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Fairington Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Fairington Elementary School in Lithonia, GA, is a PK-5 school in the DeKalb County district serving 461 students, where 100% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch and the school has ranked in the bottom 5% of Georgia elementary schools for the past decade.

The biggest challenge at Fairington is chronic absenteeism. More than 38% of students miss 10% or more of the school year—more than double the state average of 17.7% and higher than nearby Marbut Elementary School (26.9%) and Browns Mill Elementary School (20.1%). This attendance gap closely tracks with test scores. For example, only 13% of Fairington 5th graders are proficient in math, compared to 44.1% statewide. The school does have a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1 and per-student spending of $20,113—higher than several nearby schools—but these resources haven't yet translated into higher achievement. One bright spot: 4th-grade math proficiency jumped from 14.1% to 29.5% in a single year, suggesting targeted interventions may be working.

The contrast with nearby schools shows what's possible. Edward L. Bouie- Senior Elementary School, just over a mile away, has a chronic absenteeism rate of only 5.7% and proficiency rates that often exceed state averages. Similarly, Leadership Preparatory Academy serves a majority low-income population yet keeps absenteeism at 12.9% and posts significantly higher test scores. These examples suggest that school-level efforts—especially around attendance—can make a real difference. For parents considering Fairington, the most urgent question to ask is what the school is doing to get more students to school every day, since that appears to be the key lever for improving outcomes.

461

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,113

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5505 Philip Bradley Dr
Lithonia, GA 30038

(678) 676-8702

District: DeKalb County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.2%

Hispanic:

5.0%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (15% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

1,175^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st 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	7.9	1175 of 1219	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	1189 of 1238	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1135 of 1236	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1195 of 1223	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1183 of 1220	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1206 of 1214	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1171 of 1234	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1156 of 1209	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	1180 of 1205	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	1211 of 1233	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	1192 of 1240	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.4	1132 of 1231	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	1108 of 1225	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.3	1139 of 1201	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.2	1141 of 1212	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.9	1121 of 1183	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.1	1044 of 1133	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.1	1088 of 1134	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	1038 of 1125	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.5	936 of 1101	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	771 of 828	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	812 of 892	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	745 of 879	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	827 of 870	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	816 of 876	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	1132 of 1186	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	1138 of 1224	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1138 of 1223	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1179 of 1212	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1193 of 1206	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	1143 of 1183	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	1187 of 1225	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1081 of 1220	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1176 of 1210	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1136 of 1209	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics17%-30 vs state

Science6%-38 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, December 8, 2018

I was in 5th grade there and was called names and picked on the whole time but yet nothing was done about it the kids are non stop cussing and fighting the lunch room has roaches the gym teacher was putting his hands on kids yet none of the teachers or princeibles cared... They can not keep their kids in order teachers are lazy and cuss also.. and this is coming from a student.... If you are sending your kids to this school you might as well send them to a dumpster because that's with this school is..... coming from a true student who had to go through half the school year being called names and deal with people hitting me and with my parents calling the school to complain they said it would stop but still never did!!!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Fights, students disrespect teachers, poor parent participation, teacher to student ratio 30 to 35 students to 1 teacher, Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 Philip Bradley Dr	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8702	461	37	12.4	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	411 (89.2%)	23 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	7.9	1175^th of 1219 public elementary schools	3.6%		9.5	1189^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.0%	14	11.0	29.5	13.0				6.0			$20,113	$2,279	$17,834
Edward L. Bouie- Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Rock Springs Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8202	599	37	16.1	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	551 (92.0%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	53.6	513^th of 1219 public elementary schools	57.9%		56.1	489^th of 1238 public elementary schools	60.5%	24	41.6	48.9	42.7				53.3			$17,871	$1,850	$16,021
Leadership Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6400 Woodrow Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 656-3103	268	23	11.6	67.9%	0 (0.0%)	257 (95.9%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	37.5	707^th of 1219 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.6	665^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.3%	42	43.2	41.3	26.1	20.4	32.2	34.7	56.5	13.0	17.4	$14,747	$1,325	$13,421
Browns Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4863 Browns Mill Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8302	411	31	13.2	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	362 (88.1%)	32 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	14.1	1093^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	10.3%		15.1	1090^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.0%	3	30.8	23.3	17.3				20.7			$21,882	$2,340	$19,543
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
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
Flat Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4603 Evans Mill Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-3202	977	63	15.5	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	879 (90.0%)	56 (5.7%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.9%)	11.2	1134^th of 1219 public elementary schools	7.0%		11.6	1152^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	6.9%	18	24.3	17.9	22.7				14.3			$17,296	$2,183	$15,113
Stoneview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2629 Huber St	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3202	782	57	13.7	100.0%	23 (2.9%)	646 (82.6%)	78 (10.0%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.4%)	2.1	1219^th of 1219 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.4	1236^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.2%	17	6.6	6.4	0.9				3.5			$18,142	$1,915	$16,227
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairington Elementary School

Is Fairington Elementary School a good school?

Fairington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fairington Elementary School?

Students at Fairington Elementary School are 89% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Fairington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Fairington Elementary School.

What district is Fairington Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

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