Rowland Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 390 students
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter
1402 Austin Dr, Decatur, GA 30032
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
537
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,213 Georgia elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Georgia elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter is a charter elementary school in Decatur, Georgia, serving grades K–8. It is part of DeKalb County. The school is located in a large suburb in DeKalb County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 537 students were enrolled, with about 14.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Georgia elementary school (13.0 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Dekalb County. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,213 Georgia elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 537 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Dekalb County
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- DeKalb County
- County
- DeKalb County
- NCES school ID
- 130174004071
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.