📍 1402 Austin Dr, Decatur, DeKalb County, 30032
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, DeKalb County. The school has 562 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter enrolls 562 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 534 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 562 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 54 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.
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-40, state senate district 55, state house district 86.
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter 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 562 students, DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter 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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