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Rainbow Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Rainbow Elementary School in Decatur, GA, serves 337 students in grades PK-5 within the DeKalb County school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 7th percentile statewide, a decline from its peak in 2018-2019 when it ranked in the 24th percentile.

Academically, Rainbow Elementary's math and science scores trail both district and state averages significantly. In 4th grade math, only 14.3% of students are proficient, compared to 37.5% district-wide and 50.1% statewide. Fifth grade science proficiency sits at 12.5%, less than half the district rate of 30.4%. However, there is a bright spot: 3rd grade math proficiency jumped from 20.5% to 31% in one year, suggesting early-grade interventions may be working. Chronic absenteeism has also improved dramatically, dropping from 39.5% in 2022-2023 to 24.9% currently, though it still exceeds the state rate of 17.7%.

What makes Rainbow's situation particularly striking is its resource allocation. The school spends $22,972 per student—$5,000 more than nearby Edward L. Bouie- Senior Elementary School and Narvie Harris Elementary School—and maintains a favorable 10.8:1 student-teacher ratio. Yet those two schools, serving similarly high-poverty populations, rank in the 58th and 52nd percentiles respectively and outperform Rainbow by 40-50 percentage points in some subjects. Even DeKalb Brilliance Academy, located just 0.59 miles away with the same 100% free/reduced lunch population, achieves triple Rainbow's proficiency rates in 4th grade math and science. This disconnect between spending and outcomes suggests that while the school is committed to providing resources, the effectiveness of instructional programs and curriculum implementation may warrant closer examination.

337

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,972

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 Kelley Chapel Rd
Decatur, GA 30034

(678) 874-1702

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Rainbow Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.3%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

1,136^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

58^th of 81Elementary 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	11.3	1136 of 1222	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	1071 of 1238	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1049 of 1236	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	967 of 1223	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1018 of 1220	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	937 of 1234	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1037 of 1209	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	1024 of 1205	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	1028 of 1233	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	999 of 1240	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.5	1056 of 1231	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.3	1113 of 1225	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.6	1151 of 1201	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	1117 of 1212	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	34.4	893 of 1183	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.1	983 of 1133	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.3	770 of 1134	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.2	877 of 1125	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.5	852 of 1101	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	666 of 829	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	640 of 892	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	630 of 879	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	571 of 870	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	618 of 876	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	1094 of 1189	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	1011 of 1224	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1077 of 1223	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	922 of 1212	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	953 of 1206	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	1092 of 1186	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	1148 of 1225	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	970 of 1220	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	947 of 1210	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1054 of 1209	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)20th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics21%-26 vs state

Science12%-32 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 (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 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
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	1136^th of 1222 public elementary schools	7.0%		16.2	1071^st of 1238 public elementary schools	13.5%	65	31.0	14.3	17.9	12.5	$22,972	$2,173	$20,799
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	876^th of 1222 public elementary schools	28.3%		42.3	653^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	47.3%	223	23.6	42.7	19.7	39.5	$17,530	$1,399	$16,130
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	1036^th of 1222 public elementary schools	15.2%		30.7	825^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.4%	211	22.5	22.2	31.6	25.0	$20,137	$1,983	$18,154
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	1040^th of 1222 public elementary schools	14.9%		30.4	829^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.0%	211	30.8	30.2	17.0	24.6	$57,153	$1,749	$55,405
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	1201^st of 1222 public elementary schools	1.7%		16.2	1069^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.7%	132	16.1	11.3	11.4	14.0	$20,603	$1,760	$18,842
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	1166^th of 1222 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.4	1174^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.2%	8	18.2	30.6	13.1	6.6	$25,568	$2,002	$23,566
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	1213^th of 1222 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.9	1212^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.1%	1	7.8	11.8	11.3	9.7	$24,524	$2,331	$22,192
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	514^th of 1222 public elementary schools	57.9%		56.1	489^th of 1238 public elementary schools	60.5%	25	41.6	48.9	42.7	53.3	$17,871	$1,850	$16,021
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	590^th of 1222 public elementary schools	51.7%		64	392^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	68.3%	198	35.1	38.8	53.0	46.9	$18,236	$1,635	$16,601
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	1096^th of 1222 public elementary schools	10.3%		15.1	1090^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.0%	6	30.8	23.3	17.3	20.7	$21,882	$2,340	$19,543

Frequently Asked Questions about Rainbow Elementary School

How many students attend Rainbow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Rainbow Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Rainbow Elementary School?

Students at Rainbow Elementary School are 89% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Rainbow Elementary School a good school?

Rainbow Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Rainbow Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rainbow Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Rainbow Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

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