Children with special needs and typically developing students learn together; Small class sizes with low student-to-teacher ratios; Fully fenced-in adaptive playground; Outdoor nature trail, outdoor classrooms, edible gardens; Motor, music, art, and library classes provided.

• Grades: Kindergarten applicants only
• Eligibility
  • Reside within any DeKalb County School District Attendance Zone
  • Typically developing students must be potty trained.
  • *Special needs students must apply directly to the Department of Exceptional Education, so that a seat is offered based on the child’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP), if an applicant with an active IEP has applied and is selected to attend the Coralwood School through the School Choice lottery, his or her seat will be forfeited.
• Selection Process
  • Random Lottery
• Lottery Pools
  • Home Attendance Area schools
  • Siblings of currently attending students
  • Students of staff employed at Coralwood
  • At Large
• Schools & Articulation
  • Hawthorne Elementary

    Note: Coralwood – Hawthorne Partnership
    Feeder school options for students with special needs will be based on the child’s Individual Education Plan (IEP). In order to matriculate to Hawthorne Elementary School for first grade from Coralwood, a student must have been served full-time in a co-taught setting during the current school year and must have shown adequate growth in grade-level curriculum standards without the need for additional instructional support models such as Resource. In addition, the student must be able to follow classroom rituals and routines with minimal assistance.