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Enrollment
751
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174003665
Princeton Elementary School
1301 S Deshon Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058 · (678) 875-3002 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL751 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
751 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 39 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 18% |
Student demographics
26%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
19.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.4pp since 2021
Math
19.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.9% | 19.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.6% | 15.7% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 16.9% |
| 2021-22 | 18.5% | 17.4% |
% 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
18.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 →
Where Princeton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #1,087 of 1,208 | #67 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #1,073 of 1,215 | #63 of 88 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #1,017 of 1,215 | #58 of 88 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #623 of 1,183 | #54 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 751 | #301 of 1,324 | #19 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #885 of 1,301 | #65 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #1,118 of 1,301 | #61 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #190 of 1,312 | #37 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #484 of 854 | #56 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
751
+65 (+9%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 1,022
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 751 | 53 | 14.2:1 | 100% (751) |
| 2023-24 | 770 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 100% (770) |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 44.4 | 16.3:1 | 100% (724) |
| 2020-21 | 686 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 99% (680) |
| 2017-18 | 847 | 46.3 | 18.3:1 | 81% (683) |
| 2015-16 | 901 | 53 | 17.0:1 | 82% (742) |
| 2010-11 | 1,022 | 62 | 16.5:1 | 80% (817) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Princeton Elementary School.
About Princeton Elementary School
Princeton Elementary School is an elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia, according to federal school records. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 751 students. Elementary schools in Georgia have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 24% higher.
DeKalb County is the local district for Princeton Elementary School. It runs 131 schools with 92,088 students.
Roughly 85% of students at Princeton Elementary School are Black. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 51% of DeKalb County residents are Black. The diversity index for Princeton Elementary School is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, Princeton Elementary School has a ratio of 14.2:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at Princeton Elementary School. The 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County is 23 points lower.
A school with Princeton Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 25.7%. Princeton Elementary School scores 18.5%, 7.2 points below that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for DeKalb County show that 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%. The county's public schools total 154, with about 102,960 students.
Princeton Elementary School is about 0.9 miles from Stephenson Middle School, its nearest public school. Princeton Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Princeton Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 18.5% versus a 25.4% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Princeton Elementary School had a net gain of 65 students, or 9%.
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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
- 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
- Stephenson Middle School0.9 mi · 788
- Pine Ridge Elementary School0.9 mi · 551
- Stephenson High School1.1 mi · 1,339
- Redan Elementary School1.6 mi · 525
- Shadow Rock Elementary School1.7 mi · 493
- Wynbrooke Elementary School1.8 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About Princeton Elementary SchoolHow large is Princeton Elementary School?
Princeton Elementary School enrolls approximately 751 students in grades PK-05.
Is Princeton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Princeton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Princeton Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Princeton Elementary School.
How diverse is Princeton Elementary School?
Princeton Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 10% Hispanic, 85% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Princeton Elementary School?
Princeton Elementary School is overseen by DeKalb County in DeKalb County.
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