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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000698
Rowland Elementary School
1317 S Indian Creek Dr, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 · (678) 676-6202 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
11.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
390 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
1
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 | 21 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
47%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
21.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.4pp since 2021
Math
25.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +16.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.6% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 25.6% |
| 2022-23 | 15.1% | 7.9% |
| 2021-22 | 12.2% | 9.3% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
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 Rowland Elementary School
Rowland Elementary School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland Elementary School this school | 390 | 100.0% | 26.1% |
| McLendon Elementary School Decatur | 342 | 100.0% | 24.8% |
| Stone Mountain Elementary School Stone Mountain | 453 | 100.0% | 16.3% |
| Arnold Elementary School Jonesboro | 454 | 100.0% | 36.0% |
| Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School Stone Mountain | 450 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| Oliver Elementary School Riverdale | 452 | 100.0% | 30.4% |
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 Rowland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #900 of 1,208 | #47 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #943 of 1,215 ▼ 11 | #47 of 88 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #963 of 1,215 ▼ 86 | #51 of 88 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #62 of 1,183 | #3 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #1,115 of 1,324 | #74 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #240 of 1,301 | #22 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #837 of 1,301 | #45 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #168 of 1,312 | #15 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #81 of 854 | #25 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
390
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 390 | 33 | 11.8:1 | 100% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 26.3 | 14.9:1 | 100% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 28.3 | 14.7:1 | 100% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 43 | 9.7:1 | 99% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 44.7 | 12.6:1 | 100% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 100% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 90% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 72% (489) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 32 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (565 to 390); teachers down 26% (44.7 to 33).
About Rowland Elementary School
Rowland Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Stone Mountain, Georgia. It enrolled 390 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 36% lower than the average for elementary schools in Georgia, which is about 605.
DeKalb County oversees Rowland Elementary School and 130 other schools, with 92,088 students in total.
Black students account for 71% of enrollment at Rowland Elementary School. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show DeKalb County is about 51% Black. By the diversity index, Rowland Elementary School comes in at 47%.
Federal data list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rowland Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in DeKalb County is 77%.
Rowland Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Rowland Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.1% is within a point of the 25.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across DeKalb County, median household income is about $80,644, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Rowland Elementary School is among the 154 public schools in DeKalb County.
The nearest other public school, DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter, is about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 20.2%; Rowland Elementary School's is 26.1%, ranking 2nd of 9.
In the federal locale system, Rowland Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 416 in 2020-21 and 390 in 2024-25, a decrease of 26 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 9.7:1 to 11.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Rowland Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Redan High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Stone Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 986 students
- Rockbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 900 students
Other Rowland Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Rowland Elementary. Rowland Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Rowland ElementaryRowland Heights, CA · 461 students
- Rowland Elementary SchoolSouth Euclid, OH · 459 students
- Rowland Elementary SchoolVICTORIA, TX · 452 students
Nearby schools
- DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter0.7 mi · 537
- Towers High School1.1 mi · 876
- Peachcrest Elementary School1.5 mi · 729
- Dunaire Elementary School1.5 mi · 432
- Allgood Elementary School1.6 mi · 614
- Woodridge Elementary School1.7 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Rowland Elementary SchoolHow large is Rowland Elementary School?
Rowland Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rowland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rowland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Rowland Elementary School have?
Rowland Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Rowland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rowland Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 71% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Rowland Elementary School public or private?
Rowland Elementary 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.