▁statement ▁that ▁" An nex ation ▁of ▁Em ory ▁into ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Atlanta ▁will ▁not ▁change ▁school ▁districts , ▁since ▁neighbor ing ▁communities ▁like ▁Dru id ▁Hills ▁will ▁still ▁be ▁self - det erm ining ▁regarding ▁an nex ation ." ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁city ▁agreed ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁an nex ed ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁Atlanta ▁Public ▁School s ▁( AP S ), ▁a ▁move ▁de cri ed ▁by ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁De K al b ▁county ▁district ▁as ▁it ▁would ▁take ▁tax able ▁property ▁away ▁from ▁that ▁district . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁children ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁an nex ed ▁territory ▁who ▁attended ▁public ▁schools ▁was ▁nine . ▁The ▁area ▁ultimately ▁went ▁to ▁A PS , ▁and ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁settlement ▁Em ory ▁would ▁help ▁establish ▁school - based ▁clin ics ▁for ▁De K al b ▁schools . ▁Stud ents ▁will ▁be ▁re zon ed ▁to ▁A PS ▁effective ▁ 2 0 2 4 ; ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁z oned ▁to ▁De K al b ▁schools ▁before ▁then . ▁ ▁School s ▁and ▁cent ers ▁ ▁Element ary ▁schools ▁Z oned ▁ ▁Optional ▁ ▁De K al b ▁Element ary ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁ ▁Oak cl iff ▁Trad itional ▁Th eme ▁School ▁( un in cor por ated ) ▁ ▁Oak cl iff ▁Trad itional ▁Th eme ▁School ▁( as ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 3 ,