Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers

Regular School · Decatur, GA

Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers is a regular school school in Decatur, Georgia, serving grades 04–08 with 273 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

04 – 08

Enrollment

273

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	223	82%
Hispanic/Latino	16	6%
White	16	6%
Asian	11	4%
Two or more races	5	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	273	148M / 125F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	70-74%	36.4%	84
Reading Proficiency	85-89%	39.4%	84
Science Proficiency	60-79%	—	28

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.91 grade levels

Math

-0.24 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

89 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	273	100%

Contact & Location

3039 Santa Monica Dr

Decatur, GA 30032

Phone: (678)874-2402

District

DeKalb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,066

District enrollment: 92,368

Other Schools in District

Allgood Elementary School Elementary
Ashford Park Elementary School Elementary
Austin Elementary School Elementary
Avondale Elementary School Elementary
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology Elementary
Bob Mathis Elementary School Elementary
Briar Vista Elementary School Elementary
Briarlake Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30032) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130174003750

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD