Redan Elementary School

Set in Lithonia, Georgia, Redan Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary-level community, one of the schools within DeKalb County. It educates 525 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within DeKalb County, which oversees 131 schools and 92,088 students, Redan Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Redan Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (85%). Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Redan Elementary School reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against DeKalb County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Redan Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for DeKalb County shows median household earnings sit near $80,644, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Redan Elementary School is one of 154 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students).

The closest other public school is Redan Middle School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Redan Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 19.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Redan Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 8% since 2018, when it stood at 571 (now 525). Black enrollment moved from 94% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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