Kittredge Magnet School, Atlanta GA

Original Research by School Decision on Kittredge Magnet School

Kittredge Magnet School is a midsize elementary school serving grades four through six in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, with enrollment distributed evenly across the three grades. The school's most distinctive feature is its academic performance: across math, English language arts, and science proficiency measures, Kittredge shows some of the strongest attainment in its county. Math proficiency rates run nearly perfect to perfect across all three grade levels, and English language arts performance is similarly very high. Science proficiency, measured in grade five, is also strong. In the comparison group of DeKalb County districts, Kittredge places in the top quartile for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades.

The student body is predominantly white and Asian, with substantial white enrollment and a meaningful Asian population—together these two groups make up most of the school. Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students are present in smaller shares, and the school has a very small Native American enrollment. Only a small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a student body with limited economic need overall. Data on special education enrollment and English learner enrollment were not available.

The Druid Hills area where Kittredge sits is a long-established Atlanta neighborhood with a mix of wooded streets, older homes, and institutional presences including Emory University. The broader Atlanta region continues rapid growth, with major residential redevelopment concentrated in intown neighborhoods and downtown transformation under way through projects like Centennial Yards. Housing values in the school's zip code are above the state benchmark and reflect the neighborhood's standing as an established residential area with institutional anchors.

DeKalb County schools are currently in transition through the Student Assignment Project, a multi-year consolidation and redistricting effort launched in 2024 to address significant unused capacity across the district. Initial scenarios flagged dozens of schools for possible closure, and cluster-specific recommendations are expected to reach the Board of Education in December 2026. This represents a direct consideration for families choosing where to live in the county, as attendance boundaries and school assignments may shift. Additionally, DeKalb's property tax rate—historically among the highest in Georgia—has been reduced for three straight years, though actual tax bills on homes have continued to climb due to rising property values.

The school is a magnet program within the regular public school system, meaning it may draw students beyond attendance boundaries, though specific program focus and application details were not available in the data provided. As a grades-four-through-six school, Kittredge has no graduation rate and serves the upper elementary grades only.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 4100%

School 100% · District 35% · ▲ 66 pts above district

▲ 55 pts above state median · ▲ 67 pts above county median

Grade 599%

School 99% · District 32% · ▲ 67 pts above district

▲ 61 pts above state median · ▲ 73 pts above county median

Grade 699%

School 99% · District 23% · ▲ 77 pts above district

▲ 68 pts above state median · ▲ 80 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 4100%

School 100% · District 30% · ▲ 69 pts above district

▲ 65 pts above state median · ▲ 74 pts above county median

Grade 598%

School 98% · District 35% · ▲ 63 pts above district

▲ 60 pts above state median · ▲ 68 pts above county median

Grade 6100%

School 100% · District 31% · ▲ 70 pts above district

▲ 65 pts above state median · ▲ 67 pts above county median

Science

Grade 598%

School 98% · District 33% · ▲ 65 pts above district

▲ 59 pts above state median · ▲ 71 pts above county median

Social studies

Grades 3-8100%

School 100% · district not reported

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

This schoolDeKalb County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income100%Higher-income99%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income100%Higher-income100%0 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income100%Higher-income99%1 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income100%Higher-income99%1 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income100%Higher-income100%0 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income94%Higher-income99%6 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income91%Higher-income99%9 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income94%Higher-income100%6 pp gap