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Oak View Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1096^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Oak View Elementary in Decatur, GA, is a Pre-K through 5th grade school in the DeKalb County School District serving 685 students, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Georgia elementary schools over the past decade, and in the 2025-2026 school year it earned a 1-star rating, ranking 1,096th out of 1,219 schools statewide—a slight improvement from the prior year’s 7th percentile but still firmly in the lowest tier of academic performance.

Academically, Oak View’s test scores are well below district and state averages. In math, only 22.6% of 3rd graders, 35% of 4th graders, and 13.5% of 5th graders were proficient, compared to state averages of 48.3%, 50.1%, and 44.1% respectively. Science proficiency for 5th graders was 16.1% versus the state’s 44.2%. One bright spot: 4th-grade math jumped from 19.4% to 35% proficiency in a single year, a gain of over 15 points that stands out in an otherwise flat profile. However, chronic absenteeism is a severe challenge—33.5% of students were chronically absent, nearly double the state rate of 17.7% and far higher than the 14.8% rate at nearby Narvie Harris Elementary School, which serves a similar demographic but ranks in the 52nd percentile (3 stars). In 5th-grade math, Narvie Harris achieved 53% proficiency versus Oak View’s 13.5%, highlighting attendance as a critical lever for improvement.

Oak View spends $19,257 per student—more than Narvie Harris ($18,236) and Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology ($18,379)—yet outcomes lag significantly. The school’s performance with Special Education students is especially concerning, ranking in the 2nd percentile statewide. While Oak View is part of a cluster where 8 of 10 nearby schools rank in the bottom 15%, the success of Narvie Harris proves improvement is possible. The path forward likely involves targeted attendance initiatives, evidence-based instructional strategies, and stronger support for special education students rather than simply increasing funding.

685

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,257

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3574 Oakvale Rd
Decatur, GA 30034

(678) 875-1302

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Oak View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cedar Grove Middle School
High:	Cedar Grove High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.9%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

1,096^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

55^th of 81Elementary Schools in the DeKalb County

136^th of 201DeKalb 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	14.0	1096 of 1219	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	1156 of 1238	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1133 of 1236	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1168 of 1223	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1203 of 1220	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1152 of 1234	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1127 of 1209	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	1168 of 1205	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	1188 of 1233	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	1169 of 1240	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	1158 of 1231	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	1146 of 1225	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.2	1162 of 1201	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.9	1145 of 1212	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.6	1111 of 1183	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.8	1103 of 1133	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	1099 of 1134	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.5	1117 of 1125	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	1065 of 1101	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	640 of 828	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	797 of 892	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	768 of 879	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	801 of 870	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	852 of 876	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	1001 of 1186	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	1131 of 1224	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1128 of 1223	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1168 of 1212	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1194 of 1206	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	1103 of 1183	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	1149 of 1225	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1097 of 1220	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1140 of 1210	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1175 of 1209	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	458 of 465	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	531 of 565	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	466 of 487	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	402 of 415	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics24%-24 vs state

Science16%-28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

I really enjoyed Oakview this year. This is my children 1st year and the principal there rocks and his staff is the best!! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

this is the worst school ever. its like a mini prison , fight club for kids the princpal is a joke nd so is her staff, the receptionist hangs up on parents doesnt id herself fights very day. the worst. not acredited and dekalb county will even pay parents mileage if you find a better school for yourchild in the begining of the year it needs t be closed down 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	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
Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3574 Oakvale Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-1302	685	51	13.4	100.0%	7 (1.0%)	595 (86.9%)	42 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.4%)	14	1096^th of 1219 public elementary schools	10.1%		11.4	1156^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.6%	60	22.6	35.0	13.5	16.1	$19,257	$2,123	$17,134
Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2330 River Rd	Ellenwood	30294	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3902	531	38	13.9	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	469 (88.3%)	39 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	6.6	1187^th of 1219 public elementary schools	2.6%		13.9	1115^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.9%	72	9.7	22.1	13.3	10.8	$20,571	$2,075	$18,496
Bob Mathis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Boring Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-5802	368	30	12.2	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	313 (85.1%)	29 (7.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	17.6	1038^th of 1219 public elementary schools	14.8%		30.4	829^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.0%	209	30.8	30.2	17.0	24.6	$57,153	$1,749	$55,405
Flat Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3226 Flat Shoals Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4602	373	31	12.0	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	349 (93.6%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	9.2	1162^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.3	1207^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.5%	45	17.2	22.4	11.1	20.4	$24,890	$3,037	$21,853
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3132 Clifton Church Rd SE	Atlanta	30316	Fulton County	DeKalb County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(678) 874-4402	844	52	16.2	100.0%	9 (1.1%)	754 (89.3%)	41 (4.9%)	6 (0.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	24.1	932^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	23.5%		29.9	835^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.6%	97	29.3	35.9	31.1	24.3	$18,379	$2,160	$16,219
Narvie Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3981 McGill Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-9202	535	37	14.4	88.4%	1 (0.2%)	498 (93.1%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	47	589^th of 1219 public elementary schools	51.7%		64	392^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	68.3%	197	35.1	38.8	53.0	46.9	$18,236	$1,635	$16,601
Kelley Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2590 Kelly Lake Rd	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4802	302	26	11.6	94.4%	1 (0.3%)	172 (57.0%)	118 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	17.2	1045^th of 1219 public elementary schools	14.3%		14.4	1105^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.7%	60	27.0	36.1	21.9	12.5	$23,473	$1,549	$21,924
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3230 Columbia Woods Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-0702	364	35	10.4	100.0%	6 (1.6%)	324 (89.0%)	16 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	9.2	1163^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.4	1174^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.2%	11	18.2	30.6	13.1	6.6	$25,568	$2,002	$23,566
Chapel Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3536 Radcliffe Blvd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8402	495	38	13.0	100.0%	7 (1.4%)	449 (90.7%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	6.1	1198^th of 1219 public elementary schools	1.7%		16.2	1069^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.7%	129	16.1	11.3	11.4	14.0	$20,603	$1,760	$18,842
Rainbow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Kelley Chapel Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-1702	337	31	10.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	301 (89.3%)	20 (5.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	11.3	1133^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	7.1%		16.2	1071^st of 1238 public elementary schools	13.5%	62	31.0	14.3	17.9	12.5	$22,972	$2,173	$20,799

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak View Elementary

What district is Oak View Elementary in?

DeKalb County

Is Oak View Elementary a good school?

Oak View Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Oak View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Oak View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Oak View Elementary?

Students at Oak View Elementary are 87% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Oak View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oak View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cedar Grove Middle School
High : Cedar Grove High School

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