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What's something Marbut Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174001521
Marbut Elementary School
5776 Marbut Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058 · (678) 676-8802 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
14.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
427 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 | 52 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
19%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
23.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.2pp since 2021
Math
25.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.7% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.1% | 18.9% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 25.5% |
| 2021-22 | 26.9% | 29.9% |
% 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Marbut Elementary School
Marbut Elementary School's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marbut Elementary School this school | 427 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
| Lee Elementary School College Park | 438 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary School Augusta | 447 | 100.0% | 13.5% |
| Cooper-Carver Elementary School Dawson | 440 | 100.0% | 27.5% |
| Cirrus Charter Academy Macon | 429 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Brookview Elementary School East Point | 425 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
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 Marbut Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #943 of 1,208 | #50 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #961 of 1,215 ▲ 97 | #49 of 88 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #910 of 1,215 ▼ 272 | #47 of 88 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.9pp | #184 of 1,183 | #8 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #1,037 of 1,324 | #70 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #911 of 1,301 | #68 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #1,213 of 1,301 | #76 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #182 of 1,312 | #29 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.0% | #14 of 854 | #6 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
427
-127 (-23%) vs 2020
-59% since 2000-01, when it was 1,042
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 427 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 93% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 100% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 77% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 776 | 46.8 | 16.6:1 | 84% (653) |
| 2015-16 | 741 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 81% (600) |
| 2010-11 | 823 | 46 | 17.9:1 | 66% (545) |
| 2000-01 | 1,042 | 57 | 18.3:1 | 39% (402) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marbut Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (776 to 427); teachers down 36% (46.8 to 30).
About Marbut Elementary School
Marbut Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Lithonia, Georgia. Enrollment totals 427 students across pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 605.
DeKalb County runs Marbut Elementary School along with 130 other schools, enrolling 92,088 students in total.
Black students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. DeKalb County's residents are about 51% Black, 39 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.2:1. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 77% for public schools in DeKalb County.
Among Georgia public elementary schools, Marbut Elementary School outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 25.7% for a school in Georgia with Marbut Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Marbut Elementary School posts 24.5%.
For the population of DeKalb County, 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.
The closest school to Marbut Elementary School is Redan Middle School, located about 0.8 miles away. Marbut Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Marbut Elementary School at 2nd of 9.
Marbut Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 23% decline, from 554 to 427.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Marbut 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
- Redan Middle School0.8 mi · 623
- Panola Way Elementary School1.0 mi · 550
- Lithonia High School1.4 mi · 1,547
- Redan Elementary School1.4 mi · 525
- Miller Grove High School1.5 mi · 1,073
- Miller Grove Middle School1.8 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About Marbut Elementary SchoolHow large is Marbut Elementary School?
Marbut Elementary School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-05.
Is Marbut Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marbut Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marbut Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marbut Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Marbut Elementary School?
Student demographics at Marbut Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Marbut Elementary School?
Marbut Elementary School is overseen by DeKalb County in DeKalb County.
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