Schools Website Gives Decatur High an A Grade

The website K12Niche.com has ranked Decatur High School 11th on its list of best public high schools in Georgia.

The school received an overall “A” grade, with highest marks for:

Facilities, 2nd out of 154 area schools

Extracurricular activities, 3rd out of 162 schools

Outcomes, 6th out of 144 schools

Sports, 17th out of 161 schools

Administration, 18th out of 148 schools

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The website says of Decatur High School: “According to state standards, 82% of students at this school are considered proficient in math and/or reading. There have been 202 reviews written and they have been mostly positive.”

What grade would you give Decatur High School? What’s your experience, or your child’s, been? Tell us in comments below.

Here’s how one student summed up the school this week: “The teachers really care. We do have lots of wannabe hipsters but it’s not too bad.”

And in November a parent wrote that bullying isn’t tolerated by kids or staff.

“The school feels very secure. Last year there were some muggings that occurred as kids walked home from football games - parents were alerted immediately and the school stepped up security. … It is easy to keep tabs on things and I feel the district has historically been very transparent.”