📍 3590 Lavista Rd, Decatur, DeKalb County, 30033
Briarlake Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, DeKalb County. The school has 378 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Briarlake Elementary School enrolls 378 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 21% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 171 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 18% |
| Asian | 28 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 7.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
98 of the school's 378 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 88 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Briarlake Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-50, state senate district 42, state house district 86.
Briarlake Elementary School is one of 131 schools in DeKalb County, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The district serves 91,752 students district-wide and employs 6,250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 378 students, Briarlake Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 700 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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