Robert Shaw Theme School

Robert Shaw Theme School is an elementary school of low-enrollment scale in Scottdale, Georgia, one of the schools within DeKalb County, caters to 307 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 49% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

DeKalb County comprises 131 schools with combined enrollment of 92,088 students; Robert Shaw Theme School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Robert Shaw Theme School reports that nearly all students (93%) are Black; the rest looks like 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Robert Shaw Theme School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than DeKalb County's rate of about 77%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Robert Shaw Theme School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 73.0%, a residual of +47.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put the typical household earns roughly $80,644 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across DeKalb County's 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), Robert Shaw Theme School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DeKalb Arts Academy, roughly 0.6 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), Robert Shaw Theme School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 32.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert Shaw Theme School has declined 37%, going from 486 students in 2018 to 307 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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