Magnet Schools in DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County has 7 schools identified in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection as operating a magnet program. 1 is a whole-school magnet, and 6 offer magnet programs to part of the student population.
- 7 magnet schools and programs
- 1 whole-school magnet
- 6 schools with a magnet program
- 5 cities and towns
Magnet status is based on the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection, the latest federal collection available for magnet classification.
School enrollment, grades and contact details are from NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
Magnet schools in DeKalb County
Listed alphabetically. Nothing here is ranked, scored or ordered by anything the federal collections do not record.
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Chamblee Charter High School
Chamblee, GA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 1,867
- Level
- High
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Chamblee Middle School
Chamblee, GA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 1,018
- Level
- Middle
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Columbia High School
Decatur, GA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 877
- Level
- High
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Dekalb Elementary School Of The Arts
Avondale Estates, GA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- K-8
- Enrollment
- 768
- Level
- Elementary
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Evansdale Elementary School
Doraville, GA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- PK-5
- Enrollment
- 504
- Level
- Elementary
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Kittredge Magnet School
Atlanta, GA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- 4-6
- Enrollment
- 552
- Level
- Middle
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Southwest Dekalb High School
Decatur, GA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 1,237
- Level
- High
What “magnet” means on this page
Whole-school magnet
The magnet program applies across the school. Every student attending is part of it.
Magnet program
The school offers a magnet program to part of its student population, alongside its other classes.
Other historical or unverified magnet listings
These schools were identified as magnet schools in older source data but are not confirmed by the latest available federal magnet collection.
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Browns Mill Elementary School
Lithonia, GA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- PK-5
- Enrollment
- 785
- Level
- Elementary
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Clifton Elementary School
Atlanta, GA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- PK-5
- Enrollment
- 415
- Level
- Elementary
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Miller Grove Middle School
Decatur, GA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 1,104
- Level
- Middle
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Snapfinger Elementary School
Decatur, GA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- PK-5
- Enrollment
- 458
- Level
- Elementary
Other schools listed in DeKalb County
These are the other schools this directory holds for DeKalb County. They are not identified as magnet schools in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
- Academy Of Lithonia Charter School Lithonia, GA Charter
- Charles R. Drew Charter School Atlanta, GA Charter
- Chesnut Elementary School Dunwoody, GA Charter
- Dekalb Academy Of Technology And The Environment Lithonia, GA Charter
- Dekalb Path Academy Charter School Atlanta, GA Charter
- Destiny Academy Of Excellence Charter School Ellenwood, GA Charter
- Gateway To College Academy Clarkston, GA Charter
- International Community School Decatur, GA Charter
- Kingsley Elementary School Dunwoody, GA Charter
- Peachtree Middle School Atlanta, GA Charter
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