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Cedar Grove High School
Location
2360 River Road Ellenwood, Georgia 30294 United States
Coordinates	33°40′35″N 84°17′39″W / 33.67639°N 84.29417°W / 33.67639; -84.29417
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	"Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing”
Established	1972
School district	DeKalb County School System
Principal	Clifton Spears
Teaching staff	73.50 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,132 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	15.40
Color(s)	Blue on blue
Nickname	Saints
Website	cedargrovehs.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Cedar Grove High School (CGHS) is located at 2360 River Road, Ellenwood, Georgia, United States in suburban unincorporated south DeKalb County. It opened in the fall of 1972 with an enrollment of 512 students.

Enrollment has fluctuated over the years with the development of the surrounding area. In 1993, with the resurgence of housing developments in the area, enrollment began to increase.

Cedar Grove High has six computer labs - one writing composition lab, one math/science lab, three business labs, and a NAF AOIT Academy lab. A teacher computer in each classroom is networked with internet access.

Since the inception of the Bill Gates Millennium Scholars Program, Cedar Grove High has had winners: two in the first year, two in the second year, and one in the third.

Notable alumni

• Xavier Avery, professional baseball player
• B. J. Cohen, former arena football player
• Dion Glover, professional basketball player
• Antwuan Jackson, professional football player
• Reggie Johnson, basketball player
• DeAngelo Malone, NFL football player
• Marcus McNeill, NFL football player
• Natina Reed, rapper and member of Blaque
• Justin Shaffer, NFL football player
• Alfonso Smith, Jr., former professional soccer player
• Desi Banks, Comedian
• Diamond, Rapper

References

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9. Zenor, John (October 14, 2003). "McNeill's pain becomes foes' pain on game day". The Gadsden Times. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
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• DeKalb County School District high schools
• Educational institutions established in 1996
• 1996 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)