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Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers

Serves grades 4 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
3039 Santa Monica Dr
Decatur, GA 30032
Phone
(678) 874-2402
District
DeKalb County
County
DEKALB COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
265
Classroom Teachers
14

* Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.9% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
94%
41%
92%
36%
96%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
91%
39%
98%
41%
84%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
94%
36%
94%
39%
94%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
97%
37%
98%
39%
96%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
100%
39%
100%
42%
100%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 4 51 19.2%
Grade 5 53 20.0%
Grade 6 54 20.4%
Grade 7 61 23.0%
Grade 8 46 17.4%
Total 265 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 5.8% 11.5% 37.7%
Black 82.3% 58.1% 38.1%
Hispanic 6.2% 23.1% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.2% 6.7% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.8% 76.7% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 44.5% 74.3% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.3% 2.4% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 697,569 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,745.5 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.9% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 13.4% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 259,887 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 9.3% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.3% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.5% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.7% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.9% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.7% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.0% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 7.7% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,447 $863,459,000 57.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $970 $88,690,000 5.9%
Staff $646 $59,078,000 3.9%
General Administration $535 $48,866,000 3.2%
School Administration $925 $84,559,000 5.6%
Operation $1,324 $121,034,000 8.0%
Transportation $697 $63,709,000 4.2%
Other $576 $52,620,000 3.5%
Total Support $5,674 $518,556,000 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,460 $133,396,000 8.8%
Total Expenditures $16,580 $1,515,411,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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