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City Schools of Decatur

Coordinates: 33°46′14″N 84°18′06″W / 33.770520°N 84.301770°W / 33.770520; -84.301770
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City Schools of Decatur
Address
125 Electric Avenue
, Georgia, 30030
United States
Coordinates33°46′14″N 84°18′06″W / 33.770520°N 84.301770°W / 33.770520; -84.301770
District information
GradesPre-kindergarten – 12
SuperintendentGyimah Whitaker
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
Schools10
NCES District ID1301680[1]
Students and staff
Enrollment5,655 (2022–23)[1]
Faculty448.60 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.61[1]
Other information
Telephone(404) 371-3601
Websitecsdecatur.net

The City Schools of Decatur is a public charter school district in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.[2] It serves and is based in Decatur.

City Schools of Decatur has an enrollment of approximately 5,700 students and operates 10 schools: one preschool, five K–2 lower elementary schools, two 3–5 upper elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.[3]

Students perform above the state and national averages on standardized tests at all grade levels. Each year City Schools of Decatur has ranked in the top ten districts in Georgia for SAT performance. Decatur High School has been named an AP Challenge and AP Merit school in Georgia.[3]

From 1902 until 1932, Decatur schools held classes on Saturday, a policy speculated to have been created to keep Jewish students from attending.[4]

Schools

Preschool
  • College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center
Elementary schools
  • Clairemont Elementary School (K–2)
  • Glennwood Elementary School (K–2)
  • Oakhurst Elementary School (K–2)
  • Westchester Elementary School (K–2)
  • Winnona Park Elementary School (K–2)
  • Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School (3–5)
  • Talley Street Upper Elementary School (3–5)
Middle school
  • Beacon Hill Middle School (6–8)
High school

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for City Schools of Decatur". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 28, 2024. Cite error: The named reference "NCES" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Charter for City Schools of Decatur" (PDF). Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "About City Schools of Decatur". City Schools of Decatur. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  4. ^ Madigan, Kevin C. (August 4, 2016), "Decatur Keeps Silent About Saturday School", The Atlanta Jewish Times, Michael Morris, retrieved July 8, 2019