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Bob Mathis Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1038^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Bob Mathis Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Decatur, GA, serving 368 students in the DeKalb County School District, where all students qualify for free or reduced lunch and the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 12.2:1.

Bob Mathis shows real strengths in early elementary math. In the most recent complete testing year, 3rd graders scored 46.2% proficient in math—12 points above the district average and nearly matching the state—and more than double the rates at nearby Canby Lane Elementary School (21.7%), Flat Shoals Elementary School (11.6%), and Snapfinger Elementary School (8.3%). The school also stands out for its dramatic improvement in attendance: chronic absenteeism has dropped from 45.7% in 2022-2023 to 23.8% today—now below the district average and better than most neighboring schools, including Kelley Lake Elementary School (43.0%) and Oak View Elementary (33.5%).

However, the school faces challenges. While 3rd grade math is a bright spot, 4th and 5th grade proficiency lags, and the school's overall state ranking sits in the 15th percentile. The most striking comparison is with Narvie Harris Elementary School, just 1.78 miles away, which achieves a 52nd percentile ranking with significantly less spending per student ($18,236 vs. $57,153) and a higher student-teacher ratio. Bob Mathis receives exceptional per-student investment—roughly 2.5 to 3 times more than peer schools—and outperforms most of its immediate neighbors, but the resources haven't yet translated into consistent gains across all grade levels. The path forward likely involves understanding what's working in 3rd grade and at Narvie Harris, then scaling those practices schoolwide.

368

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$57,153

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3505 Boring Rd
Decatur, GA 30034

(678) 874-5802

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Bob Mathis Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chapel Hill Middle School
High:	Southwest DeKalb High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.1%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

1,038^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th 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	17.6	1038 of 1219	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	829 of 1238	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	942 of 1236	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	988 of 1223	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1075 of 1220	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	956 of 1214	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	894 of 1234	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1011 of 1209	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	1073 of 1205	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	1016 of 1233	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	1028 of 1240	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.4	1116 of 1231	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	1041 of 1225	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.6	901 of 1201	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.2	842 of 1212	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.6	696 of 1183	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.8	770 of 1133	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.5	816 of 1134	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.8	782 of 1125	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.7	907 of 1101	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	536 of 828	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.6	380 of 892	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	515 of 879	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	498 of 870	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	724 of 876	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	962 of 1186	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	799 of 1224	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	935 of 1223	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	914 of 1212	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	994 of 1206	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	1011 of 1183	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	847 of 1225	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	931 of 1220	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1037 of 1210	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1147 of 1209	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)35th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics26%-22 vs state

Science25%-20 vs state

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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
Bob Mathis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Boring Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-5802	368	30	12.2	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	313 (85.1%)	29 (7.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	17.6	1038^th of 1219 public elementary schools	14.8%		30.4	829^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.0%	209	30.8	30.2	17.0	24.6	$57,153	$1,749	$55,405
Rainbow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Kelley Chapel Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-1702	337	31	10.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	301 (89.3%)	20 (5.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	11.3	1133^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	7.1%		16.2	1071^st of 1238 public elementary schools	13.5%	62	31.0	14.3	17.9	12.5	$22,972	$2,173	$20,799
Chapel Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3536 Radcliffe Blvd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8402	495	38	13.0	100.0%	7 (1.4%)	449 (90.7%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	6.1	1198^th of 1219 public elementary schools	1.7%		16.2	1069^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.7%	129	16.1	11.3	11.4	14.0	$20,603	$1,760	$18,842
Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3574 Oakvale Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-1302	685	51	13.4	100.0%	7 (1.0%)	595 (86.9%)	42 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.4%)	14	1096^th of 1219 public elementary schools	10.1%		11.4	1156^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.6%	60	22.6	35.0	13.5	16.1	$19,257	$2,123	$17,134
Narvie Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3981 McGill Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-9202	535	37	14.4	88.4%	1 (0.2%)	498 (93.1%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	47	589^th of 1219 public elementary schools	51.7%		64	392^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	68.3%	197	35.1	38.8	53.0	46.9	$18,236	$1,635	$16,601
DeKalb Brilliance Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2634 Park Central Blvd	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools II- DeKalb Brilliance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 563-6690	357	23	15.5	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	319 (89.4%)	23 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	27.3	874^th of 1219 public elementary schools	28.3%		42.3	653^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	47.3%	221	23.6	42.7	19.7	39.5	$17,530	$1,399	$16,130
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3230 Columbia Woods Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-0702	364	35	10.4	100.0%	6 (1.6%)	324 (89.0%)	16 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	9.2	1163^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.4	1174^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.2%	11	18.2	30.6	13.1	6.6	$25,568	$2,002	$23,566
Canby Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4150 Green Hawk Trl	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-0602	446	30	14.8	100.0%	4 (0.9%)	374 (83.9%)	42 (9.4%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	17.7	1034^th of 1219 public elementary schools	15.2%		30.7	825^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.4%	209	22.5	22.2	31.6	25.0	$20,137	$1,983	$18,154
Flat Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3226 Flat Shoals Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4602	373	31	12.0	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	349 (93.6%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	9.2	1162^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.3	1207^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.5%	45	17.2	22.4	11.1	20.4	$24,890	$3,037	$21,853
Snapfinger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1365 Snapfinger Rd	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-1802	356	36	9.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	312 (87.6%)	21 (5.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	4.3	1210^th of 1219 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.9	1212^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.1%	2	7.8	11.8	11.3	9.7	$24,524	$2,331	$22,192

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Mathis Elementary School

What district is Bob Mathis Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

Is Bob Mathis Elementary School a good school?

Bob Mathis Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Bob Mathis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Bob Mathis Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bob Mathis Elementary School?

Students at Bob Mathis Elementary School are 85% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bob Mathis Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bob Mathis Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chapel Hill Middle School
High : Southwest DeKalb High School

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