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Rock Chapel Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Rock Chapel Elementary School in Lithonia, GA, serves 524 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the DeKalb County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school currently ranks in the bottom 4% of Georgia elementary schools, a sharp drop from its previous year’s 19th percentile ranking, and its academic performance has declined across most subjects and grade levels over the past few years.

The most significant academic shift is in 3rd-grade mathematics, where proficiency fell from 32.3% in 2022-2023 to 16.7% in 2025-2026, while the district average improved slightly to 35.9%. Science remains a persistent weakness, with only 12.7% of 5th graders proficient compared to 30.4% district-wide and 44.2% statewide. Notably, nearby Partee Elementary School in Gwinnett County—just a few miles away and serving a similar student population—achieves proficiency rates 2-3 times higher, ranking in the 69th percentile. Even within DeKalb, Wynbrooke Elementary School ranks in the 68th percentile with math proficiency around 52-62%, despite having a slightly lower free/reduced lunch rate.

There is some encouraging news: chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, falling from 39.3% in 2022-2023 to 22.4% in 2025-2026, now better than the district average of 26.7%. However, this improvement has not translated into academic gains. The school spends $19,732 per student—the highest among its comparison schools and roughly $3,900 more than Partee—yet produces among the lowest outcomes. This disconnect suggests that while attendance systems have improved, instructional supports may not be effectively converting increased seat time into learning. With ELA scores not yet released for the current year, the full picture remains incomplete, but the mathematics and science data alone indicate a school in need of significant intervention.

524

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,732

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1130 Rock Chapel Rd
Lithonia, GA 30058

(678) 676-3802

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Rock Chapel Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lithonia Middle School
High:	Lithonia High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.0%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

1,169^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

68^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	8.8	1169 of 1219	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	999 of 1238	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1048 of 1236	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	897 of 1223	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1006 of 1220	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	962 of 1214	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	980 of 1234	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	984 of 1209	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	913 of 1205	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.1	929 of 1233	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	900 of 1240	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.9	1021 of 1231	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	1132 of 1225	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	1049 of 1201	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	1093 of 1212	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.3	968 of 1183	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.6	1074 of 1133	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.3	1012 of 1134	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	1024 of 1125	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.1	912 of 1101	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	764 of 828	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	539 of 892	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	659 of 879	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	490 of 870	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	622 of 876	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	1106 of 1186	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	873 of 1224	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	992 of 1223	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	844 of 1212	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	929 of 1206	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	1140 of 1183	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	1101 of 1225	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1088 of 1220	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	938 of 1210	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1067 of 1209	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	489 of 565	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics19%-29 vs state

Science13%-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	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
Rock Chapel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Rock Chapel Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3802	524	37	14.1	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	456 (87.0%)	42 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	8.8	1169^th of 1219 public elementary schools	4.1%		19.9	999^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.3%	170	16.7	20.5	18.8	12.7	$19,732	$1,800	$17,932
Princeton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 S Deshon Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-3002	751	53	14.1	100.0%	3 (0.4%)	640 (85.2%)	73 (9.7%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	7.1	1183^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	3.0%		14.3	1106^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.7%	77	19.2	18.2	10.9	12.7	$17,930	$1,993	$15,937
Anderson-Livsey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4521 Centerville Hwy	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 344-2082	678	56	12.1	83.3%	28 (4.1%)	409 (60.3%)	185 (27.3%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.5%)	55.8	482^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	60.5%		48	591^st of 1238 public elementary schools	52.3%	109	51.1	48.9	43.2	45.0	$16,457	$1,397	$15,060
Pine Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Pine Ridge Dr	Stone Mountain	30087	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3402	551	41	13.4	100.0%	7 (1.3%)	408 (74.0%)	99 (18.0%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.1%)	10.8	1145^th of 1219 public elementary schools	6.1%		10.9	1166^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.8%	21	23.9	20.9	18.6	14.9	$19,487	$1,719	$17,768
Wynbrooke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Wicksbury Way	Stone Mountain	30087	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5002	546	37	14.7	84.4%	1 (0.2%)	503 (92.1%)	28 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	64.3	387^th of 1219 public elementary schools	68.3%		75.5	269^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.3%	118	52.8	62.6	56.7	36.7	$19,068	$1,714	$17,354
Partee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4350 Campbell Rd	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 982-6920	775	66	11.7	77.8%	29 (3.7%)	489 (63.1%)	165 (21.3%)	56 (7.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.9%)	65.4	373^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	69.4%		68.3	345^th of 1238 public elementary schools	72.1%	28	55.8	50.4	48.6	54.2	$15,825	$1,328	$14,497
Annistown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3150 Spain Rd	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 979-2950	686	53	12.9	78.3%	44 (6.4%)	325 (47.4%)	243 (35.4%)	34 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	39.8	673^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	44.8%		37.3	723^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	41.6%	50	33.6	38.0	40.5	42.2	$15,967	$1,590	$14,378
Redan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1914 Stone Mountain Lithonia	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3502	525	39	13.4	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	445 (84.8%)	52 (9.9%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	16.7	1047^th of 1219 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.1	1073^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	13.3%	26	32.2	20.3	16.8	27.0	$19,141	$2,195	$16,947
Shadow Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 King Way Dr	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3902	493	34	14.5	100.0%	4 (0.8%)	385 (78.1%)	68 (13.8%)	14 (2.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	10	1155^th of 1219 public elementary schools	5.3%		20.4	990^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.0%	165	22.9	23.9	15.4	12.8	$18,945	$2,155	$16,789
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rock Chapel Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Rock Chapel Elementary School?

Students at Rock Chapel Elementary School are 87% African American, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Rock Chapel Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

How many students attend Rock Chapel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Rock Chapel Elementary School.

Is Rock Chapel Elementary School a good school?

Rock Chapel Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Rock Chapel Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rock Chapel Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lithonia Middle School
High : Lithonia High School

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