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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174003766
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School
2162 Second Ave, Decatur, GA 30032 · (678) 874-3402 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Georgia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
475 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 66 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
19%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
21.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.2pp since 2021
Math
22.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.5% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.1% | 18.4% |
| 2022-23 | 17.2% | 15.6% |
| 2021-22 | 14.2% | 10.7% |
% 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School's state test result (17.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School this school | 475 | 100.0% | 17.9% |
| Fairington Elementary School Lithonia | 461 | 100.0% | 14.9% |
| Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School Augusta | 472 | 100.0% | 11.8% |
| Randolph Elementary School Atlanta | 497 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| Deerwood Academy Atlanta | 469 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
| Chapel Hill Elementary School Decatur | 495 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,100 of 1,208 | #68 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #1,018 of 1,215 ▲ 51 | #55 of 88 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #966 of 1,215 ▲ 153 | #52 of 88 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #160 of 1,183 | #13 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #916 of 1,324 | #57 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #591 of 1,301 | #50 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #1,216 of 1,301 | #78 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #191 of 1,312 | #38 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.3% | #42 of 854 | #17 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. 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
475
-136 (-22%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 475 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 100% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 39 | 13.6:1 | 65% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 100% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 99% (606) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 97% (737) |
| 2015-16 | 875 | 52 | 16.8:1 | 97% (853) |
| 2010-11 | 820 | 54 | 15.2:1 | 92% (756) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (757 to 475); teachers down 27% (49 to 36).
About Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Decatur, Georgia. Enrollment is 475 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 21% lower.
Across its 131 schools, DeKalb County enrolls 92,088 students. Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School is one of those schools.
The student body at Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School is 90% Black. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 3% White. County-wide, 51% of DeKalb County residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 36 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.2:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School is 100%. On average, public schools in DeKalb County report 77%.
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School, the prediction is 25.7% and the result is 17.9%.
Across DeKalb County, the median household income is $80,644, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, DeKalb County has 154 public schools and roughly 102,960 students.
The shortest distance from Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to McNair Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 17.9% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has fallen by 136 students since 2020-21, to 475. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.2:1, from 14.6:1.
The Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 Decatur
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Beacon Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Southwest DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Druid Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 985 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Towers High SchoolHigh · 876 students
Nearby schools
- McNair Middle School0.8 mi · 701
- Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy1.4 mi · 941
- Charles R. Drew Charter School1.4 mi · 961
- PEACE Academy Charter School1.4 mi · 241
- Kelley Lake Elementary School1.5 mi · 302
- Toney Elementary School1.6 mi · 207
Frequently asked questions
About Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary SchoolHow large is Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School?
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School serve?
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School have?
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School?
At Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 4% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School?
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary 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.