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Enrollment
623
Middle
DISTRICT 857 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174002859
Redan Middle School
1775 Young Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058 · (678) 874-7902 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
623 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 200 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 215 | 35% |
Student demographics
32%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
Redan Middle School→Redan High School
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
24.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.4pp since 2021
Math
16.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.3% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 19.7% |
| 2022-23 | 25.4% | 9.3% |
| 2021-22 | 22.9% | 11.5% |
% 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
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
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 →
Schools most like Redan Middle School
Redan Middle School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redan Middle School this school | 623 | 100.0% | 19.4% |
| Miller Grove Middle School Decatur | 625 | 100.0% | 12.7% |
| Mundys Mill Middle School Jonesboro | 687 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
| Crawford Long Middle School Atlanta | 627 | 100.0% | 11.9% |
| Clements Middle School Covington | 705 | 100.0% | 19.4% |
| McNair Middle School Decatur | 701 | 100.0% | 23.5% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #399 of 470 | #16 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #419 of 474 ▼ 47 | #18 of 23 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #369 of 474 ▼ 31 | #11 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #285 of 465 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #316 of 487 | #18 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #99 of 471 | #3 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #387 of 471 | #12 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #57 of 479 | #11 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #76 of 305 | #6 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
623
-118 (-16%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 946
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 623 | 49 | 12.7:1 | 100% (623) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 100% (633) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 52 | 12.8:1 | 100% (668) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 54 | 13.7:1 | 99% (734) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 48 | 15.9:1 | 85% (652) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 48 | 15.2:1 | 89% (649) |
| 2010-11 | 946 | 59 | 16.0:1 | 79% (747) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (764 to 623); teachers up 2% (48 to 49).
About Redan Middle School
Redan Middle School is a small middle school with its address in Lithonia, Georgia. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 623 students.
Enrollment across the 131 schools in DeKalb County totals 92,088 students.
The large majority of students at Redan Middle School, 81%, are Black. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The school's Black share is 31 points above the 51% share among DeKalb County residents. By the diversity index, Redan Middle School comes in at 32%.
Teacher staffing is 49 full-time equivalents, or about 12.7 students per teacher. The 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. Across public schools in DeKalb County, the average is 77%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Redan Middle School would be expected to post about 25.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.4%.
Within DeKalb County, median household income is about $80,644, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 154 public schools in DeKalb County, with a combined enrollment of about 102,960.
The closest public school to Redan Middle School is Marbut Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Redan Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Redan Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Redan Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 741 to 623. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.7:1, from 13.7:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Marbut Elementary School0.8 mi · 427
- Panola Way Elementary School1.1 mi · 550
- Redan Elementary School1.3 mi · 525
- Redan High School1.7 mi · 1,052
- Shadow Rock Elementary School1.7 mi · 493
- Miller Grove Middle School1.9 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About Redan Middle SchoolHow large is Redan Middle School?
Redan Middle School enrolls approximately 623 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Redan Middle School serve?
Redan Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Redan Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Redan Middle School is approximately 12.7:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Redan Middle School?
Redan Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 12% Hispanic, 81% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Redan Middle School public or private?
Redan Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.