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Chapel Hill Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1069^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Chapel Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school in Decatur, Georgia, serving 525 students in grades PK-5 as part of the DeKalb County School District.

Despite increased spending per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Chapel Hill Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of Georgia elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages. The school's 100% free/reduced lunch rate indicates a high-poverty student population, which may contribute to the challenges in academic achievement. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Chapel Hill Elementary performs worse on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas.

Despite the increased resources, Chapel Hill Elementary School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the past 5 years, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's struggles. Further investigation into factors such as student demographics, teacher quality, and school leadership could provide valuable insights to help improve the school's performance.

495

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,603

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3536 Radcliffe Blvd
Decatur, GA 30034

(678) 676-8402

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Chapel Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Salem Middle School
High:	Martin Luther King- Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.7%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

1,069^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 81Elementary 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1069 of 1238	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1085 of 1248	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1094 of 1242	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1146 of 1244	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1004 of 1214	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1018 of 1234	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1063 of 1209	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	1047 of 1205	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	1140 of 1233	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	1112 of 1240	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.8	1164 of 1231	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.0	1203 of 1225	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	1089 of 1201	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	1112 of 1212	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	1042 of 1183	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.1	1043 of 1133	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.9	1041 of 1134	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	1004 of 1125	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.5	1047 of 1101	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-12 vs state

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

Mathematics14%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Chapel Hill Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chapel Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3536 Radcliffe Blvd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8402	495	38	13.0	100.0%	7 (1.4%)	449 (90.7%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	16.2	1069^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.7%		15.9	1085^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.1%	16	15.4	16.3	30.4	11.5	15.0	16.5	31.6	$20,603	$1,760	$18,842
Narvie Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3981 McGill Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-9202	535	37	14.4	88.4%	1 (0.2%)	498 (93.1%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	64	392^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	68.3%		70.8	335^th of 1248 public elementary schools	73.2%	57	44.2	32.8	54.8	45.3	43.3	51.2	54.8	$18,236	$1,635	$16,601
Bob Mathis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Boring Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-5802	368	30	12.2	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	313 (85.1%)	29 (7.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	30.4	829^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.0%		23.9	946^th of 1248 public elementary schools	24.2%	117	31.6	9.5	26.4	46.2	21.4	34.0	32.1	$57,153	$1,749	$55,405
Browns Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4863 Browns Mill Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8302	411	31	13.2	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	362 (88.1%)	32 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	15.1	1090^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.0%		9.7	1196^th of 1248 public elementary schools	4.2%	106	20.3	18.3	12.5	35.1	13.3	13.9	12.7	$21,882	$2,340	$19,543
DeKalb Brilliance Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2575A Snapfinger Road	Decatur	30037	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools II- DeKalb Brilliance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 563-6690	357	23	15.5	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	319 (89.4%)	23 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	42.3	653^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	47.3%					(n/a)	37.0	34.1		32.6	38.6			$17,530	$1,399	$16,130
Rainbow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Kelley Chapel Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-1702	337	31	10.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	301 (89.3%)	20 (5.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	16.2	1071^st of 1238 public elementary schools	13.5%		17.3	1055^th of 1248 public elementary schools	15.5%	16	20.5	18.9	22.9	20.5	13.2	28.6	20.0	$22,972	$2,173	$20,799
Edward L. Bouie- Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Rock Springs Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8202	599	37	16.1	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	551 (92.0%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	56.1	489^th of 1238 public elementary schools	60.5%		61.5	440^th of 1248 public elementary schools	64.7%	49	34.7	46.2	55.1	35.8	62.8	32.6	39.3	$17,871	$1,850	$16,021
Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3574 Oakvale Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-1302	685	51	13.4	100.0%	7 (1.0%)	595 (86.9%)	42 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.4%)	11.4	1156^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.6%		12.9	1141^st of 1248 public elementary schools	8.6%	15	13.6	14.3	20.6	19.6	19.4	17.6	10.9	$19,257	$2,123	$17,134
Canby Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4150 Green Hawk Trl	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-0602	446	30	14.8	100.0%	4 (0.9%)	374 (83.9%)	42 (9.4%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	30.7	825^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.4%		23.9	947^th of 1248 public elementary schools	24.1%	122	25.0	21.3	35.6	21.7	16.1	34.2	45.1	$20,137	$1,983	$18,154
Fairington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 Philip Bradley Dr	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8702	461	37	12.4	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	411 (89.2%)	23 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	9.5	1189^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.0%		12.8	1143^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	8.4%	46	16.3	10.4	22.4	17.5	14.1	4.5	10.4	$20,113	$2,279	$17,834

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapel Hill Elementary School

How many students attend Chapel Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Chapel Hill Elementary School.

What district is Chapel Hill Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

What schools do graduates of Chapel Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chapel Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Salem Middle School
High : Martin Luther King- Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Chapel Hill Elementary School?

Students at Chapel Hill Elementary School are 91% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Chapel Hill Elementary School a good school?

Chapel Hill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Georgia elementary schools.

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