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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Miller Grove High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,073
High
DISTRICT 1,183 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174003332
Miller Grove High School
2645 Dekalb Medical Pkwy, Lithonia, GA 30058 · (678) 875-1102 · DeKalb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,073 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Georgia public high 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,073 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 | 331 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 278 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 265 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 199 | 19% |
Student demographics
16%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
37.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +24.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 38 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 24 points since 2023.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 13.6% |
% 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
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 Miller Grove High School
Miller Grove High School's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Grove High School this school | 1,073 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| Cedar Grove High School Ellenwood | 1,121 | 100.0% | 17.3% |
| Dougherty Comprehensive High School Albany | 1,191 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
| D. M. Therrell High School Atlanta | 964 | 100.0% | 15.6% |
| Monroe High School Albany | 1,189 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| Columbia High School Decatur | 877 | 100.0% | 15.7% |
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 Miller Grove High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #333 of 411 | #18 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #201 of 417 ▲ 154 | #6 of 25 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,073 | #241 of 480 | #16 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #138 of 413 | #12 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #393 of 413 | #22 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #40 of 425 | #11 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #22 of 168 | #3 of 11 |
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
1,073
-166 (-13%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 1,606
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,073 | 72 | 14.9:1 | 100% (1,073) |
| 2023-24 | 1,109 | 70 | 15.8:1 | 87% (965) |
| 2022-23 | 1,188 | 74 | 16.1:1 | 100% (1,188) |
| 2020-21 | 1,239 | 79 | 15.7:1 | 67% (827) |
| 2017-18 | 1,388 | 87 | 15.9:1 | 73% (1,012) |
| 2015-16 | 1,501 | 83 | 18.1:1 | 76% (1,136) |
| 2010-11 | 1,606 | 92 | 17.5:1 | 74% (1,185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Grove High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,388 to 1,073); teachers down 17% (87 to 72).
About Miller Grove High School
Miller Grove High School is a mid-sized high school with its address in Lithonia, Georgia. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,073 students.
DeKalb County (131 schools, 92,088 students) runs Miller Grove High School.
By race and ethnicity, Miller Grove High School is 92% Black. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic. DeKalb County as a whole is about 51% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Miller Grove High School totals 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. That is in line with the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Federal data show 100% of students (1,073) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in DeKalb County average 77%.
Among Georgia public high schools, Miller Grove High School outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Miller Grove High School are 4.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (21.4% actual, 25.7% predicted).
In the surrounding county, DeKalb County, median household income comes to about $80,644, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 154 public schools and about 102,960 students.
The closest school to Miller Grove High School is Leadership Preparatory Academy, located about 1.0 miles away. Miller Grove High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 18.2% on proficiency, and Miller Grove High School is above that at 21.4%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,073, compared with 1,239 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Miller Grove High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Lithonia Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,062 students
- Flat Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 977 students
- Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
Nearby schools
- Leadership Preparatory Academy1.0 mi · 268
- Fairington Elementary School1.3 mi · 461
- Marbut Elementary School1.5 mi · 427
- Lithonia High School1.5 mi · 1,547
- Stoneview Elementary School1.7 mi · 782
- Panola Way Elementary School1.8 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Miller Grove High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Miller Grove High School?
Miller Grove High School enrolls approximately 1,073 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Miller Grove High School serve?
Miller Grove High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Miller Grove High School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Miller Grove High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Miller Grove High School?
At Miller Grove High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 6% Hispanic, 92% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Miller Grove High School in?
Miller Grove High School is part of DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.