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Best kept secret at Fairington Elementary School?
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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000642
Fairington Elementary School
5505 Philip Bradley Dr, Lithonia, GA 30038 · (678) 676-8702 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
461 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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
20%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
16.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.5pp since 2021
Math
12.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.1% | 12.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 13.3% |
| 2022-23 | 9.7% | 11.3% |
| 2021-22 | 7.6% | 9.6% |
% 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
14.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 Fairington Elementary School
Fairington Elementary School's state test result (14.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairington Elementary School this school | 461 | 100.0% | 14.9% |
| Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School Augusta | 472 | 100.0% | 11.8% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary School Augusta | 447 | 100.0% | 13.5% |
| Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School Decatur | 475 | 100.0% | 17.9% |
| Lee Elementary School College Park | 438 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| 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 Fairington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #1,150 of 1,208 | #80 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #1,177 of 1,215 ▼ 20 | #82 of 88 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #1,105 of 1,215 ▼ 113 | #70 of 88 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #335 of 1,183 | #27 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #950 of 1,324 | #58 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #391 of 1,301 | #36 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #1,196 of 1,301 | #70 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #156 of 1,312 | #3 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.5% | #61 of 854 | #22 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
461
-60 (-12%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 993
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 461 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 100% (461) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 31.9 | 15.1:1 | 100% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 32.4 | 16.9:1 | 100% (546) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 99% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 42 | 16.5:1 | 97% (674) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 40 | 17.5:1 | 97% (682) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 91% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 933 | 48 | 19.4:1 | 69% (646) |
| 1990-91 | 993 | 59 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (693 to 461); teachers down 12% (42 to 37).
About Fairington Elementary School
In Lithonia, Georgia, Fairington Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 461 students, covering pre-K through 5. That is 24% below the average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
A total of 131 schools make up DeKalb County, with 92,088 students enrolled.
Roughly 89% of students at Fairington Elementary School are Black. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 51% of DeKalb County residents are Black. The diversity index for Fairington Elementary School is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.5 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. Fairington Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. The 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County is 23 points lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Fairington Elementary School would score about 25.7%. It scores 14.9%, 10.8 points below that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for DeKalb County show that median household income comes to about $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 154, with about 102,960 students.
Of the public schools around it, Fairington Elementary School is closest to Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fairington Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Fairington Elementary School had a net loss of 60 students, or 12%.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Fairington Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Lithonia
- Lithonia High SchoolHigh · 1,547 students
- Martin Luther King- Jr. High SchoolHigh · 1,370 students
- Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- MedicHigh · 1,224 students
- Miller Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,073 students
- Lithonia Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,062 students
- Flat Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 977 students
Nearby schools
- Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School1.2 mi · 599
- Miller Grove High School1.3 mi · 1,073
- Salem Middle School1.4 mi · 827
- Leadership Preparatory Academy1.6 mi · 268
- Browns Mill Elementary School1.9 mi · 411
- Miller Grove Middle School2.2 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About Fairington Elementary SchoolHow large is Fairington Elementary School?
Fairington Elementary School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fairington Elementary School serve?
Fairington Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fairington Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Fairington Elementary School.
How diverse is Fairington Elementary School?
Fairington Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairington Elementary School?
Fairington Elementary School is overseen by DeKalb County in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.