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If you could change one rule at Hambrick Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000723
Hambrick Elementary School
1101 Hambrick Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 · (678) 676-5602 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
536 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 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
59%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
26.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.6pp since 2021
Math
28.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.9% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 28.3% |
| 2022-23 | 26.9% | 28.8% |
| 2021-22 | 30.5% | 23.7% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Hambrick Elementary School
Hambrick Elementary School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hambrick Elementary School this school | 536 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| Allgood Elementary School Stone Mountain | 614 | 100.0% | 35.4% |
| Dunaire Elementary School Stone Mountain | 432 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| William M. McGarrah Elementary School Morrow | 658 | 100.0% | 25.5% |
| Idlewood Elementary School Tucker | 889 | 100.0% | 29.3% |
| International Community School Decatur | 501 | 95.2% | 41.4% |
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 Hambrick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #876 of 1,208 | #45 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #896 of 1,215 ▼ 16 | #46 of 88 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #828 of 1,215 ▼ 29 | #42 of 88 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #710 of 1,183 | #59 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #777 of 1,324 | #41 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #758 of 1,301 | #61 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #523 of 1,301 | #29 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #175 of 1,312 | #22 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #225 of 854 | #35 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
536
+51 (+11%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 536 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 100% (536) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 36.8 | 13.9:1 | 100% (512) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 37.5 | 13.1:1 | 100% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 42 | 11.6:1 | 99% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 45.5 | 14.8:1 | 91% (616) |
| 2015-16 | 698 | 43 | 16.2:1 | 97% (676) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 92% (591) |
| 2000-01 | 799 | 41 | 19.5:1 | 75% (597) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 36 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hambrick Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (675 to 536); teachers down 14% (45.5 to 39).
About Hambrick Elementary School
In Stone Mountain, Georgia, part of DeKalb County, Hambrick Elementary School is an elementary school. There are 536 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
DeKalb County (131 schools, 92,088 students) runs Hambrick Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Hambrick Elementary School, about 59 are Black. The school is also 22% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Hambrick Elementary School is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The school has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is close to this figure. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County is 23 points lower.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.7% for Hambrick Elementary School. The school posts 27.4%, 1.7 points above the prediction.
In the wider DeKalb County area, 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%. DeKalb County counts 154 public schools with about 102,960 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Stone Mountain High School, is the closest to Hambrick Elementary School. Hambrick Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 27.4% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Hambrick Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 536, from 485 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.6:1 in 2020-21, and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Hambrick Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 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
- Stone Mountain High School0.2 mi · 1,254
- DeKalb Alternative School0.8 mi · 171
- East DeKalb Special Education Center0.9 mi · 165
- Stone Mill Elementary School1.0 mi · 601
- DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School1.1 mi · 760
- Jolly Elementary School1.2 mi · 790
Frequently asked questions
About Hambrick Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hambrick Elementary School?
Hambrick Elementary School enrolls approximately 536 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hambrick Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hambrick Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hambrick Elementary School have?
Hambrick Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Hambrick Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hambrick Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 13% Hispanic, 59% Black, 22% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Hambrick Elementary School public or private?
Hambrick 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.