DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School

DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in Stone Mountain, Georgia, one of the schools within DeKalb County, with 760 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 26% bigger than typical.

Within DeKalb County, which oversees 131 schools and 92,088 students, DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School logs that 90% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder is composed of 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against DeKalb County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 25.8%; actual is 51.0%, +25.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put median household income runs about $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School is one of 154 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students).

The closest other public school is Elizabeth Andrews High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 28.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 696 students in 2018 compared to 760 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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