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Enrollment
1,547
High
DISTRICT 1,183 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174002537
Lithonia High School
2440 Phillips Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058 · (678) 676-2902 · DeKalb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,547 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,547 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 468 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 413 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 334 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 332 | 21% |
Student demographics
22%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
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
29.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +21.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 21 points since 2023.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 8.0% |
% 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 Lithonia High School
Lithonia High School's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithonia High School this school | 1,547 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| Banneker High School College Park | 1,695 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| Martin Luther King- Jr. High School Lithonia | 1,370 | 100.0% | 11.7% |
| Benjamin E. Mays High School Atlanta | 1,338 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Frederick Douglass High School Atlanta | 1,296 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
| Langston Hughes High School Fairburn | 1,891 | 100.0% | 29.3% |
Matched among Georgia high 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 Lithonia High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #330 of 411 | #17 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #269 of 417 ▲ 108 | #14 of 25 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,547 | #142 of 480 | #7 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #229 of 413 | #16 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #368 of 413 | #17 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #39 of 425 | #10 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #62 of 226 | #5 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,547
+160 (+12%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 1,365
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,547 | 95 | 16.3:1 | 100% (1,547) |
| 2023-24 | 1,504 | 85 | 17.7:1 | 88% (1,324) |
| 2022-23 | 1,483 | 83 | 17.9:1 | 100% (1,483) |
| 2020-21 | 1,387 | 90 | 15.4:1 | 69% (953) |
| 2017-18 | 1,327 | 79.5 | 16.7:1 | 69% (921) |
| 2015-16 | 1,418 | 76 | 18.7:1 | 79% (1,117) |
| 2010-11 | 1,365 | 85 | 16.1:1 | 77% (1,046) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lithonia High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,327 to 1,547); teachers up 19% (79.5 to 95).
About Lithonia High School
Located in Lithonia, Georgia, Lithonia High School is a mid-sized high school. Its enrollment is 1,547 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 1,120.
DeKalb County oversees Lithonia High School and 130 other schools, with 92,088 students in total.
Roughly 88% of students at Lithonia High School are Black. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among people living in DeKalb County, the Black share is about 51%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lithonia High School scores 22%.
Lithonia High School lists 95 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is 1.1 students per teacher. About 100% of students at Lithonia High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in DeKalb County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lithonia High School would score about 25.7%. It scores 21.6%, 4.1 points below that figure.
The school is in DeKalb County, where median household income comes to about $80,644, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DeKalb County counts 154 public schools with about 102,960 students.
Lithonia Middle School is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Lithonia High School ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 21.6% versus a 19.5% average.
Lithonia High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lithonia High School had a net gain of 160 students, or 12%.
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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
- 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
- Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
Nearby schools
- Lithonia Middle School1.3 mi · 1,062
- Stoneview Elementary School1.3 mi · 782
- Marbut Elementary School1.4 mi · 427
- Redan Elementary School1.5 mi · 525
- Miller Grove High School1.5 mi · 1,073
- Leadership Preparatory Academy1.8 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Lithonia High SchoolHow many students attend Lithonia High School?
Lithonia High School enrolls approximately 1,547 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lithonia High School serve?
Lithonia High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lithonia High School have?
Lithonia High School employs 95 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Lithonia High School?
Student demographics at Lithonia High School are roughly 2% White, 7% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lithonia High School public or private?
Lithonia High 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.