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Shadow Rock Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

990^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Shadow Rock Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lithonia, Georgia, serving 501 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 131 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $11,000-$12,000 per year, Shadow Rock Elementary consistently performs below the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages in the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.5% of 5th-grade students at Shadow Rock were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.9% in DeKalb County and 43% statewide. The school has been ranked in the bottom 20% of Georgia elementary schools for the past several years, placing it among the lowest-performing in the state.

When comparing Shadow Rock Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, the academic performance disparity becomes even more apparent. For instance, Wynbrooke Elementary School, located just 2.54 miles away, consistently outperforms Shadow Rock across all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates that are often double or triple those of Shadow Rock. Despite the school's efforts, Shadow Rock Elementary has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past several years, indicating a need for a more comprehensive approach to addressing the underlying challenges.

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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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

990^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 81Elementary 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	990 of 1238	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1083 of 1248	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1064 of 1242	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1002 of 1244	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-19 vs state

English Language Arts24%-15 vs state

Mathematics21%-24 vs state

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What people are saying

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

Schools Near Shadow Rock Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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%)	20.4	990^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.0%		16.2	1083^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	13.2%	93	31.2	16.9	22.5	29.0	15.7	18.0	24.7	$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%)	16.1	1073^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	13.3%		13	1138^th of 1248 public elementary schools	8.8%	65	23.5	11.5	21.3	22.2	25.3	14.6	24.7	$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%)	10.9	1166^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.8%		15.1	1098^th of 1248 public elementary schools	12.0%	68	11.5	22.8	10.6	12.7	26.9	11.6	9.7	$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%)	14.3	1106^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.7%		14.8	1101^st of 1248 public elementary schools	11.8%	5	14.9	20.0	23.8	18.8	20.0	19.7	17.5	$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%)	13.8	1116^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.3	1056^th of 1248 public elementary schools	15.4%	60	10.6	18.3	9.6	22.7	31.7	20.5	13.7	$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%)	20	995^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.6%		26.3	908^th of 1248 public elementary schools	27.2%	87	12.5	24.2	28.6	26.5	35.5	14.3	20.6	$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%)	75.5	269^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.3%		66.7	383^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	69.3%	114	52.3	46.0	57.1	61.4	60.9	56.1	43.9	$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%)	9.5	1191^st of 1238 public elementary schools	3.8%		8.7	1211^th of 1248 public elementary schools	3.0%	20	7.9	7.4	18.8	17.0	12.3	22.4	11.9	$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%)	16.6	1057^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.6%		19.9	1007^th of 1248 public elementary schools	19.3%	50	19.0	27.6	14.7	26.8	28.4	16.8	12.0	$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%)	19.2	1010^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.4%		13.2	1136^th of 1248 public elementary schools	9.0%	126	26.3	17.2	30.7	27.5	23.1	14.7	11.1	$19,156	$2,093	$17,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Shadow Rock Elementary School

What district is Shadow Rock Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

Is Shadow Rock Elementary School a good school?

Shadow Rock Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Georgia elementary schools.

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

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.

How many students attend Shadow Rock Elementary School?

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

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