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Druid Hills High School

Q: Is Druid Hills High School a good school?

Druid Hills High School ranks 218 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 52% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Druid Hills High School is a comprehensive public high school in Atlanta's DeKalb County, serving 1,468 students in grades 9-12 within the DeKalb County School District. The school has earned a consistent 3-star rating and currently ranks in the 52nd percentile statewide, placing it in the middle of the pack among Georgia high schools.

Druid Hills shows a striking contrast between subjects. Biology is a clear standout: 55.1% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026, well above the state average of 47.2% and the district's 39.3%. This strength has held for four straight years, with the school outperforming nearby Lakeside High School (48%), Maynard Jackson High School (45.3%), and Clarkston High School (43.2%). Algebra I, however, remains a challenge—only 32.8% of students were proficient, compared to 48.1% statewide. While this is a significant improvement from 16.3% three years ago, the gap to the state average persists. The school also excels at supporting special populations, ranking in the 73rd percentile for Special Education students and 71st for English Language Learners—both 4-star ratings.

The graduation rate tells a positive story, climbing from 82.7% in 2022-2023 to 88.7% in 2024-2025, now exceeding the state average of 87.2% and well above the district's 81.4%. However, chronic absenteeism is the school's most pressing issue: 37.6% of students are chronically absent, more than double the state rate of 17.7% and far higher than nearby Decatur High School (16.2%) or Charles Drew Charter Ja/Senior Academy (8.6%). Despite spending less per student ($17,570) than several lower-performing neighbors, Druid Hills achieves better outcomes, suggesting efficient use of resources. The school sits between high performers like Midtown High School (74th percentile) and DeKalb School of the Arts (95th percentile) and lower-ranked schools like Towers High School and Columbia High School. For parents, this is a school with genuine strengths in science and student support, but one where attendance and math intervention deserve close attention.

1,468

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,570

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1798 Haygood Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30307

(678) 874-6302

District: DeKalb County

Feeder schools for Druid Hills High School:

Elementary:	Avondale Elementary School
	Briar Vista Elementary School
	Fernbank Elementary School
	Laurel Ridge Elementary School
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	McLendon Elementary School
Middle:	Druid Hills Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.4%

White:

30.1%

Hispanic:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% Georgia)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg37%

Georgia avg45%

218^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 23High Schools in the DeKalb County

137^th of 202DeKalb 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
2026	41.1	218 of 457	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	149 of 451	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	181 of 454	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	127 of 448	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	140 of 431	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	179 of 410	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	142 of 438	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	141 of 428	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.1	158 of 420	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.8	155 of 426	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.4	130 of 435	70.1%	★★★★☆
2014	42.6	255 of 425	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.7	234 of 425	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.1	215 of 396	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.8	188 of 402	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.7	154 of 384	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.6	125 of 372	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.4	95 of 370	74.3%	★★★★☆
2007	67.8	86 of 358	76.0%	★★★★☆
2006	47.3	193 of 335	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	198 of 377	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	146 of 391	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	177 of 382	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	132 of 384	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	150 of 372	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	64 of 65	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	78 of 83	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	80 of 84	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	78 of 83	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	80 of 82	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	50 of 173	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	47.8	74 of 180	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	74 of 159	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	60 of 141	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	34 of 102	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	226 of 431	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	152 of 438	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	200 of 435	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	129 of 433	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.8	167 of 430	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	138 of 299	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.0	142 of 312	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	182 of 315	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	148 of 308	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	153 of 295	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	197 of 436	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	150 of 442	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	166 of 436	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	126 of 436	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	164 of 427	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	66 of 123	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.4	57 of 158	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	92 of 339	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	57 of 347	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	119 of 344	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	91.1	16 of 343	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	65.8	67 of 331	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	105 of 334	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.9	66 of 341	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	79 of 346	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	41 of 343	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	76 of 339	77.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile~ school

Female (2026)48th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)2nd percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology55%+8 vs state

Algebra I33%-15 vs state

United States History28%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Superb IB program. Excellent shared access with Emory University, with high school located adjacent to Emory University and sharing internship opportunities for interested students. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Administrators ignore parents and refuse to explain why they make some curricular decisions. Close Quote

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical 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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Druid Hills High School	Public	9-12	1798 Haygood Dr NE	Atlanta	30307	Fulton 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%)	41.1	218^th of 457 public high schools	52.3%		53.9	149^th of 451 public high schools	67.0%	69	32.8	55.1	28.0							$17,570	$1,606	$15,963
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%)	83.5	30^th of 457 public high schools	93.4%		82	44^th of 451 public high schools	90.2%	14	67.2	78.2	56.2							$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%)	70.4	66^th of 457 public high schools	85.6%		62.9	110^th of 451 public high schools	75.6%	44	70.2	57.9	54.6	65.8	67.6	76.8	47.0	53.0	98.1	$29,100	$62	$29,038
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%)	58.2	120^th of 457 public high schools	73.7%		72.5	75^th of 451 public high schools	83.4%	45	43.9	59.5	35.9							$23,302	$917	$22,385
DeKalb School of the Arts	Public	8-12	1192 Clarendon Ave	Avondale Estates	30002	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 676-2502	298	23	13.2	35.6%	72 (24.2%)	172 (57.7%)	24 (8.1%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)	85	24^th of 457 public high schools	94.7%		93.2	11^th of 451 public high schools	97.6%	13	73.8	69.8	92.2							$25,160	$2,670	$22,490
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%)	38.5	236^th of 457 public high schools	48.4%		35.2	267^th of 451 public high schools	40.8%	31	38.8	38.8	36.9							$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%)	37.9	244^th of 457 public high schools	46.6%		47.8	177^th of 451 public high schools	60.8%	67	32.4	48.0	25.7							$16,693	$1,604	$15,088
Clarkston High School	Public	9-12	618 N Indian Creek Dr	Clarkston	30021	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5302	1,441	107	13.4	100.0%	125 (8.7%)	712 (49.4%)	122 (8.5%)	449 (31.2%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	20 (1.4%)	41.6	213^th of 457 public high schools	53.4%		19.9	357^th of 451 public high schools	20.8%	144	40.7	43.2	38.0							$19,406	$1,923	$17,483
Maynard Jackson High School	Public	9-12	801 Glenwood Ave SE	Atlanta	30316	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5200	1,549	107	14.5	81.8%	330 (21.3%)	1,037 (66.9%)	121 (7.8%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.1%)	34.1	266^th of 457 public high schools	41.8%		37.4	249^th of 451 public high schools	44.8%	17	33.7	45.3	13.7							$24,806	$1,585	$23,220
Towers High School	Public	9-12	3919 Brookcrest Cir	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2202	876	53	16.5	100.0%	21 (2.4%)	676 (77.2%)	121 (13.8%)	31 (3.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.2%)	19.8	358^th of 457 public high schools	21.7%		15	388^th of 451 public high schools	14.0%	30	18.8	26.0	26.3							$18,332	$1,720	$16,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Druid Hills High School

How many students attend Druid Hills High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,468 students attended Druid Hills High School.

Is Druid Hills High School a good school?

Druid Hills High School ranks 218^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Druid Hills High School?

Students at Druid Hills High School are 38% African American, 30% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Druid Hills High School in?

DeKalb County

What schools feed into Druid Hills High School?

Druid Hills High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Avondale Elementary School
Elementary : Briar Vista Elementary School
Elementary : Fernbank Elementary School
Elementary : Laurel Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : McLendon Elementary School
Middle : Druid Hills Middle School

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