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Stone Mountain High School

Q: Is Stone Mountain High School a good school?

Stone Mountain High School ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Georgia high schools.

Q: How many students attend Stone Mountain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,254 students attended Stone Mountain High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Stone Mountain High School?

Students at Stone Mountain High School are 68% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Q: What schools feed into Stone Mountain High School?

Stone Mountain High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Hambrick Elementary School Elementary : Rockbridge Elementary School Elementary : Stone Mill Elementary School Elementary : Stone Mountain Elementary School Middle : Stone Mountain Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 14% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Stone Mountain High School in Stone Mountain, GA, serves approximately 1,254 students in grades 9-12 within the DeKalb County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school currently ranks in the 14th percentile statewide, a slight improvement from last year, but remains well below the district average. The most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism: at 51%, it is nearly double the district rate (26.7%) and triple the state rate (17.7%). This is the highest among nearby traditional high schools—for example, Stephenson High School sits at 29.2% and Tucker High School at 28.8%—even though Stephenson serves a nearly identical student population.

Despite the attendance hurdle, there are bright spots. The graduation rate has climbed steadily from 67.8% in 2020-2021 to 83.4% in 2024-2025, now surpassing the district average of 81.4%. Biology proficiency has also nearly doubled in two years, rising from 13.2% to 25.0%. However, Algebra I remains a persistent struggle, with only 17.6% of students proficient compared to the state’s 48.1%. The school’s English Language Learner students are a relative strength, ranking at the 31st percentile statewide—the only subgroup to earn a 2-star rating. Per-student spending has increased to $17,587, yet outcomes lag behind schools with similar or lower budgets, suggesting that money alone isn’t the answer.

What makes this story more complex is the contrast with nearby schools. Dekalb Early College Academy, which shares the same physical address, ranks in the 99th percentile with a 100% graduation rate and just 3.9% chronic absenteeism—showing how school model and structure can dramatically shift results. Similarly, Stephenson High School, just five miles away with comparable demographics, achieves a 55th percentile ranking and far higher proficiency rates. These comparisons suggest that while socioeconomic challenges are real, targeted efforts around attendance and engagement could make a meaningful difference. The school’s steady graduation gains and recent Biology improvement show progress is possible, but chronic absenteeism remains the critical lever for change.

1,254

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,587

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4555 Central Dr
Stone Mountain, GA 30083

(678) 676-6302

District: DeKalb County

Feeder schools for Stone Mountain High School:

Elementary:	Hambrick Elementary School
	Rockbridge Elementary School
	Stone Mill Elementary School
	Stone Mountain Elementary School
Middle:	Stone Mountain Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.0%

Hispanic:

16.8%

Asian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Georgia average (6% vs 2%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg37%

Georgia avg45%

393^rd of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 23High Schools in the DeKalb County

137^th of 202DeKalb 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	14.8	393 of 457	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	402 of 451	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	397 of 454	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	358 of 448	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	336 of 431	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	360 of 410	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	373 of 438	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	347 of 428	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	311 of 420	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.5	327 of 426	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	372 of 435	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	341 of 425	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.3	282 of 425	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.6	236 of 396	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.9	258 of 402	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.6	260 of 384	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.9	215 of 372	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.6	280 of 370	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.6	220 of 358	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.8	246 of 335	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	305 of 377	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	326 of 391	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	305 of 382	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	278 of 384	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	272 of 372	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	65 of 65	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.0	82 of 83	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	83 of 84	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	81 of 83	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	77 of 82	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	119 of 173	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	129 of 180	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	86 of 159	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	51 of 141	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	45 of 102	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	388 of 431	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	394 of 438	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	398 of 435	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	367 of 433	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	354 of 430	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	237 of 299	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	278 of 312	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	282 of 315	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	223 of 308	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	240 of 295	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	370 of 436	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	399 of 442	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	372 of 436	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	346 of 436	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	345 of 427	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	284 of 339	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	253 of 347	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	262 of 344	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	301 of 343	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	318 of 331	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)<1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology25%-22 vs state

Algebra I18%-30 vs state

United States History17%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Monday, February 20, 2017

When I graduated from SMHS it was a top performing school like many of the Dekalb county schools. It sounds more like a correctional institution now. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Feels like the worst school ever. They make you not wear book bags for all of the last week of each semester, as well as a period for April fools and prior to thanksgiving. Also, during this, they make you eat inside the classroom. Oh and by the way, the school has been on lockdown at least 3 times already. And no, was not an emergency. Terrible, don't ruin your school record here. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	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 (2025)	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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th 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
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%)	14.8	393^rd of 457 public high schools	14.0%		13.1	402^nd of 451 public high schools	10.9%	9	17.6	25.0	17.0						$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%)	95.2	4^th of 457 public high schools	99.1%		93.2	10^th of 451 public high schools	97.8%	6	86.7	85.5	81.6
Elizabeth Andrews High School	Public	9-12	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%)	7.2	430^th of 457 public high schools	5.9%		14.1	393^rd of 451 public high schools	12.9%	37	8.2	11.7	9.0
Clarkston High School	Public	9-12	618 N Indian Creek Dr	Clarkston	30021	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5302	1,441	107	13.4	100.0%	125 (8.7%)	712 (49.4%)	122 (8.5%)	449 (31.2%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	20 (1.4%)	41.6	213^th of 457 public high schools	53.4%		19.9	357^th of 451 public high schools	20.8%	144	40.7	43.2	38.0						$19,406	$1,923	$17,483
Tucker High School	Public	9-12	5036 Lavista Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3702	1,614	109	14.8	85.4%	152 (9.4%)	853 (52.9%)	394 (24.4%)	153 (9.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (3.4%)	38.7	233^rd of 457 public high schools	49.0%		47.4	180^th of 451 public high schools	60.1%	53	33.3	38.9	41.6						$18,285	$1,715	$16,570
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%)	22.3	345^th of 457 public high schools	24.5%		29.7	301^st of 451 public high schools	33.3%	44	28.6	24.9	26.1						$18,491	$1,960	$16,531
Towers High School	Public	9-12	3919 Brookcrest Cir	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2202	876	53	16.5	100.0%	21 (2.4%)	676 (77.2%)	121 (13.8%)	31 (3.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.2%)	19.8	358^th of 457 public high schools	21.7%		15	388^th of 451 public high schools	14.0%	30	18.8	26.0	26.3						$18,332	$1,720	$16,613
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%)	43.7	204^th of 457 public high schools	55.4%		34.6	271^st of 451 public high schools	39.9%	67	33.8	37.2	51.9						$18,120	$1,874	$16,246
DeKalb School of the Arts	Public	8-12	1192 Clarendon Ave	Avondale Estates	30002	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 676-2502	298	23	13.2	35.6%	72 (24.2%)	172 (57.7%)	24 (8.1%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)	85	24^th of 457 public high schools	94.7%		93.2	11^th of 451 public high schools	97.6%	13	73.8	69.8	92.2						$25,160	$2,670	$22,490
Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	4046 Chamblee Tucker Rd	Atlanta	30340	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools II- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 412-0571	165	15	11.3	98.2%	52 (31.5%)	50 (30.3%)	3 (1.8%)	60 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						33.4	4.2	0.0	$18,691	$1,446	$17,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Stone Mountain High School

What district is Stone Mountain High School in?

DeKalb County

How many students attend Stone Mountain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,254 students attended Stone Mountain High School.

What is the racial makeup of Stone Mountain High School?

Students at Stone Mountain High School are 68% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is Stone Mountain High School a good school?

Stone Mountain High School ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Georgia high schools.

What schools feed into Stone Mountain High School?

Stone Mountain High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hambrick Elementary School
Elementary : Rockbridge Elementary School
Elementary : Stone Mill Elementary School
Elementary : Stone Mountain Elementary School
Middle : Stone Mountain Middle School

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