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Laurel Ridge Elementary School

Q: Is Laurel Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Laurel Ridge Elementary School ranks 266 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Laurel Ridge Elementary School in Decatur, GA, is a mid-sized public school serving 440 students in grades PK-5, and it stands out as a high-performing bright spot within the DeKalb County district.

Laurel Ridge consistently earns a 4-star rating and ranks in the 78th percentile statewide, a remarkable achievement given that its district ranks in the bottom third of Georgia. The school's academic results are dramatically higher than both district and state averages. For example, 63.4% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to 35.9% in the district and 48.3% statewide. This pattern of outperformance holds across all grade levels and subjects. The school also excels at keeping students engaged—its chronic absenteeism rate is just 12.1%, far below the district's 26.7% and the state's 17.7%. This strong attendance, combined with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1 and higher-than-average per-student spending, helps explain the school's sustained success over the past decade.

When compared to nearby schools, Laurel Ridge performs on par with other strong local options like Sagamore Hills Elementary School and Briarlake Elementary School, all holding 4-star ratings. It is outperformed by 5-star schools like Oak Grove Elementary School and Robert Shaw Theme School, but it far exceeds nearby Indian Creek Elementary School and McLendon Elementary School, which rank in the bottom 20% statewide. One area worth noting: 5th-grade math proficiency (49.2%) lags behind 3rd and 4th grades (63.4% and 63.7%), a pattern seen in prior years as well. Still, with nearly 40% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Laurel Ridge demonstrates that high achievement is achievable for a diverse student body, making it a strong choice for families seeking a well-rounded, supportive elementary experience.

440

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,476

Per pupil spending ?

39.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1215 Balsam Dr
Decatur, GA 30033

(678) 874-6902

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Laurel Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Druid Hills Middle School
High:	Druid Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

African American:

21.4%

Hispanic:

18.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in DeKalb County

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

266^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th 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	75.5	266 of 1222	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	265 of 1238	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	307 of 1236	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	278 of 1223	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	220 of 1220	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.5	528 of 1214	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.6	208 of 1234	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	251 of 1209	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	246 of 1205	79.6%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	262 of 1233	78.8%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	310 of 1240	75.0%	★★★★☆
2014	67.9	443 of 1231	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.8	639 of 1225	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.5	653 of 1201	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.2	712 of 1212	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.8	663 of 1183	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.6	428 of 1133	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	319 of 1134	71.9%	★★★★☆
2007	62.3	456 of 1125	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.7	625 of 1101	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	62.2	267 of 879	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	367 of 870	57.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	148 of 317	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	263 of 1189	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	245 of 1224	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	301 of 1223	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	309 of 1212	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	273 of 1206	77.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	167 of 583	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	199 of 565	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	101 of 516	80.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	260 of 1186	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	309 of 1225	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	304 of 1220	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	261 of 1210	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	177 of 1209	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	125 of 703	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	154 of 769	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	120 of 772	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	102 of 775	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	45 of 779	94.2%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

African American (2024)70th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics59%+11 vs state

Science55%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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
Laurel Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Balsam Dr	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-6902	440	36	12.2	39.5%	185 (42.0%)	94 (21.4%)	83 (18.9%)	35 (8.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.6%)	75.5	266^th of 1222 public elementary schools	78.2%		76.1	265^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.6%	1		63.4	63.7	49.2				55.4			$21,476	$3,462	$18,014
Coralwood Education Center	Public	PK-K	2477 Coralwood Dr	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-6002	218	26	8.3	43.6%	90 (41.3%)	55 (25.2%)	27 (12.4%)	26 (11.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.3%)								(n/a)											$74,148	$10,031	$64,117
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	—	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
International Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	2418 Wood Trail Ln	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 499-8969	501	33	15.1	95.2%	104 (20.8%)	177 (35.3%)	29 (5.8%)	160 (31.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.2%)	56.9	467^th of 1222 public elementary schools	61.8%		53.6	517^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.2%	50		39.5	44.7	60.8				54.4			$16,605	$457	$16,148
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1857 Oak Grove Rd NE	Atlanta	30345	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-7402	429	35	12.2	11.0%	265 (61.8%)	58 (13.5%)	35 (8.2%)	37 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	92.5	102^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	91.7%		93.3	96^th of 1238 public elementary schools	92.2%	6		75.4	78.7	67.4				67.5			$22,986	$3,541	$19,445
Briarlake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3590 Lavista Rd	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-2502	360	36	10.0	37.2%	147 (40.8%)	90 (25.0%)	68 (18.9%)	22 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.9%)	75.3	270^th of 1222 public elementary schools	77.9%		85.8	177^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.7%	93		45.1	62.3	64.3				71.5			$23,438	$2,332	$21,106
Sagamore Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1865 Alderbrook Rd NE	Atlanta	30345	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-7502	428	36	11.8	30.4%	194 (45.3%)	83 (19.4%)	95 (22.2%)	22 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	75.6	263^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	78.5%		78.2	253^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	79.6%	10		62.3	57.1	54.5				58.2			$21,180	$2,899	$18,281
Robert Shaw Theme School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Glendale Rd	Scottdale	30079	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6002	307	25	12.2	—	2 (0.7%)	284 (92.5%)	10 (3.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	94.8	78^th of 1222 public elementary schools	93.6%		97	38^th of 1238 public elementary schools	96.9%	40		84.2	70.8	76.3				81.6			$22,295	$2,031	$20,264
GLOBE Academy Charter School I	Public, Charter	K-8	2225 Heritage Dr NE	Atlanta	30345	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 867-6183	1,093	85	12.8	29.6%	377 (34.5%)	339 (31.0%)	222 (20.3%)	57 (5.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (8.6%)	58	454^th of 1222 public elementary schools	62.8%		71.9	310^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.0%	144	89.2	58.0	55.8	47.3	39.5	61.2	55.3	32.8	62.1	62.1	$15,034	$49	$14,985
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	—	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurel Ridge Elementary School

Is Laurel Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Laurel Ridge Elementary School ranks 266^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Laurel Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Laurel Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Druid Hills Middle School
High : Druid Hills High School

How many students attend Laurel Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Laurel Ridge Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Laurel Ridge Elementary School are 42% White, 21% African American, 19% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What district is Laurel Ridge Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

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