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Best kept secret on campus at Stone Mountain High School?
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Enrollment
1,254
High
DISTRICT 1,183 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000644
Stone Mountain High School
4555 Central Dr, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 · (678) 676-6302 · DeKalb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,254 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,254 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 398 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 323 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 275 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 258 | 21% |
Student demographics
50%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
18.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 4 points since 2023.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% |
% 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
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 →
Where Stone Mountain High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #368 of 411 | #21 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #341 of 417 | #21 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,254 | #194 of 480 | #12 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #210 of 413 | #15 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #256 of 413 | #10 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #32 of 425 | #3 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.8% | #40 of 226 | #4 of 14 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,254
+49 (+4%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 2,424
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 1,254 | 78 | 16.1:1 | 100% (1,254) |
| 2023-24 | 1,206 | 67 | 18.0:1 | 91% (1,097) |
| 2022-23 | 1,202 | 65 | 18.5:1 | 100% (1,202) |
| 2020-21 | 1,205 | 68 | 17.7:1 | 99% (1,193) |
| 2017-18 | 1,038 | 65.5 | 15.8:1 | 74% (767) |
| 2015-16 | 1,019 | 70 | 14.6:1 | 86% (879) |
| 2010-11 | 1,176 | 80 | 14.7:1 | 83% (978) |
| 2000-01 | 1,257 | 70 | 18.0:1 | 58% (724) |
| 1990-91 | 2,424 | 136 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stone Mountain High School.
About Stone Mountain High School
Stone Mountain High School is a medium-sized high school in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Enrolled students number 1,254 students, in grades 9 through 12.
Stone Mountain High School is one of the 131 schools that make up DeKalb County (92,088 students in total).
Black students are the majority at Stone Mountain High School, with 68% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. The school's Black share is 17 points above the 51% share among DeKalb County residents. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.1:1, with 78 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Stone Mountain High School is 100%. It compares with 77% for public schools in DeKalb County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Stone Mountain High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 15.3%; the prediction is 25.7%.
Within DeKalb County, the median household income is $80,644, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, DeKalb County has 154 public schools and roughly 102,960 students.
Hambrick Elementary School is located about 0.2 miles from Stone Mountain High School. The five-mile area around Stone Mountain High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 35.5%, higher than Stone Mountain High School's 15.3%.
Stone Mountain High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Stone Mountain High School grew 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,205 to 1,254 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.7:1 to 16.1:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Redan High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Stone Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 986 students
- Rockbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 900 students
- Stephenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 788 students
Nearby schools
- Hambrick Elementary School0.2 mi · 536
- Stone Mill Elementary School0.8 mi · 601
- DeKalb Alternative School0.9 mi · 171
- East DeKalb Special Education Center0.9 mi · 165
- DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School1.0 mi · 760
- Jolly Elementary School1.4 mi · 790
Frequently asked questions
About Stone Mountain High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stone Mountain High School?
Stone Mountain High School enrolls approximately 1,254 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Stone Mountain High School serve?
Stone Mountain High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Stone Mountain High School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Stone Mountain High School.
What is the student diversity at Stone Mountain High School?
Student demographics at Stone Mountain High School are roughly 2% White, 17% Hispanic, 68% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Stone Mountain High School in?
Stone Mountain High School is part of DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.