Best Public Schools in Scottdale, GA

Summary:

The city of Scottdale, Georgia has just one public elementary school, the Robert Shaw Theme School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 343 students. The school is part of the DeKalb County school district, which is ranked 138 out of 203 districts in the state of Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Robert Shaw Theme School appears to be a standout institution in the Scottdale area, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Georgia elementary schools over the past three years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 110 out of 1,248 Georgia elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages on standardized tests, with 79.6% of 3rd grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 31.6% for DeKalb County and 38.4% for the state.

Despite serving a high-need student population, with 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the Robert Shaw Theme School is able to provide a quality education. The school spends $12,453 per student, higher than the national average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 12.7, lower than the national average. These resources likely contribute to the school's academic success and its continuous improvement in statewide rankings over the past three years.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Robert Shaw Theme School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Glendale Rd	Scottdale	30079	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6002	314	28	11.3	86.0%	5 (1.6%)	291 (92.7%)	10 (3.2%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	92	110^th of 1248 public elementary schools	91.2%		73.9	291^st of 1242 public elementary schools	76.6%	181	79.6	69.2	69.0	75.5	67.3	66.7	61.9	$12,453	$801	$11,652

Cities Near Scottdale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Decatur	0.81 mi	44	264^th
Avondale Estates	0.93 mi	4	79^th
Clarkston	1.37 mi	5	347^th
Stone Mountain	2.03 mi	24	295^th
Atlanta	3.15 mi	150	257^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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