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Cedar Grove Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Cedar Grove Middle School in Decatur, GA, is a public school in the DeKalb County district serving 685 students in grades 6-8, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating extremely high economic need.

The school faces significant challenges, with a 1-star rating and state rankings consistently in the bottom 10-11% of Georgia middle schools. Its performance on the Georgia Milestones Assessment is well below district and state averages across all subjects. A critical issue is a chronic absenteeism rate of 39.3%, nearly double the state average and dramatically higher than nearby high-performing schools like Beacon Hill Middle School (5.5%) and Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers (3.2%). The most alarming academic data point is a 0% proficiency rate in 7th-grade mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year, an extreme outlier compared to any nearby school. While there is a small positive trend in 6th-grade English Language Arts (rising from 13.5% to 20.1% proficiency), 8th-grade ELA dropped from 22.4% to 14.8%.

Despite spending $20,339 per student—higher than top-performing schools like Beacon Hill ($17,382) and Wadsworth ($17,904)—Cedar Grove is not translating that funding into academic success. The stark contrast with KIPP VISION Charter School, which also serves a 100% free/reduced lunch population but achieves significantly better results in 8th-grade math (39.8% proficiency), suggests that different school models can produce better outcomes even under similar socioeconomic conditions. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism appears to be the most impactful step the school could take to improve student learning.

685

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,339

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 Wildcat Rd
Decatur, GA 30034

(678) 874-4202

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Cedar Grove Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cedar Grove High School

Feeder schools for Cedar Grove Middle School:

Elementary:	Cedar Grove Elementary School
	Oak View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.6%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (14% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg28%

Georgia avg39%

526^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	14.0	526 of 584	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	521 of 588	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	519 of 577	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	509 of 567	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	512 of 542	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	498 of 559	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	499 of 543	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	496 of 539	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	502 of 545	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	480 of 537	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	494 of 521	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	504 of 527	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	464 of 508	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.7	480 of 504	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	465 of 494	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	374 of 466	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.5	367 of 462	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.1	375 of 445	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.4	364 of 420	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-24 vs state

Science15%-14 vs state

Social Studies10%-29 vs state

Mathematics0%-40 vs state

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Schools Near Cedar Grove 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
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
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
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
KIPP VISION Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1820 Henry Thomas Dr SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 537-5252	300	25	11.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	281 (93.7%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	29.2	416^th of 584 public middle schools	28.8%		15.8	511^th of 588 public middle schools	13.1%	95				19.4	21.4	26.1			9.7	27.6	39.8		25.0	31.0	$27,678	$1,974	$25,704
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
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
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	820 Essie Ave SE	Atlanta	30316	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(678) 904-0051	233	24	9.6	15.0%	136 (58.4%)	57 (24.5%)	11 (4.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.2%)	84.2	81^st of 584 public middle schools	86.1%		82.2	92^nd of 588 public middle schools	84.4%	11	97.4			67.5	65.8	69.2			48.1	53.4	67.9		41.0	43.6	$28,673	$57	$28,616
Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	2750 Forest Parkway	Ellenwood	30294	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 446-1070	315	21	15.0	79.0%	1 (0.3%)	278 (88.3%)	28 (8.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)															$19,019	$148	$18,871
Judson Price Middle School	Public	6-8	1670 Benjamin Weldon Bickers	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6300	241	29	8.3	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	231 (95.9%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.6	563^rd of 584 public middle schools	3.6%		13	535^th of 588 public middle schools	9.0%	28				12.7	11.6	10.3			4.8	12.6	11.5		7.7	2.6	$36,877	$1,898	$34,980
Beacon Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	220 W College Ave	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4440	1,285	101	12.7	15.3%	808 (62.9%)	232 (18.1%)	54 (4.2%)	60 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (10.2%)	97.6	14^th of 584 public middle schools	97.6%		97.1	18^th of 588 public middle schools	96.9%	4	95.1			76.3	75.4	78.6			77.0	78.3	84.3		70.6	65.5	$17,382	$215	$17,168

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Grove Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Grove Middle School?

Students at Cedar Grove Middle School are 90% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Cedar Grove Middle School in?

DeKalb County

How many students attend Cedar Grove Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Cedar Grove Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Cedar Grove Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cedar Grove Middle School usually go on to attend Cedar Grove High School

Is Cedar Grove Middle School a good school?

Cedar Grove Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Georgia middle schools.

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