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How has Canby Lane Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000727
Canby Lane Elementary School
4150 Green Hawk Trl, Decatur, GA 30035 · (678) 874-0602 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
446 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
28.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.1pp since 2021
Math
24.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.2% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 16.9% |
| 2022-23 | 28.9% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.1% | 15.7% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Canby Lane Elementary School
Canby Lane Elementary School's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canby Lane Elementary School this school | 446 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| Woodridge Elementary School Stone Mountain | 444 | 100.0% | 18.9% |
| Dorothy Height Elementary School Columbus | 419 | 100.0% | 12.5% |
| College Park Elementary College Park | 475 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| Asa Hilliard Elementary School East Point | 474 | 100.0% | 23.8% |
| West Clayton Elementary School College Park | 464 | 100.0% | 10.9% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Canby Lane Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #866 of 1,208 | #43 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #975 of 1,215 ▲ 128 | #52 of 88 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #788 of 1,215 ▲ 58 | #40 of 88 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #325 of 1,183 | #25 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #982 of 1,324 | #61 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #1,064 of 1,301 | #80 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.6% | #1,088 of 1,301 | #56 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #178 of 1,312 | #25 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #277 of 854 | #42 of 73 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
446
-50 (-10%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 100% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 29.8 | 14.3:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 34.2 | 13.5:1 | 100% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 99% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 38.8 | 14.0:1 | 100% (544) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 99% (699) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 93% (521) |
| 2000-01 | 870 | 39 | 22.3:1 | 74% (643) |
| 1990-91 | 719 | 51 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canby Lane Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (544 to 446); teachers down 23% (38.8 to 30).
About Canby Lane Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Canby Lane Elementary School serves students in Decatur, Georgia. Enrollment stands at 446 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 26% below the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
DeKalb County counts 131 schools and 92,088 students, including Canby Lane Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Canby Lane Elementary School, about 84 are Black. The school is also 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 51% Black share among all DeKalb County residents. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Canby Lane Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.9:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. Of all students at Canby Lane Elementary School, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County is 23 points lower.
Canby Lane Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.7%. Canby Lane Elementary School scores 27.6%.
In DeKalb County, home to about 765,351 people, the median household earns about $80,644 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in DeKalb County number 154, with about 102,960 students.
The Anchor School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Canby Lane Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 27.6% versus a 17.5% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 496 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 446 by 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 13.1:1 to 14.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Canby Lane Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Beacon Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Southwest DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Druid Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 985 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Towers High SchoolHigh · 876 students
Nearby schools
- The Anchor School0.7 mi · 208
- Rainbow Elementary School1.2 mi · 337
- DeKalb Brilliance Academy1.3 mi · 357
- Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School1.3 mi · 655
- Southwest DeKalb High School1.4 mi · 1,237
- Snapfinger Elementary School1.7 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Canby Lane Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Canby Lane Elementary School?
Canby Lane Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades PK-05.
Is Canby Lane Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Canby Lane Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Canby Lane Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Canby Lane Elementary School.
How diverse is Canby Lane Elementary School?
Canby Lane Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 84% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Canby Lane Elementary School in?
Canby Lane Elementary School is part of DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.