. ▁ 1 4 ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁The ▁Arab ia ▁Mountain ▁High ▁School ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering - M edic ine ▁performed ▁well ▁enough ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁silver ▁design ation , ▁ranking ▁No . ▁ 5 8 ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁De K al b ▁Early ▁College ▁Academy ▁earned ▁a ▁bronze ▁design ation , ▁ranking ▁No . ▁ 6 8 ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁DC SD ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁Hend erson ▁Mill ▁Element ary ▁School , ▁the ▁first ▁S TE AM ▁( S cience , ▁Technology , ▁Engineering , ▁Arts ▁and ▁Math ) ▁cert ified ▁school ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Acc red itation ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁De K al b ▁County ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁a ▁full , ▁five - year ▁renew al ▁of ▁its ▁acc red itation ▁from ▁Ad van c ED , ▁through ▁ 2 0 2 2 . ▁The ▁renew al ▁comes ▁after ▁the ▁district ▁reg ained ▁full ▁acc red itation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Southern ▁Association ▁of ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁School s ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁down grad ed ▁the ▁De K al b ▁County ▁School ▁District ' s ▁status ▁from ▁" on ▁advis ement " ▁to ▁" on ▁prob ation " ▁and ▁war ned ▁the ▁school ▁system ▁that ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁their ▁acc red itation ▁was ▁" im min ent ." ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ,