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Flat Shoals Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Flat Shoals Elementary School in Decatur, GA, serves 373 students in grades PK-5 within the DeKalb County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically ranked in the bottom 5% of Georgia elementary schools, but the most recent data shows some encouraging signs of progress.

In mathematics, Flat Shoals showed meaningful improvement in 2025-2026. Third-grade math proficiency rose from 11.6% to 17.2%, and fourth-grade math jumped nearly 10 points to 22.4%—the school's best performance in any subject in recent years. Fifth-grade science also saw a dramatic leap, from 6% to 20.4% proficiency. While these numbers remain below district and state averages, the upward trend is real. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has also improved steadily, dropping from 36.5% in 2021-2022 to 30.3% now, though it remains nearly double the state average. Per-student spending has increased 75% over three years to $24,890, which is higher than nearby Oak View Elementary ($19,257) and Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology ($18,379), though far below Bob Mathis Elementary School's extraordinary $57,153 per student.

Compared to nearby schools, Flat Shoals sits in the middle-to-lower tier. Kelley Lake Elementary School (0.66 miles away) outperforms Flat Shoals in math despite having a higher chronic absenteeism rate (43% vs. 30.3%), suggesting attendance alone doesn't explain the gap. Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School significantly outperforms Flat Shoals with lower absenteeism, though as a magnet school it may benefit from selective enrollment. Notably, Flat Shoals serves female students less effectively (2nd percentile statewide) than male students (9th percentile), an unusual pattern worth attention. The combination of rising math scores, declining absenteeism, and increased investment suggests the school may be building momentum, but sustained improvement over multiple years will be needed to meaningfully change its standing.

373

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,890

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

3226 Flat Shoals Rd
Decatur, GA 30034

(678) 874-4602

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Flat Shoals Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McNair Middle School
High:	McNair High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.6%

Hispanic:

2.7%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (18% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

1,165^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

65^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	9.2	1165 of 1222	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	1207 of 1238	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1190 of 1236	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1201 of 1223	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1186 of 1220	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1076 of 1214	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1202 of 1234	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1160 of 1209	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	1188 of 1205	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	1210 of 1233	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.0	1224 of 1240	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	1219 of 1231	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.0	1210 of 1225	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	1197 of 1201	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.5	1191 of 1212	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	1148 of 1183	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.2	1101 of 1133	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.1	1078 of 1134	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	996 of 1125	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.5	993 of 1101	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	736 of 829	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	856 of 892	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	802 of 879	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	844 of 870	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	821 of 876	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	1163 of 1189	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	1212 of 1224	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1159 of 1223	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1190 of 1212	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1182 of 1206	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	1078 of 1186	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	1164 of 1225	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1182 of 1220	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1185 of 1210	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1155 of 1209	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science20%-24 vs state

Mathematics17%-30 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
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	63.5%	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
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	36.1%	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
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	44.1%	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
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	58.9%	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
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	59.3%	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
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	54.8%	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	53.7%	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
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	53.3%	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
Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2330 River Rd	Ellenwood	30294	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3902	531	38	13.9	41.8%	3 (0.6%)	469 (88.3%)	39 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	6.6	1189^th of 1222 public elementary schools	2.7%		13.9	1115^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.9%	74	9.7	22.1	13.3	10.8	$20,571	$2,075	$18,496
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	43.2%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Flat Shoals Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Flat Shoals Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Flat Shoals Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : McNair Middle School
High : McNair High School

What is the racial makeup of Flat Shoals Elementary School?

Students at Flat Shoals Elementary School are 94% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Flat Shoals Elementary School a good school?

Flat Shoals Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Flat Shoals Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Flat Shoals Elementary School.

What district is Flat Shoals Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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