The Paideia School
Address
1509 Ponce de Leon Avenue Atlanta , Georgia 30307 United States
Coordinates	33°46′24″N 84°20′17″W / 33.77337°N 84.33796°W / 33.77337; -84.33796
Information
Type	Private
Founded	1971; 53 years ago (1971)
School code	110214
Dean	Elementary: Elissa Harrison Junior high: Jennifer Cox High school: Stacey Winston
Headmaster	Tom E. Taylor
Teaching staff	107.9 (FTE) (2021–22)[1]
Grades	PK–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	986[1] (2021–22)
Average class size	16 (high school)
Student to teacher ratio	9 (2021–22)[1]
Language	English
Hours in school day	6.8
Campus size	Main: 16 acres Python Park: 12 acres
Campus type	Open
Color(s)	Blue and white
Song	"O Mascot of Might"
Mascot	Python
Team name	Pythons
Tuition	Half day, ages 3-5 - $13,143 Elementary, ages 5-12 - $26,835 Junior high, grades 7-8 - $30,030 High school, grades 9-11 - $30,102 High School, grade 12 - $30,378
Website	www.paideiaschool.org

The Paideia School (/ˌpaɪˈdeɪ.ə/) is a private independent school in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It enrolls children ages 3 through 18.

History

In November 1970, when there was a rush among southern communities to open segregation academies to fight federally mandated integration of the public schools, a group got together to found a less-segregated private school. The founders planned to open a school in September of 1971, but they didn't have a location or any students. Their headmaster was only 25 and had no experience in administrations. The Paideia School opened for the fall semester in 1971 with 145 students in a building at 1509 Ponce de Leon in Druid Hills.^[2]

Alumni

• Sarah Bianchi, Deputy United States Trade Representative^{[citation needed]}
• Rembert Browne, a writer who primarily focuses on pop culture, politics and sports^[3]
• Tommy Dorfman, an American actress known for her work in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why^{[citation needed]}
• Alisha Kramer, an American doctor and health activist^{[citation needed]}
• Jon Ossoff, U.S. senator from Georgia since 2021^{[citation needed]}
• Daniel Platzman, an American songwriter, composer, and the drummer for the pop rock band Imagine Dragons^{[citation needed]}
• Bex Taylor-Klaus, an American actor known for their work in Arrow, Scream, and Voltron: Legendary Defender^{[citation needed]}