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Idlewood Elementary School

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Idlewood Elementary School ranks 576 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Idlewood Elementary School in Tucker, GA, serves approximately 889 students in grades PK-5 as part of DeKalb County Schools, and it has become one of the district's most improved schools, climbing from the 27th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 53rd percentile in 2025-2026—its highest ranking in a decade.

This is a school on the rise, and the numbers back it up. In just one year, Idlewood jumped 301 positions in the state rankings, and its math scores tell a compelling story. Third-grade math proficiency hit 50.7%—above the state average of 48.3% and far above the district's 35.9%. Fourth-grade math reached 48.3%, nearly matching the state. The school also posted a remarkable 15.5-point jump in 5th-grade science, moving from 24.8% to 40.3% proficiency. Perhaps most impressive is the school's performance with African American students, where it ranks in the 80th percentile statewide—a standout achievement that places it among the top schools in Georgia for this subgroup. When compared to nearby schools with similar demographics, Idlewood outperforms McLendon Elementary School (31.7% 3rd-grade math), Hambrick Elementary School (24.7%), Stone Mill Elementary School (17.4%), Indian Creek Elementary School (28.5%), and Jolly Elementary School (23.1%) by substantial margins.

That said, there are challenges. The school's biggest hurdle is 5th grade, where math proficiency drops to 30%—well below the state's 44.1%—and science, while improved, still trails the state by about 4 points. This pattern of strong early-grade performance that weakens by 5th grade is more pronounced at Idlewood than at higher-performing peers like Briarlake Elementary School or Midvale Elementary School. Chronic absenteeism, at 23.2%, is below the district average of 26.7% but still above the state's 17.7%. The school serves a 100% free-and-reduced-lunch population, yet it has improved attendance, reduced class sizes to a 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio, and increased per-student spending to $17,872. With four consecutive years of improvement and a clear upward trajectory, Idlewood is proving that high-poverty schools can achieve meaningful academic gains.

889

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,872

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1484 Idlewood Rd
Tucker, GA 30084

(678) 874-3202

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Idlewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tucker Middle School
High:	Tucker High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.2%

Asian:

14.7%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

576^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 81Elementary 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	47.8	576 of 1222	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.8	876 of 1238	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	801 of 1236	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	843 of 1223	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	905 of 1220	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1029 of 1214	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	934 of 1234	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	952 of 1209	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.9	814 of 1205	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.9	933 of 1233	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.8	845 of 1240	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	5.0	1182 of 1231	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	1186 of 1225	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.3	1168 of 1201	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	1157 of 1212	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.6	1086 of 1183	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	951 of 1133	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	975 of 1134	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.0	905 of 1125	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.8	804 of 1101	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	162 of 829	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	51.4	361 of 892	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	293 of 879	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	364 of 870	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	434 of 876	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	0.6	117 of 120	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	115 of 121	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	111 of 115	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.4	105 of 106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	142 of 317	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	84 of 304	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	77 of 286	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	125 of 283	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	628 of 1189	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.9	923 of 1224	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	857 of 1223	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	905 of 1212	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	937 of 1206	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	579 of 583	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	519 of 1186	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.4	811 of 1225	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	748 of 1220	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	797 of 1210	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	850 of 1209	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)80th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

Science40%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, December 17, 2011

Ms Carter has no backbone. The teachers have no pride in the school. Even the PTA does not want their kids in this school! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 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
Idlewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1484 Idlewood Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3202	889	66	13.4	100.0%	39 (4.4%)	633 (71.2%)	73 (8.2%)	131 (14.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	47.8	576^th of 1222 public elementary schools	52.9%		27.8	876^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.2%	300	50.7	48.3	30.0				40.3			$17,872	$2,050	$15,822
Brockett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1855 Brockett Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2602	394	38	10.3	91.9%	51 (12.9%)	116 (29.4%)	144 (36.5%)	52 (13.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.9%)	33.2	780^th of 1222 public elementary schools	36.2%		29.5	842^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	32.0%	62	31.4	54.4	31.4				25.4			$22,181	$1,856	$20,325
Jolly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 Otello Ave	Clarkston	30021	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5802	790	53	14.9	100.0%	99 (12.5%)	324 (41.0%)	47 (5.9%)	311 (39.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	8.5	1174^th of 1222 public elementary schools	3.9%		11.4	1158^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.5%	16	23.1	16.3	11.5				16.1			$18,234	$2,036	$16,198
DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School	Public, Charter	K-8	1492 Kelton Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 484-5865	760	50	15.2	99.9%	0 (0.0%)	682 (89.7%)	51 (6.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.1%)	68.8	337^th of 1222 public elementary schools	72.4%		62.1	410^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.9%	73	51.8	56.4	48.2	42.5	52.9	78.9	68.3	70.0	36.7	$15,921	$581	$15,339
Hambrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Hambrick Rd	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5602	536	39	13.7	100.0%	17 (3.2%)	314 (58.6%)	69 (12.9%)	118 (22.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	20.8	976^th of 1222 public elementary schools	20.1%		25.7	916^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.0%	60	24.7	22.7	32.4				29.7			$19,330	$2,058	$17,273
Stone Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Sheila Ln	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4602	601	42	14.3	100.0%	6 (1.0%)	392 (65.2%)	153 (25.5%)	29 (4.8%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	6.6	1190^th of 1222 public elementary schools	2.6%		9	1200^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.1%	10	17.4	15.0	18.1				3.5			$17,818	$1,926	$15,892
Midvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3836 Midvale Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3402	417	40	10.4	78.7%	104 (24.9%)	138 (33.1%)	126 (30.2%)	23 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	55.5	491^st of 1222 public elementary schools	59.8%		59.4	444^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.1%	47	45.7	56.9	45.6				41.1			$24,333	$1,913	$22,420
Indian Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	724 N Indian Creek Dr	Clarkston	30021	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5702	967	75	12.8	100.0%	108 (11.2%)	348 (36.0%)	59 (6.1%)	438 (45.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	18.5	1021^st of 1222 public elementary schools	16.4%		11.9	1147^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.4%	126	28.5	33.6	20.3				23.3			$19,077	$2,156	$16,921
Smoke Rise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4780 Hugh Howell Road	Stone Mountain	30087	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3602	539	45	11.9	84.4%	59 (10.9%)	227 (42.1%)	197 (36.5%)	26 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	18.1	1028^th of 1222 public elementary schools	15.9%		41.2	673^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	45.6%	355	31.0	33.1	23.1				15.5			$21,091	$1,894	$19,197
McLendon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3169 Hollywood Dr	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5902	342	31	11.0	100.0%	18 (5.3%)	199 (58.2%)	66 (19.3%)	34 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	16.6	1052^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	13.9%		18	1031^st of 1238 public elementary schools	16.7%	21	31.7	22.0	20.5				25.6			$24,746	$2,155	$22,591

Frequently Asked Questions about Idlewood Elementary School

What district is Idlewood Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

What is the racial makeup of Idlewood Elementary School?

Students at Idlewood Elementary School are 71% African American, 15% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% White.

How many students attend Idlewood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 889 students attended Idlewood Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Idlewood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Idlewood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tucker Middle School
High : Tucker High School

Is Idlewood Elementary School a good school?

Idlewood Elementary School ranks 576^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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