Shadow Rock Elementary School

Shadow Rock Elementary School is an elementary campus of compact scale in Lithonia, Georgia, run under DeKalb County, hosting 493 students in grades pre-K through 5.

DeKalb County runs 131 schools in total, collectively educating 92,088 students. Shadow Rock Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Shadow Rock Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Shadow Rock Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against DeKalb County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Shadow Rock Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for DeKalb County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,644 per year, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, DeKalb County runs 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), of which Shadow Rock Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Redan Elementary School, around 1.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shadow Rock Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 21.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 605 students in 2018 compared to 493 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 92% to 78%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.