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Kelley Lake Elementary School

Q: Is Kelley Lake Elementary School a good school?

Kelley Lake Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Kelley Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Kelley Lake Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kelley Lake Elementary School?

Students at Kelley Lake Elementary School are 57% African American, 39% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Kelley Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kelley Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : McNair Middle School High : McNair High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1047^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Kelley Lake Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Decatur, GA, serving 302 students within the DeKalb County School District, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Kelley Lake stands out for its mathematics instruction. In the most recent testing year, the school led all nearby DeKalb County elementary schools in 4th and 5th grade math proficiency, with 4th graders (36.1% proficient) essentially tying the district average and outperforming every immediate neighbor except Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology. The school also earns a strong 3-star rating for its African American students, ranking in the 57th percentile statewide for that subgroup—far above its overall 14th percentile ranking. With a favorable 11.6:1 student-teacher ratio and spending of $23,473 per student—more than most nearby schools—Kelley Lake has solid resources in place.

The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism. At 43%, its rate is more than double the state average (17.7%) and significantly higher than the district's 26.7%. This likely explains why the school's overall state ranking has dropped from the 55th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 14th percentile recently, despite showing it can achieve strong results—like the 62.5% math proficiency its 5th graders posted just a few years ago. Science performance is also a concern, with only 12.5% of 5th graders proficient versus 44.2% statewide. For comparison, Charles R. Drew Charter School, just 2.7 miles away, serves a very different population (38% low-income versus 94-100% at Kelley Lake) and posts much higher scores, but Kelley Lake remains competitive with its immediate DeKalb peers. Families considering this school should weigh its strong math instruction and resource allocation against the attendance challenges that affect overall outcomes.

302

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,473

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2590 Kelly Lake Rd
Decatur, GA 30032

(678) 874-4802

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Kelley Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McNair Middle School
High:	McNair High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.0%

Hispanic:

39.1%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

1,047^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^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	17.2	1047 of 1222	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	1105 of 1238	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	755 of 1236	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	556 of 1223	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	820 of 1220	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1100 of 1214	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	927 of 1234	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1018 of 1209	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	877 of 1205	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	1064 of 1233	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	989 of 1240	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	1062 of 1231	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	996 of 1225	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	1027 of 1201	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.5	1094 of 1212	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.6	999 of 1183	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	991 of 1133	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	1053 of 1134	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	25.9	919 of 1125	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.2	924 of 1101	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	354 of 829	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	330 of 892	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	159 of 879	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	181 of 870	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	367 of 876	58.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	317 of 317	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	869 of 1224	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	682 of 1223	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	507 of 1212	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	836 of 1206	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	583 of 583	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	1077 of 1186	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	1166 of 1225	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	650 of 1220	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	803 of 1209	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+43 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics29%-19 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
Kelley Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2590 Kelly Lake Rd	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4802	302	26	11.6	94.4%	1 (0.3%)	172 (57.0%)	118 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	17.2	1047^th of 1222 public elementary schools	14.3%		14.4	1105^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.7%	58	27.0	36.1	21.9	12.5	$23,473	$1,549	$21,924
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	1165^th of 1222 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.3	1207^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.5%	42	17.2	22.4	11.1	20.4	$24,890	$3,037	$21,853
Toney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Oakland Ter	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2102	207	21	9.8	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	175 (84.5%)	19 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	9	1168^th of 1222 public elementary schools	4.4%		10.6	1171^st of 1238 public elementary schools	5.4%	3	16.7	24.1	17.6	11.8	$29,467	$2,055	$27,412
PEACE Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	1954 Candler Road	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools II- PEACE Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 722-0706	241	16	15.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	231 (95.9%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.3	1156^th of 1222 public elementary schools	5.4%		9.1	1197^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.3%	41	11.7	0.0	13.9	27.8	$14,619	$1,029	$13,590
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2162 Second Ave	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3402	475	36	13.1	100.0%	14 (2.9%)	428 (90.1%)	17 (3.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	6.1	1199^th of 1222 public elementary schools	1.9%		18.1	1027^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.0%	172	20.6	17.6	10.1	3.9	$21,016	$1,793	$19,224
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
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3132 Clifton Church Rd SE	Atlanta	30316	Fulton County	DeKalb County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(678) 874-4402	844	52	16.2	100.0%	9 (1.1%)	754 (89.3%)	41 (4.9%)	6 (0.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	24.1	934^th of 1222 public elementary schools	23.6%		29.9	835^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.6%	99	29.3	35.9	31.1	24.3	$18,379	$2,160	$16,219
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
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	1099^th of 1222 public elementary schools	10.1%		11.4	1156^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.6%	57	22.6	35.0	13.5	16.1	$19,257	$2,123	$17,134
Charles R. Drew Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	301 E Lake Blvd SE	Atlanta	30317	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 687-0001	961	89	10.8	38.0%	308 (32.0%)	539 (56.1%)	44 (4.6%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	59 (6.1%)	88.4	145^th of 1222 public elementary schools	88.1%		91.9	109^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.2%	36	72.8	70.4	66.9	61.4	$30,852	$06	$30,846

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelley Lake Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Kelley Lake Elementary School?

Students at Kelley Lake Elementary School are 57% African American, 39% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Kelley Lake Elementary School a good school?

Kelley Lake Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Kelley Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kelley Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : McNair Middle School
High : McNair High School

What district is Kelley Lake Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

How many students attend Kelley Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Kelley Lake Elementary School.

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