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Museum School Avondale Estates

Q: Is Museum School Avondale Estates a good school?

Museum School Avondale Estates ranks 255 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Museum School Avondale Estates is a public charter elementary and middle school serving 587 students in grades K-8 in Avondale Estates, Georgia, which is part of the DeKalb County School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on academic assessments, ranking among the top elementary schools in Georgia.

Museum School Avondale Estates has demonstrated consistently high academic performance, with students outperforming their peers in DeKalb County and across Georgia on the Milestones Assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, 72.7% of the school's students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 32.2% for DeKalb County and 44.9% for the state. The school has been ranked as high as 54th out of 1,240 elementary schools in Georgia and has maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

While Museum School Avondale Estates outperforms the nearby DeKalb County schools, it is interesting to note the strong performance of Talley Street Upper Elementary School, which is part of the City Schools of Decatur district. Talley Street consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, suggesting that the quality of education in the surrounding area is high. The success of Museum School Avondale Estates could serve as a model for other schools, particularly in terms of its academic performance, student-teacher ratio, and spending per student.

588

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,904

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3191 Covington Hwy
Avondale Estates, GA 30002

(404) 292-9760

District: DeKalb County

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

African American:

33.5%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 71st percentile in 2022 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 79th (2025) from a 71st-percentile low (2022)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg30%

Georgia avg41%

Elementary school

255^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

106^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 81Elementary Schools in the DeKalb County

131^st of 206DeKalb 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	255 of 1238	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	275 of 1248	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	314 of 1242	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	360 of 1244	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	337 of 1214	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	133 of 1234	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	110 of 1209	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	77 of 1205	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.7	73 of 1233	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	54 of 1240	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	85.9	48 of 1231	96.1%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	106 of 584	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	117 of 588	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	100 of 577	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	76 of 567	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	76 of 542	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	96 of 559	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	68 of 543	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	94.4	30 of 539	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	30 of 545	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	98.1	12 of 537	97.8%	★★★★★
2014	89.5	1 of 521	99.8%	★★★★★

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I73%+28 vs state

Science58%+21 vs state

English Language Arts58%+18 vs state

Mathematics53%+9 vs state

Social Studies46%+8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

We just wrapped up our 4th year at The Museum School. Here's what I love about the school. 1.) Small class sizes 2.) Frequent Expeditions (Field Trips) 3.) Adequate number of Teachers/ Faculty (two teachers per class room) 4.) Beautiful campus located in a nice quiet neighborhood, big classrooms with lots of natural light. Overall the school is very clean and updated. 5.) fantastic leadership and mostly wonderful teachers. I'll admit, some have dropped the ball along the way, but overall we've been pretty happy with our teachers. It's like like that with any school. We have to do our part at parents to fill that gap. 6.) creative curriculum which caters to many different learning styles. Here's what I don't care for, and perhaps it's the neighborhood culture (Decatur/Avondale Estates) and not the school, but we feel the social scene at the school could use a big overhaul. Sadly, in our experience, the play date invites, birthday party invites and any social engagement invites are pretty infrequent. We felt excluded at first, and perhaps we just didn't "fit in" Then I started having conversations with other parents who feel the exact same way. our last school was the complete opposite with a very robust social life for both parents and kids. It was very inclusive. This is very different, as we've extended many invites to kids and we get nothing, not even an RSVP. It's really strange. We recently got a birthday party invite and the entire Kindergarten class was invited and only two of us from the class showed up. This happened one another time too. That's just odd to me. This is nothing like our old school. it just seems very anti social, and it really shows in some of the kid's behavior. There are some great kids at TMS and there are really mean and angry kids at the school, thus bullying is a big problem. We've heard cases of physical, but mostly verbal and downright cruel behavior. Most of this takes place on the playground where the mean kids get away with their bad behavior. I love the school in so many ways, but we don't feel like we are apart of a community, and I do feel like my kids are missing out socially. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 19, 2015

Great academic program, great teachers, and a wonderful part of the community. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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
Museum School Avondale Estates	Public, Charter	K-8	3191 Covington Hwy	Avondale Estates	30002	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 292-9760	588	45	13.0	36.2%	290 (49.3%)	197 (33.5%)	43 (7.3%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.3%)	78	255^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.4%		76.3	275^th of 1248 public elementary schools	78.0%	20	72.7	54.2	57.6	54.0	56.5	60.6	63.4	62.7	59.1	54.0	33.3	47.9	60.6	61.9	54.9	46.4	$18,904	$87	$18,817
Avondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Lakeshore Dr	Avondale Estates	30002	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5202	521	42	12.4	91.6%	95 (18.2%)	314 (60.3%)	41 (7.9%)	45 (8.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	26.1	908^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.7%		30.4	847^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.1%	61		24.1	26.0	24.7				38.0	32.5	21.3				27.0			$19,862	$1,855	$18,007
DeKalb Arts Academy	Public	K-8	3131 Old Rockbridge Rd	Avondale Estates	30002	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-1302	768	52	14.7	76.0%	46 (6.0%)	631 (82.2%)	33 (4.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	70.2	325^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.7%		70	345^th of 1248 public elementary schools	72.4%	20		51.2	52.9	64.3	51.6	61.4	59.1	62.8	58.8	52.9	18.4	41.6	50.0	54.3	58.0	23.9	$17,413	$1,669	$15,745
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	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	284 (92.5%)	10 (3.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	97	38^th of 1238 public elementary schools	96.9%		92	110^th of 1248 public elementary schools	91.2%	72		69.8	73.8	76.2				84.9	78.6	73.8				78.6			$22,295	$2,031	$20,264
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%)	94.7	73^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	94.1%		92.6	101^st of 1248 public elementary schools	91.9%	28		66.1	68.3	77.9				69.8	73.4	77.8				70.4			$19,026	$594	$18,432
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
Dunaire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 S Indian Creek Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5502	432	32	13.5	100.0%	22 (5.1%)	268 (62.0%)	32 (7.4%)	102 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	15.1	1088^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.1%		18.9	1019^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.3%	69		18.5	25.0	20.9				14.8	23.4	16.2				19.4			$21,079	$1,860	$19,219
Winnona Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	510 Avery St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4490	276	21	13.1	8.0%	177 (64.1%)	34 (12.3%)	18 (6.5%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.6%)								(n/a)																	$23,902	$258	$23,643
Peachcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1530 Joy Ln	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-1402	729	51	14.2	100.0%	17 (2.3%)	536 (73.5%)	112 (15.4%)	26 (3.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)	6.9	1214^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.9%		10.8	1174^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.9%	40		6.9	12.6	19.4				9.5	7.4	8.5				12.4			$19,532	$1,939	$17,593
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%)	11.9	1147^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.4%		13.1	1137^th of 1248 public elementary schools	8.9%	10		12.4	11.7	18.4				19.8	19.6	17.7				21.5			$19,077	$2,156	$16,921

Frequently Asked Questions about Museum School Avondale Estates

Is Museum School Avondale Estates a good school?

Museum School Avondale Estates ranks 255^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Museum School Avondale Estates?

Students at Museum School Avondale Estates are 49% White, 34% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Museum School Avondale Estates?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Museum School Avondale Estates.

What district is Museum School Avondale Estates in?

DeKalb County

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