme School
  70. Cedar Grove HS
  71. Clarkston High School
  72. CHS Home
  73. Cross Keys High School, Home of the Indians
  74. Martin Luther King, Jr. High School
  75. http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/lithonia/
  76. McNair High School
  77. Miller Grove High School
  78. S.W. DeKalb High School
  79. Stephenson HS
  80. Stone Mountain High School
  81. Towers High School
  82. Elizabeth Andrews High School
  83. The Jim Cherry Teacher Center
  84. Coralwood Diagnostic Center
  85. DeKalb Alternative School
  86. DeKalb Early College Academy
  87. DeKalb High School of Technology - North
  88. DeKalb High School of Technology - South
  89. Destiny Academy of Excellence
  90. Eagle Woods Academy
  91. Fernbank Science Center - Where Science Becomes an Adventure
  92. Margaret Harris Center
  93. International Student Center
  94. Shadow Rock Center
  95. Warren Technical Center
  96. Oakcliff Elementary
  97. "Finally. Demolition begins on old Shallowford school". Dunwoody Crier. July 22, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  98. Avondale Middle School
  99. DeKalb County Schools
  100. DeKalb Transition Academy
  101. "Schools and Centers Archived September 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.." 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"

Coordinates: 33°49′57″N 84°11′43″W / 33.83250°N 84.19528°W / 33.83250; -84.19528

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