Best Schools: How Decatur, DeKalb Ranked In 2022 Niche List

DECATUR, GA — The latest school rankings released by the data analysis company Niche offer a look at how K-12 schools in Decatur, DeKalb County and Georgia compare with each other.

Niche, which released its eighth annual version of the rankings on Monday, looks at a variety of criteria in determining a grade for both public and private K-12 schools in Decatur and DeKalb County, including academics, teachers and diversity.

Here are City Schools of Decatur — which was ranked the No. 508 best public school district in America — and DeKalb County School District fared out of 180 Georgia public school district rankings:

City Schools of Decatur

• Overall Niche Grade: A
  • Academics: A+
  • Teachers: A-
  • Clubs & Activities: B+
  • Diversity: B
  • College Prep: A+
  • Health & Safety: B+
  • Administration: B
  • Sports: B+
  • Food: B-
  • Resources & Facilities: B+
• Best School Districts in Georgia: No. 5
• Best School Districts for athletes in Georgia: No. 74
• Most Diverse School Districts in Georgia: No. 111
• Districts with the Best Teachers in Georgia: No. 23
• Best Places to Teach in Georgia: No. 45
• Safest School Districts in Georgia: No. 67

DeKalb County School District

• Overall Niche Grade: C+
  • Academics: C
  • Teachers: C
  • Clubs & Activities: B+
  • Diversity: A-
  • College Prep: C+
  • Health & Safety: C
  • Administration: C
  • Sports: A
  • Food: C-
  • Resources & Facilities: C+
• Best School Districts in Georgia: Not ranked
• Best School Districts for athletes in Georgia: No. 28
• Most Diverse School Districts in Georgia: No. 32
• Districts with the Best Teachers in Georgia: Not ranked
• Best Places to Teach in Georgia: Not ranked
• Safest School Districts in Georgia: Not ranked

You can view individual public school rankings and private school rankings here.

Niche said its2022 best schools rankings offer a more “personal” view of schools than its rankings in recent years. Significantly less importance was placed on SAT and ACT scores this year, Niche said. Any factor in its methodology that is related to test scores was reduced by one third.

The company combined ratings from students, alumni and parents with quantitative data from the U.S. Department of Education and other sources to evaluate teachers, resources, facility, extracurricular activity opportunities and other factors. Read more about the methodology here.

Across the country, Niche ranked 94,491 public schools, 2,489 private schools and 11,846 school districts to come up with its lists and rankings.

Top 5 Public High Schools:

1. The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada
2. The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
3. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science School
4. Maggie Walker Governor’s School in Virginia
5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Virginia

Top 5 Private High Schools:

1. Phillips Academy in Massachusetts
2. The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut
3. Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut
4. The College Preparatory School in California
5. Groton School in Massachusetts

Top 5 School Districts:

1. Adlai E. Stevenson High School District in Illinois
2. Glenbrook High School District in Illinois
3. Great Neck Public Schools in New York
4. Community High School District 128 in Illinois
5. Jericho Union Free School District in New York

See the full Niche rankings here.