Dekalb School Of The Arts
1192 Clarendon Ave
Avondale Estates GA, 30002, Dekalb County
Phone: 678-676-2502
Ranking: 
(13 out of 392, top 3%)*
(13 out of 392, top 3%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: DeKalb County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |||||
| Total Students: | 358 | 336 | 321 | 322 | 291 | |||||
| Grade 8: | 71 | 19.8% | 68 | 20.2% | 64 | 19.9% | 55 | 17.1% | 49 | 16.8% |
| Grade 9: | 88 | 24.6% | 79 | 23.5% | 76 | 23.7% | 74 | 23.0% | 68 | 23.4% |
| Grade 10: | 72 | 20.1% | 65 | 19.3% | 64 | 19.9% | 69 | 21.4% | 55 | 18.9% |
| Grade 11: | 59 | 16.5% | 69 | 20.5% | 61 | 19.0% | 59 | 18.3% | 62 | 21.3% |
| Grade 12: | 68 | 19.0% | 55 | 16.4% | 56 | 17.4% | 65 | 20.2% | 57 | 19.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 75 | 20.9% | 69 | 20.5% | 66 | 20.6% | 82 | 25.5% | 67 | 23.0% |
| Female: | 283 | 79.1% | 267 | 79.5% | 255 | 79.4% | 240 | 74.5% | 224 | 77.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 3.4% | 9 | 2.7% | 10 | 3.1% | 7 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 205 | 57.3% | 194 | 57.7% | 204 | 63.6% | 210 | 65.2% | 197 | 67.7% |
| White: | 127 | 35.5% | 123 | 36.6% | 100 | 31.2% | 98 | 30.4% | 83 | 28.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 83 | 23.2% | 78 | 23.2% | 205 | 63.9% | 79 | 24.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 5.3% | 18 | 5.4% | 42 | 13.1% | 16 | 5.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.91 | 15.63 | 13.66 | 12.88 | 11.41 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.1% | 92.8% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.9% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 87.5% | 94.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 65.8% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 66.4% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 68.9% | 83.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.5% | 96% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.6% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 91.8% | 96.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 50.1% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 56.7% | 74% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 57.2% | 74.0% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 57.3% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 60.2% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 62.5% | 77.9% |
| EOCT | ||||||
| 2011 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 100% | 85.3% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 100% | 87.1% | 89.2% |
| 2013 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86.2% | N/A |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 97% | 58.6% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92% | 62% | 72.7% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 97.4% | 63% | N/A |
| 2013 | Coordinate Algebra | End of course | % met std | 70.5% | 25.8% | 36.9% |
| 2011 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71% | 72.2% |
| 2012 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 98.2% | 76.4% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 100% | 77.9% | 78.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 92.4% | 54.4% | 61.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 90.5% | 54% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 84.9% | 49.1% | 54.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 48.6% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 81.5% | 50.5% | 59.1% |
| 2011 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72.4% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 100% | 75.1% | 84.1% |
| 2013 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 100% | 76.5% | 85.7% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 65.9% | 76.2% |
| 2012 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 59.6% | 77.5% |
| 2013 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 66.7% | 82.7% |
| 2011 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 100% | 65.4% | 66.2% |
| 2012 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 100% | 65.6% | 68.3% |
| 2013 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 100% | 69.7% | 72.6% |
| GHSGT (GPS) | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 100% | 87% | 91% |
| 2011 | Math | End of course | % met std | 97% | 75% | 84% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 100% | 75% | 80% |
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* Dekalb School Of The Arts was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.