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Enrollment
1,339
High
DISTRICT 1,183 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174001553
Stephenson High School
701 Stephenson Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 30087 · (678) 676-4202 · DeKalb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,339 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Georgia public high 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
1,269 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 389 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 325 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 345 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 280 | 21% |
Student demographics
25%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
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
30.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 10 points since 2023.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% |
% 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Stephenson High School
Stephenson High School's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephenson High School this school | 1,339 | 94.8% | 24.8% |
| Frederick Douglass High School Atlanta | 1,296 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
| Lithonia High School Lithonia | 1,547 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| Benjamin E. Mays High School Atlanta | 1,338 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Salem High School Conyers | 1,118 | 90.2% | 15.3% |
| Redan High School Stone Mountain | 1,052 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
Matched among Georgia high 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 Stephenson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #300 of 411 | #14 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #252 of 417 ▲ 59 | #12 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,339 | #172 of 480 | #11 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #265 of 413 | #21 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #359 of 413 | #15 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #109 of 425 | #15 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #49 of 168 | #4 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,339
+11 (+1%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 1,938
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,339 | 80 | 16.7:1 | 95% (1,269) |
| 2023-24 | 1,312 | 82.5 | 15.9:1 | 73% (962) |
| 2022-23 | 1,354 | 83 | 16.3:1 | 64% (869) |
| 2020-21 | 1,328 | 86 | 15.4:1 | 60% (802) |
| 2017-18 | 1,576 | 90 | 17.5:1 | 63% (995) |
| 2015-16 | 1,616 | 88 | 18.4:1 | 65% (1,053) |
| 2010-11 | 1,662 | 98 | 17.0:1 | 64% (1,062) |
| 2000-01 | 1,938 | 94 | 20.6:1 | 27% (522) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stephenson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,576 to 1,339); teachers down 11% (90 to 80).
About Stephenson High School
Stephenson High School, located in Stone Mountain, Georgia, is a mid-sized high school. It teaches 1,339 students in grades 9 through 12.
Federal data list 131 schools in DeKalb County, with 92,088 students enrolled.
At Stephenson High School, 86% of students are Black. It is also 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of DeKalb County is roughly 51% Black. The diversity index for Stephenson High School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. The school has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 15.2:1. Federal data show 95% of students (1,269) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in DeKalb County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
Stephenson High School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of Georgia public high schools.
The model predicts 28.4% for a school in Georgia with Stephenson High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Stephenson High School posts 24.8%.
In DeKalb County, home to about 765,351 people, the median household earns about $80,644 a year, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Stephenson High School shares DeKalb County with 153 other public schools.
Stephenson High School's nearest public school is Pine Ridge Elementary School (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Stephenson High School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 1,328 in 2020-21 to 1,339 in 2024-25, a change of 11 students. The school's ratio increased from 15.4:1 to 16.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- 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
- Stephenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 788 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Ridge Elementary School0.3 mi · 551
- Stephenson Middle School0.5 mi · 788
- Princeton Elementary School1.1 mi · 751
- Wynbrooke Elementary School1.2 mi · 546
- Shadow Rock Elementary School1.4 mi · 493
- Redan Elementary School2.1 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Stephenson High SchoolHow large is Stephenson High School?
Stephenson High School enrolls approximately 1,339 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Stephenson High School serve?
Stephenson High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Stephenson High School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Stephenson High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stephenson High School?
At Stephenson High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Stephenson High School?
Stephenson High 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.