Lakeside High School (DeKalb County, Georgia)

Lakeside High School
Lakeside High School
Address
3801 Briarcliff Road NE Atlanta , Georgia United States
Coordinates	33°50′43″N 84°17′05″W / 33.845316°N 84.284838°W / 33.845316; -84.284838
Information
Type	Public
Established	1964
School district	DeKalb County School System
Teaching staff	123.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,141 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.34[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Purple and gold
Mascot	Vikings
Rival	Tucker High School
Newspaper	The Lakeside Legend
Yearbook	Valhalla
Website	lakesidehs.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Lakeside High School is a public high school in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The school is a part of the DeKalb County School District.

Lakeside is a public school encompassing grades 9-12. The school serves students from the North Druid Hills and Northlake area of DeKalb County.

Lakeside High School opened its doors in 1964. It completed a $23 million renovation and addition in the summer of 2012, adding a new classroom wing and a performing arts building.

In Newsweek magazine's 2005 list of the best 1,200 public high schools in the nation, Lakeside ranked at 107, the highest in Georgia. In the 2006 edition of the list, which is based on the number of AP and IB tests taken as compared to the number of graduating seniors, Lakeside ranked 135, just below Riverwood High School in nearby Sandy Springs, which ranked 132.