Montclair Elementary School

Montclair Elementary School operates as a medium-sized K-5 school in Brookhaven, Georgia, one of the schools within DeKalb County. Current enrollment sits at 590 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Montclair Elementary School is one of 131 schools operated by DeKalb County, a district that educates 92,088 students overall.

Demographically, Montclair Elementary School lists that 84% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder reads as 13% Black. By comparison, DeKalb County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Montclair Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 34.2%; this one comes in at 14.5%, -19.6 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, DeKalb County reports that median household income runs about $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Montclair Elementary School is one of 154 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students).

The closest other public school is Cross Keys High School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Montclair Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.5%.

Montclair Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 29%: 828 students in 2018 compared to 590 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 92% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Montclair Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.