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Henderson Middle School

Q: Is Henderson Middle School a good school?

Henderson Middle School ranks 339 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Henderson Middle School in Chamblee, GA, serves approximately 1,367 students in grades 6-8 as part of the DeKalb County School District, where 73.5% of students now qualify for free or reduced lunch—a sharp rise from 56% just two years ago.

The school's standout strength is its advanced math pathway. An extraordinary 98% of Henderson students scored proficient or better on the Algebra I End of Course assessment in 2025-2026—more than double the state average (48.1%) and nearly triple the district average (38%). This isn't a fluke: Henderson has posted 85-93% proficiency in Algebra I for the past four years, essentially matching Chamblee Middle School, a top-tier school just 3.9 miles away. However, this excellence doesn't extend to standard math classes, where Henderson's proficiency rates (31-35%) hover near district averages. The school also shows strong results for Special Education students (75th percentile statewide) and White students (94th percentile), though outcomes for Hispanic students and English learners are significantly lower—a gap that suggests uneven access to the school's most effective programs.

Henderson currently holds a 2-star rating, ranking 339th out of 578 Georgia middle schools (41st percentile)—a decline from its 4-star peak in 2015-2016. Chronic absenteeism (25.1%) has improved steadily from 31.9% three years ago but remains well above the state rate (17.7%) and far higher than nearby The Champion Middle Theme School (7.3%) or Peachtree Middle School (16.7%). Per-pupil spending has jumped 48% to $18,284, and the student-teacher ratio improved to 14.3:1. While Henderson's overall ranking is modest, it performs comparably to schools with similar socioeconomic profiles—like Tucker Middle School (357th) and better than Sequoyah Middle School (499th)—suggesting the school is navigating significant demographic shifts while maintaining pockets of genuine excellence.

1,367

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,284

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2830 Henderson Mill Rd
Chamblee, GA 30341

(678) 874-2902

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Henderson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lakeside High School

Feeder schools for Henderson Middle School:

Elementary:	Briarlake Elementary School
	Evansdale Elementary School
	Hawthorne Elementary School
	Henderson Mill Elementary School
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	Oak Grove Elementary School
	Pleasantdale Elementary School
	Sagamore Hills Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.3%

White:

21.4%

African American:

19.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 18% Georgia)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg28%

Georgia avg42%

339^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 21Middle 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	38.3	339 of 578	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	335 of 585	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	348 of 578	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	325 of 569	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	276 of 558	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	301 of 542	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	193 of 559	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	174 of 543	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.7	155 of 539	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	71.1	127 of 545	76.7%	★★★★☆
2015	70.6	126 of 537	76.5%	★★★★☆
2014	55.7	276 of 521	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.3	257 of 527	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.3	167 of 508	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.7	183 of 504	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.4	142 of 494	71.3%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	101 of 466	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	76.9	81 of 462	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	70.4	111 of 445	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	65.5	140 of 420	66.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	322 of 480	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	242 of 494	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	249 of 489	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	203 of 485	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	201 of 482	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	81 of 89	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	73 of 92	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	69 of 90	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	67 of 95	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	72 of 89	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	149 of 166	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	169 of 199	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	150 of 200	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	103 of 166	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	109 of 157	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	346 of 550	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	354 of 567	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	345 of 558	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	357 of 553	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	291 of 544	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	365 of 374	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	382 of 400	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	356 of 381	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	362 of 380	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	332 of 367	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	320 of 550	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	304 of 569	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	338 of 561	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	280 of 559	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	252 of 553	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	62.6	51 of 159	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	51.8	80 of 163	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	58 of 145	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	107 of 425	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	59.0	124 of 442	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.2	172 of 437	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	250 of 429	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	174 of 431	59.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	23 of 404	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	84.9	49 of 415	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	63 of 417	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	64 of 429	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	53 of 425	87.5%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile+33 vs school

Migrant (2022)68th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)51st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2026)9th percentile-32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I98%+50 vs state

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

Science27%-3 vs state

Social Studies21%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 22, 2021

This 1st year for my 8th grader has not gone well. Teachers have repeatedly asked students to stay home from COVID after opening doors for face to face instruction. I’m very happy to be done here and for her to be going on to HS. Definitely would have bypassed HMS for another school had I known the levels of apathy at teacher level. Close Quote

by a citizen
Thursday, January 16, 2020

I really hated this middle School, one of the teachers goes to church and showed people a racist symbol on her forehead. She was also the Art teacher at the time I was in School back in 2007 or something of that nature. The Teachers there are Ignorant people that usually bullies other Teachers for the matter of Ethnic Values. They forced me to go to a Psychiatrist or these teachers have Threaten to Suspend me. I get it it’s. Public School but we have our concerns when it comes to certain issues. Students beat up students like is an Everyday thing. It’s like there no Authority but only hatred and ignorance around the School Campus. I regret going to this middle School and the students there are very very Discriminatory because I am Atheist. So, really I got scared because of the Bullies there. This School never changed for the better, it has gotten worse because of lack of fundings. Close Quote

by a citizen
Thursday, March 22, 2012

School has excellent performance, great musical departments, amazing amounts of clubs and special classes (eg. Creative Writing, Assistant Directors) and core classes are spectacular. Teachers progress at a speed which is both comfortable for the child and fast enough to help them finish their lessons. Dress code is well executed, hardly any behavioral problems. Professional-like school. I highly recommend it. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Dress codes need to be enforced year long and math lab is needed Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, March 7, 2011

Great teachers who really care about the kids... Close Quote

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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)	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/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 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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Henderson Middle School	Public	6-8	2830 Henderson Mill Rd	Chamblee	30341	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2902	1,367	95	14.3	73.5%	293 (21.4%)	270 (19.8%)	701 (51.3%)	51 (3.7%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.1%)	38.3	339^th of 578 public middle schools	41.3%		40.5	335^th of 585 public middle schools	42.7%	4	98.0			35.5	34.5	31.7		26.7	21.0		$18,284	$1,746	$16,538
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	3456 Aztec Rd	Atlanta	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-7902	1,713	112	15.2	89.0%	12 (0.7%)	50 (2.9%)	1,589 (92.8%)	37 (2.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	15.8	499^th of 578 public middle schools	13.7%		16.2	498^th of 585 public middle schools	14.9%	1	65.4			13.1	14.1	19.8		11.4	19.0	69.2	$17,491	$1,961	$15,530
Tucker Middle School	Public	6-8	2160 Idlewood Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0902	1,173	87	13.4	—	109 (9.3%)	578 (49.3%)	320 (27.3%)	118 (10.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.7%)	35.8	357^th of 578 public middle schools	38.2%		37.1	360^th of 585 public middle schools	38.5%	3	91.5			27.5	31.7	30.0		26.1	25.9	82.9	$18,208	$2,043	$16,164
Stone Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	4293 Sarr Pkwy	Stone Mountain	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4802	986	71	13.8	—	17 (1.7%)	670 (68.0%)	173 (17.5%)	106 (10.8%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	23.9	436^th of 578 public middle schools	24.6%		18.5	482^nd of 585 public middle schools	17.6%	46				11.2	14.3	37.2		23.2	18.9		$18,938	$2,111	$16,827
Druid Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Mount Olive Dr	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-7602	985	72	13.6	72.3%	228 (23.1%)	443 (45.0%)	162 (16.4%)	88 (8.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.6%)	40.2	325^th of 578 public middle schools	43.8%		44.6	301^st of 585 public middle schools	48.5%	24	72.3			30.1	36.0	34.2		29.8	23.9		$19,312	$1,671	$17,641
Chamblee Middle School	Public	6-8	3601 Sexton Woods Dr	Chamblee	30341	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-8202	1,018	59	17.1	30.6%	424 (41.7%)	188 (18.5%)	204 (20.0%)	133 (13.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.3%)	90.3	40^th of 578 public middle schools	93.1%		91.5	50^th of 585 public middle schools	91.5%	10	97.5			40.5	73.4	76.6		71.9	68.4		$16,621	$1,619	$15,002
DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	3007 Hermance Dr NE	Brookhaven	30319	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 846-3242	369	25	14.7	—	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	333 (90.2%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29.2	405^th of 578 public middle schools	29.9%		35.5	371^st of 585 public middle schools	36.6%	34	78.4		22.8	14.9	34.6	42.7	19.6	9.7	19.8	45.9	$15,772	$665	$15,107
Peachtree Middle School	Public	6-8	4664 N Peachtree Rd	Atlanta	30338	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-7702	1,214	87	13.9	55.4%	332 (27.3%)	192 (15.8%)	569 (46.9%)	69 (5.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.0%)	48	273^rd of 578 public middle schools	52.8%		53.8	245^th of 585 public middle schools	58.1%	28	92.3			42.2	43.7	36.6		18.6	28.6	70.2	$18,127	$1,438	$16,689
Kittredge Magnet School	Public, Magnet	4-6	2383 N Druid Hills Rd NE	Atlanta	30329	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	Yes	No	No	(678) 874-6602	552	35	15.7	4.9%	295 (53.4%)	44 (8.0%)	30 (5.4%)	132 (23.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.3%)								(n/a)		100.0	99.4	99.5			96.1				$17,608	$1,489	$16,119
Summerour Middle School	Public	6-8	321 Price Place Pl NW	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 448-3045	1,319	109	12.0	84.8%	29 (2.2%)	180 (13.6%)	1,005 (76.2%)	77 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (1.9%)	35.1	365^th of 578 public middle schools	36.9%		38.4	351^st of 585 public middle schools	40.0%	14	56.0			34.2	32.0	42.3			28.3	26.4	$15,248	$1,353	$13,895

Frequently Asked Questions about Henderson Middle School

What high school do graduates of Henderson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Henderson Middle School usually go on to attend Lakeside High School

How many students attend Henderson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,367 students attended Henderson Middle School.

Is Henderson Middle School a good school?

Henderson Middle School ranks 339^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Henderson Middle School in?

DeKalb County

What is the racial makeup of Henderson Middle School?

Students at Henderson Middle School are 51% Hispanic, 21% White, 20% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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