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Stephenson High School

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Stephenson High School ranks 272 nd of 452 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Georgia High Schools

Better than 40% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Stephenson High School is a public high school located in Stone Mountain, Georgia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,312 students. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 131 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stephenson High School consistently underperforms compared to the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 24.3% to 46.6% across different subject areas, while the county and state averages were significantly higher. The school's four-year graduation rates have also been below 85% in recent years, ranging from 75.8% to 85.4%, which is lower than the typical 85.4% rate seen in the nearby schools. Additionally, Stephenson High School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.18% to 73.32% in recent years, significantly higher than the rates at the nearby schools.

When comparing Stephenson High School to the nearby schools, such as Dekalb Early College Academy, a high-performing school within the same district, it becomes evident that Stephenson High School is underperforming academically. The lower per-student spending at Stephenson High School, ranging from $8,997 in 2016-2017 to $11,133 in 2018-2019, compared to the nearby schools, such as Clarkston High School ($12,511) and Dekalb Early College Academy ($12,774), may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges.

1,339

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,120

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Stephenson Rd
Stone Mountain, GA 30087

(678) 676-4202

District: DeKalb County

Feeder schools for Stephenson High School:

Elementary:	Pine Ridge Elementary School
Middle:	Stephenson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.2%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 20% Georgia)

!Biology scores 20 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

272^nd of 452

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 23High Schools in the DeKalb County

131^st of 206DeKalb County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	272 of 452	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	308 of 458	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	289 of 442	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	310 of 429	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	300 of 410	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	319 of 438	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	334 of 428	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	295 of 420	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	273 of 426	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.5	313 of 435	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.5	278 of 425	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.3	213 of 425	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.0	240 of 396	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	234 of 402	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.7	217 of 384	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.3	182 of 372	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.9	260 of 370	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.4	227 of 358	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.7	231 of 335	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

United States History47%+8 vs state

American Literature and Composition27%-13 vs state

Algebra I27%-18 vs state

Biology24%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, August 7, 2017

Such a sad thing what these people have Not Done to properly educate our students! I bear witness to the fact that the rankings are indeed correct! The staff's communication skills need work. The counselors dropped the ball numerous times in helping our children towards success. That school should be closed down! 😒 Close Quote

by a teacher
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Staff morale is very low ..Discipline is out of control ..Students has no respect for principal..Principal only concern seems to be issues dont go to county office ..But truth will come to light
I dont fault this man ..He never asked to be here ..He is clearly out of his league when they appointed him ..
They ousted an outstanding principal before him , for sheer political reasons ..now nobody's benefiting from the this but the egomaniacs at the Dekalb County Office Close Quote

Schools Near Stephenson High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)		Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stephenson High School	Public	9-12	701 Stephenson Rd	Stone Mountain	30087	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4202	1,339	80	16.7	94.8%	16 (1.2%)	1,154 (86.2%)	118 (8.8%)	19 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	28 (2.1%)	34.6	272^nd of 452 public high schools	39.8%		28.3	308^th of 458 public high schools	32.8%	36	27.4	27.2	24.3	46.6					$18,120	$1,874	$16,246
Redan High School	Public	9-12	5247 Redan Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3602	1,052	59	17.8	100.0%	12 (1.1%)	894 (85.0%)	96 (9.1%)	19 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	29.7	302^nd of 452 public high schools	33.2%		19.8	364^th of 458 public high schools	20.5%	62	23.3	32.4	31.0	31.5					$18,491	$1,960	$16,531
Lithonia High School	Public	9-12	2440 Phillips Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-2902	1,547	95	16.2	100.0%	24 (1.6%)	1,362 (88.0%)	105 (6.8%)	14 (0.9%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	32 (2.1%)	23.3	341^st of 452 public high schools	24.6%		23.2	336^th of 458 public high schools	26.6%	5	17.2	26.3	24.1	31.7					$17,439	$1,887	$15,552
Shiloh High School	Public	9-12	4210 Shiloh Rd	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-8471	2,096	133	15.7	69.3%	71 (3.4%)	1,277 (60.9%)	603 (28.8%)	67 (3.2%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	71 (3.4%)	29.7	303^rd of 452 public high schools	33.0%		26.6	318^th of 458 public high schools	30.6%	15	25.5	38.3	30.9	25.3					$13,221	$878	$12,343
Miller Grove High School	Public	9-12	2645 Dekalb Medical Pkwy	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-1102	1,073	72	14.9	100.0%	6 (0.6%)	983 (91.6%)	63 (5.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	30.2	295^th of 452 public high schools	34.7%		20.1	360^th of 458 public high schools	21.4%	65	29.7	33.4	18.6	36.0					$19,071	$1,964	$17,108
Stone Mountain High School	Public	9-12	4555 Central Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6302	1,254	78	16.0	100.0%	31 (2.5%)	853 (68.0%)	211 (16.8%)	120 (9.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (2.6%)	13.1	403^rd of 452 public high schools	10.8%		14.5	399^th of 458 public high schools	12.9%	4	16.9	16.8	16.8	13.8					$17,587	$2,023	$15,564
Dekalb Early College Academy	Public	9-12	1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-0221	314	18	17.4	84.4%	3 (1.0%)	228 (72.6%)	43 (13.7%)	34 (10.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	93.2	10^th of 452 public high schools	97.8%		93.6	10^th of 458 public high schools	97.8%		72.4	85.5	76.8	95.2
Elizabeth Andrews High School	Public	10-12	1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-2602	167	32	5.2	83.2%	4 (2.4%)	116 (69.5%)	39 (23.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	14.1	394^th of 452 public high schools	12.8%		8.6	427^th of 458 public high schools	6.8%	33	11.1	6.8	4.0	24.4
Parkview High School	Public	9-12	998 Cole Rd SW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 921-2874	3,216	173	18.6	56.0%	589 (18.3%)	850 (26.4%)	947 (29.4%)	694 (21.6%)	7 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	127 (3.9%)	74.7	67^th of 452 public high schools	85.2%		68.3	92^nd of 458 public high schools	79.9%	25	52.3	65.8	62.1	46.7					$12,145	$398	$11,747
The Anchor School	Public, Charter	6-12	2460 Wesley Chapel Road	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools II- The Anchor School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 503-4880	208	15	13.5	100.0%	4 (1.9%)	182 (87.5%)	7 (3.4%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					20.5	33.0	3.4	15.4	$14,927	$2,325	$12,602

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephenson High School

What is the racial makeup of Stephenson High School?

Students at Stephenson High School are 86% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% White.

What schools feed into Stephenson High School?

Stephenson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pine Ridge Elementary School
Middle : Stephenson Middle School

How many students attend Stephenson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,339 students attended Stephenson High School.

Is Stephenson High School a good school?

Stephenson High School ranks 272^nd of 452 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Stephenson High School in?

DeKalb County

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