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Alumni: what's one memory from Stone Mill Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
601
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000662
Stone Mill Elementary School
4900 Sheila Ln, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 · (678) 676-4602 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
601 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 | 43 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
51%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
13.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
14.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.1% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.5% | 15.7% |
| 2022-23 | 17.8% | 14.8% |
| 2021-22 | 14.8% | 13.6% |
% 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
15.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 Stone Mill Elementary School
Stone Mill Elementary School's state test result (15.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mill Elementary School this school | 601 | 100.0% | 15.6% |
| Riverdale Elementary School Riverdale | 559 | 100.0% | 21.7% |
| Swint Elementary School Jonesboro | 544 | 100.0% | 24.2% |
| Suder Elementary School Jonesboro | 592 | 100.0% | 20.3% |
| Mount Zion Primary Jonesboro | 620 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Hendricks Elementary School Powder Springs | 538 | 98.5% | 35.0% |
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 Stone Mill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #1,134 of 1,208 | #79 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #1,158 of 1,215 ▼ 39 | #79 of 88 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #1,167 of 1,215 ▼ 21 | #81 of 88 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #376 of 1,183 | #20 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #598 of 1,324 | #28 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #934 of 1,301 | #71 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #772 of 1,301 | #41 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #162 of 1,312 | #9 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #284 of 386 | #13 of 19 |
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
601
+65 (+12%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 601 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 100% (601) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 34.7 | 16.2:1 | 100% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 35.7 | 16.6:1 | 100% (592) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 99% (532) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 44.5 | 12.9:1 | 100% (575) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 96% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 92% (629) |
| 2000-01 | 724 | 42 | 17.2:1 | 85% (614) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | 31 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stone Mill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (575 to 601); teachers down 6% (44.5 to 42).
About Stone Mill Elementary School
Stone Mill Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The school has 601 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
The district, DeKalb County, operates 131 schools serving 92,088 students.
Of every 100 students at Stone Mill Elementary School, about 65 are Black. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. DeKalb County's residents are about 51% Black, 14 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Stone Mill Elementary School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. At Stone Mill Elementary School, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 23 points above the 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.7%. Stone Mill Elementary School scores 15.6%.
In DeKalb County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $80,644, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 154 public schools and about 102,960 students.
Stone Mountain High School sits about 0.8 miles from Stone Mill Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Stone Mill Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment rose 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.3:1.
The discussion board for Stone Mill Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Stone Mill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Stone Mill Elementary. Stone Mill Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Stone Mill ElementaryNorth Potomac, MD · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Stone Mountain High School0.8 mi · 1,254
- DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School0.8 mi · 760
- Hambrick Elementary School1.0 mi · 536
- The Champion Middle Theme School1.2 mi · 782
- Elizabeth Andrews High School1.2 mi · 167
- Dekalb Early College Academy1.2 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Stone Mill Elementary SchoolHow large is Stone Mill Elementary School?
Stone Mill Elementary School enrolls approximately 601 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stone Mill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stone Mill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Stone Mill Elementary School have?
Stone Mill Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Stone Mill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Stone Mill Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 25% Hispanic, 65% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Stone Mill Elementary School in?
Stone Mill Elementary School is part of DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.