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Enrollment
1,052
High
DISTRICT 1,183 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000636
Redan High School
5247 Redan Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 30088 · (678) 676-3602 · DeKalb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,052 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,052 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 | 286 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 238 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 291 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 237 | 23% |
Student demographics
27%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
33.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +14.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 34 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 15 points since 2023.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Redan High School
Redan High School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redan High School this school | 1,052 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
| North Clayton High School College Park | 1,124 | 100.0% | 32.3% |
| South Atlanta High School Atlanta | 942 | 99.9% | 15.5% |
| Miller Grove High School Lithonia | 1,073 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| Dougherty Comprehensive High School Albany | 1,191 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
| Frederick Douglass High School Atlanta | 1,296 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
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 Redan High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #288 of 411 | #13 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #231 of 417 ▲ 95 | #8 of 25 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,052 | #249 of 480 | #17 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #339 of 413 | #25 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #353 of 413 | #14 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #30 of 425 | #1 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #164 of 226 | #11 of 14 |
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
1,052
+150 (+17%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 3,155
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 1,052 | 59 | 17.8:1 | 100% (1,052) |
| 2023-24 | 1,005 | 60.5 | 16.6:1 | 83% (834) |
| 2022-23 | 951 | 50 | 19.0:1 | 100% (951) |
| 2020-21 | 902 | 58 | 15.6:1 | 65% (589) |
| 2017-18 | 1,005 | 63.5 | 15.8:1 | 75% (750) |
| 2015-16 | 1,025 | 62 | 16.5:1 | 79% (813) |
| 2010-11 | 1,355 | 85 | 15.9:1 | 74% (1,000) |
| 2000-01 | 1,896 | 93 | 20.4:1 | 28% (535) |
| 1990-91 | 3,155 | 163 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redan High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,005 to 1,052); teachers down 7% (63.5 to 59).
About Redan High School
As a mid-sized high school, Redan High School serves students in Stone Mountain, Georgia. It has an enrollment of 1,052 students in grades 9 through 12.
DeKalb County is made up of 131 schools with 92,088 students in all.
A large majority of enrollment at Redan High School is Black, at 85%. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of DeKalb County, the Black share is about 51%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
The school lists 59 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. The average for high schools in Georgia is 15.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 1,052 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in DeKalb County report 77%.
Redan High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.3% and a predicted 25.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for DeKalb County show that the median household earns about $80,644 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. DeKalb County has 154 public schools with about 102,960 students, including Redan High School.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School, is the closest to Redan High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 19.2%, lower than Redan High School's 26.3%.
The NCES locale for Redan High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,052, from 902 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.8 students per teacher, compared with 15.6 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Redan High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Stone Mountain
- Stephenson High SchoolHigh · 1,339 students
- Freedom Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,272 students
- Stone Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,254 students
- Stone Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 986 students
- Rockbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 900 students
- Stephenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 788 students
Nearby schools
- Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School0.8 mi · 450
- Redan Middle School1.7 mi · 623
- Woodridge Elementary School1.7 mi · 444
- Freedom Middle School1.9 mi · 1,272
- Shadow Rock Elementary School2.0 mi · 493
- Panola Way Elementary School2.1 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Redan High SchoolHow many students attend Redan High School?
Redan High School enrolls approximately 1,052 students in grades 09-12.
Is Redan High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Redan High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Redan High School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Redan High School.
How diverse is Redan High School?
Redan High School reports a student body of 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 85% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Redan High School?
Redan High School is overseen by DeKalb County in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.