Summary:
Chamblee High School, Chamblee Middle School, Henderson Middle School, Dresden Elementary School, and Huntley Hills Elementary School serve approximately 5,365 students across the city of Chamblee, Georgia, within the DeKalb County school district.
Chamblee Middle School is the clear standout, earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide. Its 8th grade math proficiency (76.6%) and science proficiency (71.9%) dwarf those of Henderson Middle School (31.7% and 26.7%, respectively), and its chronic absenteeism rate of 9.3% is less than half the state average. Both middle schools excel in Algebra I, with proficiency rates above 97%, far exceeding the district's 38%. Chamblee High School also performs well, ranking in the 82nd percentile with a graduation rate of 88.0%, and it outperforms the district by wide margins in Biology (63.9% vs. 39.3%) and US History (50.8% vs. 32.2%).
The elementary schools face more significant challenges. Dresden Elementary ranks in the 2nd percentile with proficiency rates in the single digits for 5th grade math (8.0%) and science (9.3%), while Huntley Hills Elementary ranks in the 23rd percentile but shows a bright spot in 4th grade math (42.4%, above the district average). Notably, Huntley Hills has the highest chronic absenteeism rate in the city at 28.1%, while Dresden's rate is much lower at 11.6%. Per-student spending does not correlate with outcomes—Chamblee Middle spends the least ($16,621) yet performs best, while Dresden spends more ($18,974) with far weaker results. Socioeconomic factors appear strongly tied to performance, with free/reduced lunch eligibility ranging from 30.65% at Chamblee Middle to 92.41% at Dresden Elementary.
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