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Cross Keys High School

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Cross Keys High School ranks 268 th of 452 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Georgia High Schools

Better than 41% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Cross Keys High School is a public high school located in Brookhaven, Georgia, serving 1,768 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 131 out of 206 school districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Cross Keys High School has consistently underperformed compared to the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the county and state in subjects like American Literature and Composition, Algebra I, and United States History. Additionally, Cross Keys High School has had lower four-year graduation rates, ranging from 64.3% to 85.4%, compared to the state average of around 85%. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Cross Keys High School to nearby schools in the DeKalb County district, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. For instance, Druid Hills High School and Chamblee High School have significantly higher academic performance, graduation rates, and SchoolDigger ratings compared to Cross Keys High School. Despite these challenges, the data suggests that there is room for improvement at Cross Keys High School, and targeted interventions and support could help the school better serve its students and the community.

1,748

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,060

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1626 N Druid Hills Rd NE
Brookhaven, GA 30319

(678) 874-6102

District: DeKalb County

Feeder schools for Cross Keys High School:

Elementary:	Cary Reynolds Elementary School
	Dresden Elementary School
	John Robert Lewis Elementary School
	Montclair Elementary School
	More...
	Woodward Elementary School
Middle:	Sequoyah Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.0%

African American:

3.7%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2021 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Georgia average (74% vs 87%)

!Dropout rate above the Georgia average (8% vs 2%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

268^th of 452

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 23High 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	35.2	268 of 452	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	315 of 458	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	304 of 442	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	332 of 429	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	334 of 410	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	268 of 438	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	237 of 428	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.6	221 of 420	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.1	182 of 426	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.4	228 of 435	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.7	214 of 425	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.1	224 of 425	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.3	277 of 396	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.0	320 of 402	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.6	235 of 384	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	268 of 372	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.0	285 of 370	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.1	321 of 358	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	323 of 335	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

United States History41%~ state avg

Biology37%-8 vs state

Algebra I31%-14 vs state

American Literature and Composition20%-20 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, June 7, 2013

Cross Keys is the Rodney Dangerfield of public schools - no respect. This amazing school is made up of of mostly first generation Americans. Hardworking students and a dedicated, quality faculty manage to keep this school's academic results near the top in DeKalb County (Georgia's 3rd largest system) each year. With Free and Reduced Lunch rates in the mid- to high- eighties, and English as a second language students making up a large majority of the student body the school is home to low income and high achievement.

Cross Keys HS offers traditional college prep instruction and students can also participate in unique career "pathways" in Health Sciences (prep and test for State Certified CNA), certified dental assistant instruction, information technology, auto tech, engineering and manufacturing. The Health Sciences program produced 13 CNAs in academic year 2013. The manufacturing program produced the 2012 DeKalb County Champion VEX Robotics team that also placed in the 1st percentile worldwide in Anahiem, CA at VEX World competing against the best 400 teams from the U.S., China, Great Britain, and dozens of other countries. It is also home to the history-making Solar Car Team, Endeavour, that was the first in Georgia history to compete in the Winston Solar Challenge which is called one of the most complex S.T.E.M. projects in North America.

The school has been recognized as a Georgia "School of Excellence" for overall achievement and as a "Title I School of Distinction" for its high participation and high pass rates in Advanced Placement courses and testing.

The students and faculty accomplish these things in spite of being in a highly gerrymandered attendance area that spans four municipalities along a narrow stretch of Buford Hwy. While this tortured footprint denies the school a natural and cohesive "community of interest," the students create their own unique community in this highly diverse and elongated attendance area. Many communities struggle to create schools with an "international climate" while Cross Keys has become one organically. It is a priceless environment that produces very well-rounded scholars ready for college and the modern workplace. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (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 American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th 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
Cross Keys High School	Public	9-12	1626 N Druid Hills Rd NE	Brookhaven	30319	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-6102	1,748	125	13.9	100.0%	12 (0.7%)	64 (3.7%)	1,590 (91.0%)	60 (3.4%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	35.2	268^th of 452 public high schools	40.7%		27.5	315^th of 458 public high schools	31.2%	47	20.4	30.8	36.6	40.8									$19,060	$1,991	$17,069
Lakeside High School	Public	9-12	3801 Briarcliff Rd NE	Atlanta	30345	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-6702	2,234	132	16.9	47.1%	641 (28.7%)	422 (18.9%)	981 (43.9%)	85 (3.8%)	11 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (4.1%)	47.8	178^th of 452 public high schools	60.6%		49.3	193^rd of 458 public high schools	57.9%	15	52.2	25.3	45.1	23.4									$16,693	$1,604	$15,088
Druid Hills High School	Public	9-12	1798 Haygood Dr NE	Atlanta	30307	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-6302	1,468	93	15.7	43.8%	442 (30.1%)	563 (38.4%)	254 (17.3%)	132 (9.0%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	68 (4.6%)	53.9	150^th of 452 public high schools	66.8%		50.6	182^nd of 458 public high schools	60.3%	32	44.5	25.4	58.1	32.6									$17,570	$1,606	$15,963
Chamblee High School	Public	9-12	3688 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd	Chamblee	30341	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6902	1,867	113	16.5	43.5%	606 (32.5%)	322 (17.2%)	669 (35.8%)	165 (8.8%)	10 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	92 (4.9%)	70.2	85^th of 452 public high schools	81.2%		65.6	103^rd of 458 public high schools	77.5%	18	61.7	32.9	59.2	48.6									$17,226	$1,656	$15,570
Tapestry Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3130 Raymond Dr	Doraville	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	No	(678) 676-1200	300	37	8.1	34.7%	141 (47.0%)	80 (26.7%)	61 (20.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	42.2	213^th of 452 public high schools	52.9%		35.7	265^th of 458 public high schools	42.1%	52	39.5	29.4	47.1	31.6	35.4	33.3	36.2	30.6	31.3	22.9	8.0	19.1	$23,743	$284	$23,460
Midtown High School	Public	9-12	929 Charles Allen Dr NE	Atlanta	30309	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-3001	1,696	103	16.4	27.4%	731 (43.1%)	633 (37.3%)	153 (9.0%)	47 (2.8%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (7.3%)	72.5	76^th of 452 public high schools	83.2%		76.4	60^th of 458 public high schools	86.9%	16	62.2	50.2	60.2	41.0									$23,302	$917	$22,385
Decatur High School	Public	9-12	310 N McDonough St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4420	1,901	132	14.3	16.6%	1,127 (59.3%)	437 (23.0%)	109 (5.7%)	79 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (7.6%)	82	44^th of 452 public high schools	90.3%		78.3	55^th of 458 public high schools	88.0%	11	68.4	45.3	79.5	48.4									$17,609	$405	$17,204
Charles Drew Charter Ja/Senior Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	300 E Lake Blvd SE	Atlanta	30317	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 687-0001	941	88	10.6	42.2%	165 (17.5%)	703 (74.7%)	28 (3.0%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (3.2%)	62.9	111^th of 452 public high schools	75.4%		63.5	115^th of 458 public high schools	74.9%	4	54.3	60.4	47.2	33.3	68.8	61.4	59.4	68.3	60.1	72.9	31.4	36.1	$29,100	$62	$29,038
North Atlanta High School	Public	9-12	4111 Northside Pkwy NW	Atlanta	30327	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-4700	2,368	144	16.4	30.3%	686 (29.0%)	906 (38.3%)	583 (24.6%)	48 (2.0%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	132 (5.6%)	54.6	147^th of 452 public high schools	67.5%		61.8	123^rd of 458 public high schools	73.1%	24	51.5	31.3	50.5	27.9									$22,998	$880	$22,118
Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	4046 Chamblee Tucker Rd	Atlanta	30340	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools II- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 412-0571	165	15	11.3	98.2%	52 (31.5%)	50 (30.3%)	3 (1.8%)	60 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.4	435^th of 452 public high schools	3.8%		5.3	446^th of 458 public high schools	2.6%	11		5.3	5.3		18.8	16.7	13.8	0.0	8.3	41.4	20.7	24.1	$18,691	$1,446	$17,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Cross Keys High School

What schools feed into Cross Keys High School?

Cross Keys High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cary Reynolds Elementary School
Elementary : Dresden Elementary School
Elementary : John Robert Lewis Elementary School
Elementary : Montclair Elementary School
Elementary : Woodward Elementary School
Middle : Sequoyah Middle School

What district is Cross Keys High School in?

DeKalb County

Is Cross Keys High School a good school?

Cross Keys High School ranks 268^th of 452 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cross Keys High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,748 students attended Cross Keys High School.

What is the racial makeup of Cross Keys High School?

Students at Cross Keys High School are 91% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

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