ATLANTA – DeKalb County Schools is naming a new elementary school after the country’s lame duck president.

School board members voted unanimously to name the school after the 44^th President of the United States, and announced the decision Tuesday, Fox 5 Atlanta reports.

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The Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology is expected to open in January and projected enrollment for the first year will be 715 students, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

“It will be located at the site of the former Clifton Elementary School on Clifton Church Road in Decatur. The school will be temporarily located in the former Terry Mill Elementary School, located in Fayetteville Road, until the new building is complete,” according Fox 5.

“The school is described as a modern 900-student facility similar to new schools at Fernbank Elementary School and Peachcrest Elementary School.”

The school naming committee that included board member Michael Erwin, regional superintendent Ralph Simpson, principals, staff, parents, students and church leaders. The committee came up with options that were presented to students and staff at the school for a vote, according to the AJC.

“President Obama’s commitment to education demonstrates an understanding of the roles of parents, teachers, and students,” Erwin said. “He knows the most dedicated teachers and most supportive parents can make a difference if students show up, pay attention, and apply themselves to the fullest extent possible.”

Superintendent R. Stephen Green and board member Melvin Johnson also heaped praise on the outgoing president.

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“President Obama embodies the values of strong family, hard work, and education as the means of getting ahead,” Green said. “These values are reflected in the DeKalb County School District and are keys to college and career readiness.”

Having a school named after Obama will give students a reason to reflect every day on what a wonderful president he was, Johnson said.

“President Obama’s public career and his family commitment offer inspiration to our students and staff,” he said. “The name on the school will remind us every day of the importance of these attributes in being good citizens.”

Parents sending their children to the Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology are undoubtedly hoping the school performs better than others that bear the president’s name.

In 2014, Media Trackers highlighted the dismal student performance at Obama Elementary in the Madison, Wisconsin school district.

“According to data from the state Department of Public Instruction, for the 2013-14 academic year the school, listed as Obama Elementary, scored 39.4 out of 100. On a grading scale, that means Obama Elementary is well below failing,” the news site reported.

“Only 14 schools fared worse on the state report card.”

The school later became the Barack Obama School of Career and Technical Education for K-12 students, and was plagued by violent student brawls in 2015, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.