Briarlake Elementary School

Grades: PK-5
Students: 353
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 405:1
Certified Teachers: 17%
Community Reviews
22 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
9/10
Test Scores
5/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
9/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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Read what parents are saying about Briarlake Elementary School
My child transferred from a prestigious private school, and she and I both prefer Briarlake! Kind, caring staff, lovely teachers, great playground, new HVAC, high level of parental engagement, lots of nice kids. We love it so much!
Posted by a parent on 3/7/2026
Currently the parent of a third grader and first grader. We’ve had such great experiencessince Principal Jones took over leadership! Briarlake is a gem of a school, with many involved families and a spirit of inclusion among the children. The teachers are fantastic, too- especially the third grade t
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Posted by a parent on 3/24/2025
We’ve had nothing but great experiences with two children at Briarlake for the last three years. Sad to see that old negative reviews about past leadership are dragging down the school rating. Very happy to have this school in our community!
Posted by a parent on 7/11/2024
Love our experience thus far. First grader been in the school the past 2 years. New principal seems fantastic. Club offerings and activities are wonderful from garden club to kindness club. Daughter is looking forward to girls who game club when she is older. We have had 2 fantastic teachers. Overal
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Posted by a parent on 11/12/2023
I wanted to alert parents that these negative reviews of our school were under past leadership and we now have a fabulous new principal who started at Briarlake in the middle of the 2022-2023 school year. She is fabulous and taking the school in exciting new directions. The parent community is very
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Posted by a parent on 10/15/2023

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Decatur schools - Briarlake Elementary School is located at 3590 Lavista Road, Decatur GA 30033. Briarlake Elementary School is in the Dekalb County School District. Briarlake Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-5.

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