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Peachcrest Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Peachcrest Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Decatur, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 660 students. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 131 out of 206 school districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peachcrest Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Peachcrest Elementary School over the past several years, with a statewide ranking between 1129 and 1214 out of around 1,200-1,250 schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating very poor performance. Peachcrest Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, the school has had 100% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in the past two school years, indicating an extremely high-poverty student population.

While most of the nearby traditional public schools perform poorly and are ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, like Peachcrest Elementary School, the DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts, another nearby school, is a high-performing school ranked in the top 25% of Georgia elementary schools. The nearby Museum School Avondale Estates, a public charter school, also significantly outperforms Peachcrest Elementary School and the DeKalb County average on the Milestones Assessments.

729

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,532

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1530 Joy Ln
Decatur, GA 30032

(678) 874-1402

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Peachcrest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School
High:	Towers High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.5%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2018 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

1,214^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^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)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1214 of 1238	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1174 of 1248	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1195 of 1242	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1199 of 1244	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1129 of 1214	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1186 of 1234	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1185 of 1209	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-27 vs state

Science12%-31 vs state

Mathematics9%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Peachcrest Elementary School

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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
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
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1402 Austin Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 492-5061	537	37	14.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	508 (94.6%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	17.6	1037^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.2%		17.1	1060^th of 1248 public elementary schools	15.1%	23		13.0	15.7	34.0	15.5	20.3	29.3	11.1	7.8	20.0	5.2	14.1	12.1	46.0	8.6	1.7	$18,036	$740	$17,297
Snapfinger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1365 Snapfinger Rd	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-1802	356	36	9.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	312 (87.6%)	21 (5.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	6.9	1212^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.1%		11	1170^th of 1248 public elementary schools	6.3%	42		11.7	10.9	19.3				8.3	7.3	5.3				10.7			$24,524	$2,331	$22,192
Rowland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1317 S Indian Creek Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6202	390	33	11.8	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	275 (70.5%)	63 (16.2%)	39 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	24.1	938^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.2%		24.7	934^th of 1248 public elementary schools	25.2%	4		11.8	21.4	32.8				23.5	25.0	29.5				37.7			$20,179	$1,942	$18,237
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
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%)	10.4	1174^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.2%		14.4	1107^th of 1248 public elementary schools	11.3%	67		18.5	10.8	10.2				18.5	24.2	12.5				6.5			$25,568	$2,002	$23,566
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
Canby Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4150 Green Hawk Trl	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-0602	446	30	14.8	100.0%	4 (0.9%)	374 (83.9%)	42 (9.4%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	30.7	825^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.4%		23.9	947^th of 1248 public elementary schools	24.1%	122		25.0	21.3	35.6				21.7	16.1	34.2				45.1			$20,137	$1,983	$18,154
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
PEACE Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	1954 Candler Road	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools II- PEACE Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 722-0706	241	16	15.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	231 (95.9%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9.1	1197^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.3%					(n/a)		7.1	21.2					3.6	15.2								$14,619	$1,029	$13,590

Frequently Asked Questions about Peachcrest Elementary School

Is Peachcrest Elementary School a good school?

Peachcrest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Peachcrest Elementary School?

Students at Peachcrest Elementary School are 74% African American, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Peachcrest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Peachcrest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School
High : Towers High School

What district is Peachcrest Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

How many students attend Peachcrest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Peachcrest Elementary School.

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