DeKalb County, Georgia
At Hightower Elementary School, 38.5% of Black students meet proficient or distinguished — 16.2 points above the 22.3% recorded for all students at the same school, and 9.2 points above the 29.3% average for Black students across DeKalb County.
Among the 123 schools in DeKalb County with reportable Black student results, this one ranks 30th. Across Georgia, the average for Black students is 29.6%.
Compare Georgia schools ›Share of students meeting proficient or distinguished at Hightower Elementary School. A group is omitted when too few students were tested to report safely.
The schools ranked immediately above and below this one for Black student results, so the number above has something to sit against.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward L. Bouie, Sr. Elementary School | 43.2% | 43.1% | 46.1% | — | — |
| Dunwoody Elementary School | 66.3% | 42.7% | 45.8% | 80.9% | 82.6% |
| International Community School Charter | 41.7% | 39.7% | 80% | 57% | 31% |
| Chesnut Elementary School | 49.9% | 39.4% | 34% | 82.4% | 59.4% |
| The Champion Middle Theme School | 39.5% | 39.2% | 34.3% | — | — |
| Hightower Elementary School This school | 22.3% | 38.5% | 19.9% | — | 36.4% |
| Briar Vista Elementary School | 44.9% | 38.3% | 30.9% | 81.1% | 62.4% |
| Sagamore Hills Elementary School | 56.1% | 36.8% | 23.9% | 78.2% | — |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | 33.8% | 36.7% | 11.3% | 72.3% | — |
| Leadership Preparatory Academy Charter | 36.1% | 36.1% | — | — | — |
| Smoke Rise Elementary School | 35.1% | 34.4% | 28.2% | 67.9% | — |
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