Stone Mill Elementary School

Located at 4900 Sheila Ln, in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Stone Mill Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school that educates 601 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within DeKalb County.

Across the 131 schools in DeKalb County (92,088 students total), Stone Mill Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Stone Mill Elementary School lists that 65% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, DeKalb County as a whole is about 51% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Stone Mill Elementary School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Stone Mill Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of DeKalb County's rate of about 77%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stone Mill Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.6%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for DeKalb County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across DeKalb County's 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), Stone Mill Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Stone Mountain High School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stone Mill Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stone Mill Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 5%: 575 students in 2018 compared to 601 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 76% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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