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Shadow Rock Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Shadow Rock Elementary School in Lithonia, GA, serves 493 students in grades PK-5 within the DeKalb County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high level of economic need in the surrounding community.

Shadow Rock’s state ranking dropped sharply this year, falling from the 20th percentile to the 5th percentile—a much steeper decline than most nearby schools. For example, Rockbridge Elementary and Woodridge Elementary saw only modest changes, while Wynbrooke Elementary, just 2.5 miles away, remained in the 68th percentile. One notable concern is a significant gender gap: Shadow Rock ranks in the 2nd percentile for female students but the 15th percentile for male students, suggesting current strategies are not reaching girls as effectively. Additionally, 5th-grade science proficiency plummeted from 24.7% to 12.8% in one year, while nearby Redan Elementary actually saw an increase. Math scores also show a drop-off in 5th grade (15.4% proficient) compared to 3rd and 4th grades (22.9% and 23.9%), a pattern less pronounced at other schools.

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. Chronic absenteeism has fallen dramatically from 32.5% in 2022-2023 to 20.6% now—below the district average of 26.7%—showing that attendance efforts are working. In 2024-2025, 3rd-grade ELA proficiency (31.2%) actually beat the district average (29.1%), though that strength didn’t carry into later grades. The school’s per-student spending ($18,945) and student-teacher ratio (14.5) are in line with peers, so resources aren’t the issue. The success of Wynbrooke Elementary, which also serves many low-income families yet posts math proficiency above 50% in all grades, proves that high achievement is possible in this same community—and that Shadow Rock’s recent gains in attendance and early literacy provide a foundation to build on.

493

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,945

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1040 King Way Dr
Lithonia, GA 30058

(678) 676-3902

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Shadow Rock Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Redan Middle School
High:	Redan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.1%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

1,155^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 81Elementary Schools in the DeKalb County

136^th of 201DeKalb 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
2026	10.0	1155 of 1219	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	990 of 1238	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1077 of 1236	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1053 of 1223	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	990 of 1220	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1111 of 1214	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1120 of 1234	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1106 of 1209	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	1089 of 1205	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	1126 of 1233	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	1092 of 1240	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.2	1107 of 1231	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	1056 of 1225	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.3	1010 of 1201	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	1115 of 1212	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.7	1014 of 1183	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.0	715 of 1133	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.7	624 of 1134	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.5	650 of 1125	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.1	583 of 1101	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	762 of 828	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	602 of 892	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	649 of 879	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	633 of 870	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	608 of 876	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	1165 of 1186	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	1077 of 1224	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1089 of 1223	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1025 of 1212	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1037 of 1206	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	1003 of 1183	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	883 of 1225	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1032 of 1220	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1033 of 1210	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	934 of 1209	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	469 of 565	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics21%-27 vs state

Science13%-31 vs state

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by a teacher
Monday, June 18, 2018

As a part-time educator I worked with a Title 1 program. The Rock is by far the worst THE WORST place for students. The teachers are rude and mean to the students. Instruction is poor. There is not an excuse for a school to have a large number of veteran teachers who are lazy or simply can't teach. It's like something in the 1960's. Everything is whole group teaching and students are questioned at the lowest level. There are teachers who didn't have a single student to pass the Milestone. SO SAD! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shadow Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 King Way Dr	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3902	493	34	14.5	100.0%	4 (0.8%)	385 (78.1%)	68 (13.8%)	14 (2.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	10	1155^th of 1219 public elementary schools	5.3%		20.4	990^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.0%	165	22.9	23.9	15.4	12.8	$18,945	$2,155	$16,789
Redan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1914 Stone Mountain Lithonia	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3502	525	39	13.4	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	445 (84.8%)	52 (9.9%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	16.7	1047^th of 1219 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.1	1073^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	13.3%	26	32.2	20.3	16.8	27.0	$19,141	$2,195	$16,947
Pine Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Pine Ridge Dr	Stone Mountain	30087	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3402	551	41	13.4	100.0%	7 (1.3%)	408 (74.0%)	99 (18.0%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.1%)	10.8	1145^th of 1219 public elementary schools	6.1%		10.9	1166^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.8%	21	23.9	20.9	18.6	14.9	$19,487	$1,719	$17,768
Princeton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 S Deshon Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-3002	751	53	14.1	100.0%	3 (0.4%)	640 (85.2%)	73 (9.7%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	7.1	1183^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	3.0%		14.3	1106^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.7%	77	19.2	18.2	10.9	12.7	$17,930	$1,993	$15,937
Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	919 Martin Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3302	450	33	13.6	100.0%	7 (1.6%)	339 (75.3%)	70 (15.6%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	14.9	1080^th of 1219 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.8	1116^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.9%	36	25.8	31.7	16.2	20.5	$20,582	$2,110	$18,472
Marbut Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5776 Marbut Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8802	427	30	14.2	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	384 (89.9%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	24.8	916^th of 1219 public elementary schools	24.9%		20	995^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.6%	79	38.6	34.9	22.3	25.9	$19,790	$2,137	$17,653
Wynbrooke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Wicksbury Way	Stone Mountain	30087	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5002	546	37	14.7	84.4%	1 (0.2%)	503 (92.1%)	28 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	64.3	387^th of 1219 public elementary schools	68.3%		75.5	269^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.3%	118	52.8	62.6	56.7	36.7	$19,068	$1,714	$17,354
Panola Way Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2170 Panola Way Ct	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-9302	550	34	16.1	100.0%	5 (0.9%)	471 (85.6%)	52 (9.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	5.6	1204^th of 1219 public elementary schools	1.2%		9.5	1191^st of 1238 public elementary schools	3.8%	13	11.1	18.7	9.8	11.3	$19,931	$2,243	$17,688
Rockbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Halwick Way	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6102	900	63	14.2	100.0%	23 (2.6%)	629 (69.9%)	132 (14.7%)	90 (10.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.3%)	16.1	1057^th of 1219 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.6	1057^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.6%		31.7	25.2	24.6	13.8	$18,472	$1,936	$16,536
Woodridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4120 Cedar Ridge Trl	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-0202	444	30	14.8	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	364 (82.0%)	52 (11.7%)	12 (2.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	23.5	939^th of 1219 public elementary schools	23.0%		19.2	1010^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.4%	71	44.5	34.7	15.3	17.3	$19,156	$2,093	$17,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Shadow Rock Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Shadow Rock Elementary School?

Students at Shadow Rock Elementary School are 78% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Shadow Rock Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

What schools do graduates of Shadow Rock Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shadow Rock Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Redan Middle School
High : Redan High School

How many students attend Shadow Rock Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Shadow Rock Elementary School.

Is Shadow Rock Elementary School a good school?

Shadow Rock Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

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