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International Community School

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International Community School ranks 467 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

International Community School is a K-5 elementary school in Decatur, GA, serving 501 students within the DeKalb County School District. The school has shown remarkable growth over the past decade, climbing from the 26th percentile statewide in 2017-2018 to the 62nd percentile in 2025-2026, and now consistently holds a 3-star rating.

One of the school's standout strengths is 5th grade mathematics, where 60.8% of students are proficient—a full 29 points above the district average and nearly 17 points above the state average. This represents a dramatic 25-point improvement in just one year. The school also excels in science, with 54.4% of 5th graders proficient, beating the state by 10 points. Perhaps most impressive is the school's attendance record: only 9.6% of students are chronically absent, compared to 26.7% for the district and 17.7% statewide. This strong attendance has been consistent for five years. The school also shows a positive "growth trajectory," with math proficiency improving from 39.5% in 3rd grade to 60.8% in 5th grade—the opposite of the typical pattern seen in many schools.

International Community School serves a predominantly low-income population, with 95.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, yet it outperforms its district in nearly every subject and grade level. The school is particularly effective with male students (70th percentile statewide) and African American students (72nd percentile). Compared to nearby McLendon Elementary School, which also serves 100% free/reduced lunch students, ICS scores 10-40 points higher across all subjects while spending $8,141 less per student. However, Robert Shaw Theme School—another high-poverty school—outperforms ICS by 20-30 points per subject, though it also has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (2.8%) and spends $5,690 more per student. English Language Learner students at ICS rank in the 16th percentile statewide, an area that may need additional support given the school's international focus.

501

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,605

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2418 Wood Trail Ln
Decatur, GA 30033

(404) 499-8969

District: DeKalb County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.3%

Asian:

31.9%

White:

20.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in DeKalb County

✓Above the Georgia median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

467^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	56.9	467 of 1222	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	517 of 1238	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	549 of 1236	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	544 of 1223	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	713 of 1220	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	858 of 1214	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	846 of 1234	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	897 of 1209	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.2	764 of 1205	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.1	840 of 1233	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.9	803 of 1240	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.4	920 of 1231	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.7	893 of 1225	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.9	912 of 1201	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.8	958 of 1212	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.3	871 of 1183	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.3	848 of 1133	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.0	912 of 1134	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.1	887 of 1125	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.8	876 of 1101	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	233 of 829	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	166 of 892	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	114 of 879	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	146 of 870	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	291 of 876	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	102 of 107	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.8	116 of 120	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.9	118 of 121	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.1	113 of 115	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.6	103 of 106	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	180 of 215	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.7	119 of 317	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	91 of 304	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	140 of 286	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	181 of 283	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	571 of 1189	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	605 of 1224	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	614 of 1223	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	480 of 1212	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	681 of 1206	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	352 of 1186	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	61.5	412 of 1225	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	481 of 1220	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	629 of 1210	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	736 of 1209	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	324 of 703	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	277 of 769	64.0%	★★★☆☆

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)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile-46 vs school

Asian (2026)5th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science54%+10 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Three new principals in the years, kept being told in student led teacher conferences that child was fine. Finally had an outside evaluation done that showed she was a year behind. Large class sizes Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 30, 2010

Purely quantitative measures do no justice to ICS. The school serves a 50/50 mix of U.S.-born and refugee/immigrant children and is a living embodiment of Dr. King's Beloved Community. The website, icsgeorgia.com, says more than I can. Close Quote

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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
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
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
Clairemont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	155 Erie Ave	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 370-4450	162	17	9.8	32.1%	59 (36.4%)	58 (35.8%)	11 (6.8%)	15 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.7%)								(n/a)					$30,032	$1,684	$28,348
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
Westchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	758 Scott Blvd	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4400	174	17	10.3	5.7%	127 (73.0%)	8 (4.6%)	15 (8.6%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.2%)								(n/a)					$30,758	$257	$30,500
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
Glennwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	440 E Ponce de Leon Ave	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4435	184	19	9.8	21.7%	79 (42.9%)	44 (23.9%)	21 (11.4%)	17 (9.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.0%)								(n/a)					$29,488	$500	$28,987
Fernbank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	157 Heaton Park Dr NE	Atlanta	30307	Fulton County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-9302	895	56	15.9	27.8%	401 (44.8%)	206 (23.0%)	69 (7.7%)	144 (16.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.8%)	86.5	162^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	86.7%		88.2	146^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.2%	16	76.3	60.2	63.8	67.8	$17,952	$1,289	$16,663
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
Talley Street Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	2617 Talley St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 377-1446	623	51	12.1	21.2%	338 (54.3%)	144 (23.1%)	40 (6.4%)	40 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.6%)	92.2	107^th of 1222 public elementary schools	91.2%		94.7	73^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	94.1%	34	74.5	68.7	77.9	71.4	$19,026	$594	$18,432

Frequently Asked Questions about International Community School

Is International Community School a good school?

International Community School ranks 467^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of International Community School?

Students at International Community School are 35% African American, 32% Asian, 21% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is International Community School in?

DeKalb County

How many students attend International Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended International Community School.

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