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State Specialty Schools II- DeKalb Brilliance Academy

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

154^thof 202 Georgia districts▼ 52

Better than 23% of Georgia districts

Elementary 1Grades K-8

2634 Park Central Blvd
Decatur, GA 30035·(470) 563-6690·All Georgia district rankings →

School

357

Students

Top rankedDeKalb Brilliance Academy876^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Summary:

DeKalb Brilliance Academy is the sole school in the State Specialty Schools II- DeKalb Brilliance Academy district, a K-8 elementary school in Decatur, Georgia, serving 357 students where 100% qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school experienced a significant one-year decline in its state ranking, dropping from the 47th percentile (653rd of 1,238 schools) in 2024-2025 to the 28th percentile (874th of 1,219 schools) in 2025-2026, with its star rating falling from 2 stars to 1 star. The decline is largely driven by math scores: 3rd-grade math proficiency fell from 32.6% to 23.6%, and 5th-grade math proficiency sits at just 19.7%, which is 24.4 points below the state average of 44.1%. However, 4th-grade math is a bright spot, improving from 38.6% to 42.7% proficiency, making it the school's strongest subject. Science proficiency in 5th grade (39.5%) trails the state average (44.2%) by 4.7 points. English Language Arts (ELA) scores for 2025-2026 are not yet available—Georgia will release them in December—but in the prior year, 3rd-grade ELA (37.0%) exceeded the state average (34.9%), while 4th-grade ELA (34.1%) lagged the state (39.3%).

Despite the high-poverty student body, the school posts a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.7%, which is 3 points better than the state average of 17.7%—a positive sign of engagement. The school also spends a substantial $17,530 per student and maintains a favorable 15.5:1 student-teacher ratio. Yet these resources have not consistently translated into above-average academic outcomes. The K-8 structure within an elementary classification may create unique instructional challenges, and the lack of 6th-8th grade test data limits a full picture of upper-grade performance. For parents, the key takeaway is that while the school shows strengths in attendance, 4th-grade math, and prior-year 3rd-grade ELA, the overall academic trajectory is concerning, particularly in math. The pending ELA results will be critical to understanding whether the ranking decline reflects a broader trend or is isolated to specific subjects and grades.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
DeKalb Brilliance Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2634 Park Central Blvd	Decatur	30035	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%)	27.3	876^th of 1222 public elementary schools	28.3%		42.3	653^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	47.3%	223	23.6	42.7	19.7	39.5	$17,530	$1,399	$16,130

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
DeKalb County	0.58 mi	134	137^th
State Specialty Schools II- The Anchor School	0.8 mi	1
Department of Juvenile Justice	3.62 mi	32
State Specialty Schools II- PEACE Academy Charter School	4.45 mi	1	198^th
City Schools of Decatur	6.02 mi	9

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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