Best Public Schools in Zip Code 30324

Summary:

The 30324 zip code area is home to a single public elementary school, Briar Vista Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 469 students. The school is part of the DeKalb County school district, which is ranked 131 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Briar Vista Elementary School appears to be a relatively strong performer compared to the broader DeKalb County and Georgia averages on several key metrics. The school's students outperformed the county and state averages on the Milestones Assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 56.1% of 4th graders at Briar Vista were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.1% in the county and 39.3% statewide. Additionally, Briar Vista has a student-teacher ratio of 13.7, which is lower than the typical ratio, and its spending per student of $14,442 for the 2018-2019 school year is higher than the typical district or state average.

Despite the school's strong academic performance, it is located in a district that is ranked relatively low in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. This highlights the potential for disparities in educational quality and resources within a single district. However, Briar Vista's achievements are particularly noteworthy given that it serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 60.34% in 2023-2024.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
Briar Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1131 Briar Vista Ter NE	Atlanta	30324	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-5902	482	38	12.6	71.2%	98 (20.3%)	186 (38.6%)	137 (28.4%)	30 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.4%)	59	449^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.7%		62.1	434^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.2%	15	35.6	56.1	49.1	48.3	57.9	31.6	35.1	$20,990	$1,741	$19,249

Cities Near Zip Code 30324

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Atlanta	1.23 mi	149	243^rd
Brookhaven	2.04 mi	6	285^th
Decatur	4.1 mi	45	264^th
Chamblee	5.26 mi	6	184^th
Avondale Estates	6.49 mi	4	85^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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