| The Paideia School | |
| Zipcode: | 30307 |
| Pushpin Map: | Atlanta#USA Georgia#USA |
| Type: | Private |
| Dean: | Elementary: Elissa Harrison Junior high: Jennifer Cox High school: Stacey Winston |
| Headmaster: | Tom E. Taylor |
| Gender: | Co-educational |
| Enrollment: | 986 |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2021–22 |
| Teaching Staff: | 107.9 (FTE) (2021–22) |
| Ratio: | 9 (2021–22) |
| Average Class Size: | 16 (high school) |
| Hours In Day: | 6.8 |
| Song: | "O Mascot of Might" |
| Mascot: | Python |
| Team Name: | Pythons |
| School Code: | 110214 |
| 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 |
| Language: | English |
| Campus Size: | Main: 16 acres Python Park: 12 acres |
| Campus Type: | Open |
| Colors: | Blue and white |
The Paideia School is a private independent school in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It enrolls children ages 3 through 18.
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.[1]