Stone Mountain Middle School

Set in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Stone Mountain Middle School is a mid-sized intermediate school, operated by DeKalb County. It serves 986 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 29% larger than the state mean of about 763.

DeKalb County runs 131 schools in total, collectively educating 92,088 students. Stone Mountain Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Stone Mountain Middle School lists that 68% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages about 14.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, DeKalb County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stone Mountain Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put median household earnings sit near $80,644, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across DeKalb County's 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), Stone Mountain Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Brockett Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Stone Mountain Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.

Stone Mountain Middle School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stone Mountain Middle School has increased 15%, going from 860 students in 2018 to 986 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 78% to 68% over that span.

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