Decatur Schools Ranked Among Georgia's Best

The Decatur school system has been ranked as Georgia’s second-best, according to the 2016 Best School Districts report by Niche.

The Buford, GA, system came in as No. 1.

Also, five Decatur schools made Niche’s top 10 schools in the state:

1 Buford Academy Buford, GA
2 Fifth Avenue Elementary School Decatur, GA
3 Clairemont Elementary School Decatur, GA
4 New Glennwood Elementary School Decatur, GA
5 Winnona Park Elementary School Decatur, GA
6 Oakhurst Elementary School Decatur, GA
7 Cumming Elementary School Cumming, GA
8 George W. Whitlow Elementary School Cumming Township, GA
9 Oconee County Elementary School Watkinsville, GA
10 High Shoals Elementary School Bishop, GA

Decatur also scored high on a list of schools with the best teachers:

1 New Glennwood Elementary School Decatur, GA
2 Clairemont Elementary School Decatur, GA
3 Stewart County Elementary School Lumpkin, GA
4 Buford Academy Buford, GA
5 Fifth Avenue Elementary School Decatur, GA
6 Trion Elementary School Trion, GA
7 Bremen Academy Bremen, GA
8 Winnona Park Elementary School Decatur, GA
9 Washington-Wilkes Primary School Rayle, GA
10 Jones Elementary SchoolBremen, GA

Decatur High School came in at No. 13 on the list of best metro high schools.