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Chapel Hill Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Chapel Hill Middle School is a public middle school in Decatur, Georgia, serving 619 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 131 out of 206 school districts in the state.

Academically, Chapel Hill Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates significantly below the state and county averages in English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.3% to 24% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 39.8% to 41.3%. The school's mathematics proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 13.4% to 29%, compared to the state average of 37.3% to 47%. Chapel Hill Middle School's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.05% to 100%, may contribute to these academic challenges.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the DeKalb County School District, such as Lithonia Middle School and Cedar Grove Middle School, also have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, but their academic performance is generally higher than Chapel Hill Middle School. Additionally, the Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers, located about 5 miles away, is a standout performer, ranking 1st out of 584 Georgia middle schools in 2024-2025 with proficiency rates significantly above the state and county averages.

614

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,186

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3535 Dogwood Farm Rd
Decatur, GA 30034

(678) 676-8502

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Chapel Hill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Southwest DeKalb High School

Feeder schools for Chapel Hill Middle School:

Elementary:	Bob Mathis Elementary School
	Rainbow Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.0%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg28%

Georgia avg40%

474^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 21Middle Schools in the DeKalb County

131^st of 206DeKalb County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	474 of 584	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	455 of 588	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	377 of 577	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	388 of 567	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	420 of 542	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	401 of 559	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	416 of 543	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.2	346 of 539	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	390 of 545	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	404 of 537	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.1	443 of 521	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	441 of 527	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	414 of 508	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	408 of 504	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.1	350 of 494	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.9	333 of 466	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.8	332 of 462	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.0	347 of 445	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.2	365 of 420	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 vs state

Science18%-11 vs state

Social Studies9%-30 vs state

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by a student
Monday, February 22, 2021

Worst school ever.... Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 13, 2016

The school's poor reputation is undeserved. There are a lot of positives here. The teachers are both nurturing and challenging and are equally concerned about character development and academic achievement. They recognize and try to maximize students' potential and assign reasonable consequences and rewards. Thus far, I have no regrets about not sending my child to Champion. He is receiving a quality education in his own neighborhood. Close Quote

Schools Near Chapel Hill Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)					Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)					Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chapel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3535 Dogwood Farm Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8502	614	45	13.6	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	559 (91.0%)	26 (4.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	19	474^th of 584 public middle schools	18.8%		23	455^th of 588 public middle schools	22.6%	19				24.0	19.3	19.9			13.4	16.5	29.0		17.6	9.0	$21,186	$1,983	$19,204
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0502	571	49	11.7	100.0%	7 (1.2%)	513 (89.8%)	28 (4.9%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	13.2	536^th of 584 public middle schools	8.2%		11.8	547^th of 588 public middle schools	7.0%	11				23.0	18.9	11.3			7.2	5.9	21.5		15.6	3.6	$22,381	$2,054	$20,327
Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	5333 Salem Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-9402	827	65	12.7	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	758 (91.7%)	44 (5.3%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	9.7	556^th of 584 public middle schools	4.8%		13.7	524^th of 588 public middle schools	10.9%	32				13.9	11.8	14.5			6.9	7.9	12.4		10.4	6.9	$20,629	$2,108	$18,522
Miller Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2215 Miller Rd	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8902	625	47	13.2	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	540 (86.4%)	53 (8.5%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	11.2	547^th of 584 public middle schools	6.3%		13.5	527^th of 588 public middle schools	10.4%	20				18.5	17.7	15.4			7.2	10.0	12.2		8.9	8.2	$20,575	$2,197	$18,378
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0302	655	52	12.5	100.0%	15 (2.3%)	487 (74.4%)	94 (14.4%)	36 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	13.2	537^th of 584 public middle schools	8.0%		17.3	498^th of 588 public middle schools	15.3%	39				14.5	16.1	19.9			5.7	11.7	14.8		14.7	13.1	$21,424	$1,769	$19,655
Cedar Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Wildcat Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4202	685	50	13.7	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	614 (89.6%)	47 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	14	526^th of 584 public middle schools	9.9%		13.9	521^st of 588 public middle schools	11.4%	5				20.1	14.1	14.8				0.0			14.6	9.8	$20,339	$1,890	$18,449
Austin Road Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Austin Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 507-5407	550	36	15.4	72.5%	24 (4.4%)	411 (74.7%)	81 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	39.7	343^rd of 584 public middle schools	41.3%		32.4	395^th of 588 public middle schools	32.8%	52	89.7			35.1	32.4	33.5			21.1	30.0	36.3		21.7	37.0	$13,743	$749	$12,994
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	Public, Magnet	4-8	3039 Santa Monica Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(678) 874-2402	273	16	17.0	61.2%	16 (5.9%)	223 (81.7%)	16 (5.9%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	99.9	1^st of 584 public middle schools	99.8%		99.9	1^st of 588 public middle schools	99.8%		100.0	100.0	91.8	95.5	96.2	92.7	96.6	91.9	97.0	100.0	100.0	96.7	87.3	100.0	$17,904	$1,600	$16,304
McNair Middle School	Public	6-8	2190 Wallingford Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-5102	701	52	13.4	100.0%	6 (0.9%)	604 (86.2%)	71 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	15.7	507^th of 584 public middle schools	13.2%		21.1	469^th of 588 public middle schools	20.2%	38	95.5			17.2	18.9	19.5			11.1	9.2	28.8		15.5	6.5	$20,408	$1,893	$18,515
Redan Middle School	Public	6-8	1775 Young Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-7902	623	49	12.7	100.0%	6 (1.0%)	507 (81.4%)	74 (11.9%)	16 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	19.7	469^th of 584 public middle schools	19.7%		24.9	442^nd of 588 public middle schools	24.8%	27				19.6	24.8	27.3			10.8	21.1	16.1		19.5	7.1	$21,337	$1,747	$19,590

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapel Hill Middle School

Is Chapel Hill Middle School a good school?

Chapel Hill Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Georgia middle schools.

How many students attend Chapel Hill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended Chapel Hill Middle School.

What district is Chapel Hill Middle School in?

DeKalb County

What high school do graduates of Chapel Hill Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chapel Hill Middle School usually go on to attend Southwest DeKalb High School

What is the racial makeup of Chapel Hill Middle School?

Students at Chapel Hill Middle School are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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