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What's the most underrated thing about Dunaire Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000726
Dunaire Elementary School
651 S Indian Creek Dr, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 · (678) 676-5502 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
13.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
432 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 | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
55%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
21.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.4pp since 2021
Math
17.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.1% | 17.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 17.6% |
| 2022-23 | 24.9% | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | 23.5% | 16.2% |
% 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Dunaire Elementary School
Dunaire Elementary School's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunaire Elementary School this school | 432 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Hambrick Elementary School Stone Mountain | 536 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| Allgood Elementary School Stone Mountain | 614 | 100.0% | 35.4% |
| International Community School Decatur | 501 | 95.2% | 41.4% |
| Rowland Elementary School Stone Mountain | 390 | 100.0% | 26.1% |
| McLendon Elementary School Decatur | 342 | 100.0% | 24.8% |
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 Dunaire Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #1,015 of 1,208 | #54 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #1,109 of 1,215 ▼ 20 | #69 of 88 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #979 of 1,215 ▼ 36 | #54 of 88 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #393 of 1,183 | #24 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #1,023 of 1,324 | #67 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #679 of 1,301 | #57 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #651 of 1,301 | #38 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #177 of 1,312 | #24 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.3% | #30 of 854 | #13 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
432
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 432 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 100% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 31.8 | 13.4:1 | 100% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 32.3 | 13.2:1 | 100% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 37 | 11.5:1 | 99% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 712 | 47.3 | 15.1:1 | 87% (621) |
| 2015-16 | 753 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 95% (717) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 95% (494) |
| 2000-01 | 682 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 73% (501) |
| 1990-91 | 643 | 40 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunaire Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (712 to 432); teachers down 32% (47.3 to 32).
About Dunaire Elementary School
Federal records list Dunaire Elementary School as an elementary school in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Enrollment is 432 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 29% smaller than average.
DeKalb County is made up of 131 schools with 92,088 students in all.
Black students account for 62% of enrollment at Dunaire Elementary School. Other groups include 24% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 5% White. The county population is about 51% Black. Dunaire Elementary School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 13.5:1 comes from the school's 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 13.3:1. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Dunaire Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Dunaire Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.7%.
In DeKalb County (population about 765,351), median household income is about $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dunaire Elementary School is one of 154 public schools in DeKalb County, which together enroll about 102,960 students.
The closest other public school is Allgood Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Dunaire Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment went from 426 in 2020-21 to 432 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.5:1 to 13.5:1 over the same years.
The Dunaire Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Stone Mountain
- Stephenson High SchoolHigh · 1,339 students
- Freedom Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,272 students
- Stone Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,254 students
- Redan High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Stone Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 986 students
- Rockbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 900 students
Nearby schools
- Allgood Elementary School1.0 mi · 614
- Clarkston High School1.1 mi · 1,441
- Indian Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 967
- Rowland Elementary School1.5 mi · 390
- Robert Shaw Theme School1.5 mi · 307
- Atlanta Area School for the Deaf1.7 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About Dunaire Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dunaire Elementary School?
Dunaire Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dunaire Elementary School serve?
Dunaire Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Dunaire Elementary School have?
Dunaire Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Dunaire Elementary School?
Dunaire Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 7% Hispanic, 62% Black, 24% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Dunaire Elementary School public or private?
Dunaire Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.