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Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers

Serves grades 4 - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
3039 Santa Monica Dr
Decatur, GA 30032
Phone
(678) 874-2402
District
DEKALB COUNTY
County
DEKALB COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
129
Classroom Teachers
12

* Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.9% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
91%
39%
95%
41%
86%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
95%
35%
96%
39%
94%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 4 11 8.5%
Grade 5 61 47.3%
Grade 6 57 44.2%
Total 129 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.4% 11.1% 38.6%
Black 88.2% 60.9% 38.1%
Hispanic 3.1% 20.9% 18.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.9% 6.5% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.4% 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 700,774 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,698.5 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.5% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.0% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.0% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 12.7% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 262,887 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 9.6% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.3% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.1% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.1% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.2% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.9% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.9% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 8.2% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,011 $791,486,800 55.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $831 $82,102,800 5.8%
Staff $500 $49,400,000 3.5%
General Administration $228 $22,526,400 1.6%
School Administration $802 $79,237,600 5.6%
Operation $1,165 $115,102,000 8.1%
Transportation $602 $59,477,600 4.2%
Other $327 $32,307,600 2.3%
Total Support $4,456 $440,252,800 31.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,863 $184,064,400 13.0%
Total Expenditures $14,330 $1,415,804,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,173 $12,487,910,271 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $676 $1,176,548,933 5.1%
Staff $594 $1,034,558,924 4.5%
General Administration $154 $268,921,756 1.2%
School Administration $768 $1,337,003,569 5.8%
Operation $900 $1,567,657,475 6.8%
Transportation $538 $936,344,630 4.0%
Other $397 $691,196,214 3.0%
Total Support $4,028 $7,012,277,581 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,085 $3,630,005,298 15.7%
Total Expenditures $13,287 $23,130,146,352 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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