Dunwoody High School is a public high school in Dunwoody, an incorporated city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It also serves students in the city of Doraville.Dunwoody enrolls students in grades 9-12, and is operated by the DeKalb County School System. It follows a four by four block schedule, in which students attend four classes every day for 90 minutes.In 1988, Dunwoody merged with another local high school, Peachtree High School. Peachtree became a middle school and Dunwoody remained as the high school. Dunwoody's previous colors were crimson and gold and their mascot was the Wildcat. Peachtree's colors were red, white, and blue, and their mascot was the Patriot. As part of a compromise between the two schools during the merger, Dunwoody agreed to change its colors to red, white, and blue, while keeping its wildcat mascot. Prior to the merger, Dunwoody High School had an eighth grade, which is now part of Peachtree Middle School.Feeder schoolsThe following elementary schools feed into Dunwoody: Dunwoody Elementary School Hightower Elementary School Kingsley Charter Elementary School Austin Elementary School Vanderlyn Elementary School Chesnut Charter Elementary School Peachtree Charter Middle School is Dunwoody's feeder middle school.Career academiesDunwoody High School offers two career academies through the National Academy Foundation program. The academies provide a combination of school-based curricula and work-based experiences, which include paid internships.
