DeKalb Brilliance Academy:

DeKalb Brilliance Academy is a free, public charter school serving 365 students in grades K-4 (expanding to K-8) in South DeKalb, growing to serve 700 students.

What sets DeKalb Brilliance Academy apart is our innovative Real-world Project-based Learning approach. Each semester, our students collaborate with professionals—scientists, doctors, engineers—to explore a different career path through a semester-long real-world project. For example, our Kindergarteners design community parks, while first graders create health improvement proposals for South DeKalb.

Our career-connected learning approach not only strengthens academic skills but also fosters collaboration, critical thinking, and a sense of purpose. By integrating rigorous academics with social-emotional learning, we empower our students to become leaders in any field they choose.

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Did you know that charter schools like DeKalb Brilliance Academy are funded at lower levels than neighboring district schools, even though DeKalb Brilliance Academy is a public school? This is why we rely on external fundraising from supporters like you! 

Each donation helps us build a school that honors the unique brilliance inside every child and empowers them to be leaders of a better and more equitable future. Whether you give $25 or $2,500, your donation will support in providing technology, curriculum, facility upgrades, and more!

Our mission:

With unwavering commitment to exceptional academics, leadership development, and community collaboration, DeKalb Brilliance Academy prepares all Kindergarten-8th grade students to thrive in high school and college, have fulfilling careers, and become impactful leaders in our communities.

Our vision:

Each child will know and leverage their unique brilliance to critically analyze the world around them and to design a better and more equitable future.

Our results:

98% of current families would recommend DeKalb Brilliance Academy

95% of current students would recommend DeKalb Brilliance Academy to their friends

In out first year, DBA scored fourth in reading growth and third in math growth out of a competitive portfolio of 80 innovative schools across the country