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Robert Shaw Theme School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Robert Shaw Theme School is an elementary school located in Scottdale, Georgia, serving 314 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 131 out of 206 districts in the state.

Robert Shaw Theme School consistently outperforms the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages in Milestones Assessment test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 69.8% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 29.1% for DeKalb County and 34.9% for Georgia. The school has a strong track record of high performance, ranking in the top 25% of Georgia elementary schools and receiving a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to nearby schools in the DeKalb County district, such as Dunaire Elementary School and Jolly Elementary School, Robert Shaw Theme School significantly outperforms them in academic achievement. The school's success can be attributed to factors such as its low student-teacher ratio, high per-student funding, and its ability to effectively support its economically disadvantaged student population, with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

307

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,295

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

385 Glendale Rd
Scottdale, GA 30079

(678) 676-6002

District: DeKalb County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.5%

Hispanic:

3.3%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (77% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

38^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 81Elementary Schools in the DeKalb County

131^st of 206DeKalb 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
2025	97.0	38 of 1238	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	110 of 1248	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	73.9	291 of 1242	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	303 of 1244	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	503 of 1214	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.6	236 of 1234	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	234 of 1209	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	64.1	386 of 1205	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	449 of 1233	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	392 of 1240	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.4	305 of 1231	75.2%	★★★★☆
2013	73.7	324 of 1225	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	74.8	289 of 1201	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	71.1	376 of 1212	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	81.7	161 of 1183	86.4%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	250 of 1133	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	75.8	232 of 1134	79.5%	★★★★☆
2007	73.7	286 of 1125	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	78.5	189 of 1101	82.8%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+34 vs state

Science79%+35 vs state

English Language Arts73%+34 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, October 1, 2018

My kids love this school and tbey always have best scores all the time,!!! Close Quote

by a principal
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

This school is one of the elite elementary schools in DeKalb County! Beating the Odds every year for the past 6 years, our school has a unique skill set that our students embody which helps them excel academically, socially, and emotionally. We truly care about all of the students and parents we come in contact with here. Not one student who comes to us struggling will leave us struggling as our Teachers pride themselves in reaching each student at the level in which he/she may understand while moving them from beginning, to developing and later proficient in academic subject areas. Our active and involved parents are some of the best in the world as they fully support the vision and mission of the school just as the Faculty and Staff do. Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, August 3, 2018

I have been a teacher for 20 years and Robert Shaw Theme School has been the most positive teaching environment I have ever worked in. From the wonderful administrators and staff to the supportive parents and community to the inquisitive students, we have it all at Robert Shaw! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, July 29, 2018

Excellent school! Great students, teachers, and outstanding leadership. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 12, 2017

This school is not that much good. Because the teachers do not teach the students. My dautghter is now 4th grader, she do not know how to add numbers, divide numbers, multiply numbers. I have to teach her my self at home or I have to find some kind of action very soon. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Robert Shaw use to be a GREAT school. However, within the past 4 - 5 years there has been a principal who is one of the most control obsessed individuals I have ever met. Current leadership mentality is that of a dictatorship...I..I..I...me...me..me. What happened to us...we? Under current leadership, teacher morale is very low despite how much parents attempt to show teachers how much they are appreciated. I'm so thankful I have no more affiliation with that school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th 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
Robert Shaw Theme School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Glendale Rd	Scottdale	30079	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6002	307	25	12.2	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	284 (92.5%)	10 (3.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	97	38^th of 1238 public elementary schools	96.9%		92	110^th of 1248 public elementary schools	91.2%	72		69.8	73.8	76.2				84.9	78.6	73.8				78.6			$22,295	$2,031	$20,264
DeKalb Arts Academy	Public	K-8	3131 Old Rockbridge Rd	Avondale Estates	30002	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-1302	768	52	14.7	76.0%	46 (6.0%)	631 (82.2%)	33 (4.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	70.2	325^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.7%		70	345^th of 1248 public elementary schools	72.4%	20		51.2	52.9	64.3	51.6	61.4	59.1	62.8	58.8	52.9	18.4	41.6	50.0	54.3	58.0	23.9	$17,413	$1,669	$15,745
Museum School Avondale Estates	Public, Charter	K-8	3191 Covington Hwy	Avondale Estates	30002	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 292-9760	588	45	13.0	36.2%	290 (49.3%)	197 (33.5%)	43 (7.3%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.3%)	78	255^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.4%		76.3	275^th of 1248 public elementary schools	78.0%	20	72.7	54.2	57.6	54.0	56.5	60.6	63.4	62.7	59.1	54.0	33.3	47.9	60.6	61.9	54.9	46.4	$18,904	$87	$18,817
Avondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Lakeshore Dr	Avondale Estates	30002	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5202	521	42	12.4	91.6%	95 (18.2%)	314 (60.3%)	41 (7.9%)	45 (8.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	26.1	908^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.7%		30.4	847^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.1%	61		24.1	26.0	24.7				38.0	32.5	21.3				27.0			$19,862	$1,855	$18,007
Indian Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	724 N Indian Creek Dr	Clarkston	30021	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5702	967	75	12.8	100.0%	108 (11.2%)	348 (36.0%)	59 (6.1%)	438 (45.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	11.9	1147^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.4%		13.1	1137^th of 1248 public elementary schools	8.9%	10		12.4	11.7	18.4				19.8	19.6	17.7				21.5			$19,077	$2,156	$16,921
McLendon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3169 Hollywood Dr	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5902	342	31	11.0	100.0%	18 (5.3%)	199 (58.2%)	66 (19.3%)	34 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	18	1031^st of 1238 public elementary schools	16.7%		29.5	862^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	30.9%	169		8.3	17.9	26.9				16.7	15.4	28.8				30.8			$24,746	$2,155	$22,591
Dunaire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 S Indian Creek Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5502	432	32	13.5	100.0%	22 (5.1%)	268 (62.0%)	32 (7.4%)	102 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	15.1	1088^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.1%		18.9	1019^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.3%	69		18.5	25.0	20.9				14.8	23.4	16.2				19.4			$21,079	$1,860	$19,219
Talley Street Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	2617 Talley St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 377-1446	623	51	12.1	21.2%	338 (54.3%)	144 (23.1%)	40 (6.4%)	40 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.6%)	94.7	73^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	94.1%		92.6	101^st of 1248 public elementary schools	91.9%	28		66.1	68.3	77.9				69.8	73.4	77.8				70.4			$19,026	$594	$18,432
Glennwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	440 E Ponce de Leon Ave	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4435	184	19	9.8	21.7%	79 (42.9%)	44 (23.9%)	21 (11.4%)	17 (9.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.0%)								(n/a)																	$29,488	$500	$28,987
Jolly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 Otello Ave	Clarkston	30021	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5802	790	53	14.9	100.0%	99 (12.5%)	324 (41.0%)	47 (5.9%)	311 (39.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	11.4	1158^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.5%		11.9	1159^th of 1248 public elementary schools	7.1%	1		11.8	17.7	15.0				17.3	16.9	19.0				19.0			$18,234	$2,036	$16,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Shaw Theme School

Is Robert Shaw Theme School a good school?

Yes! Robert Shaw Theme School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 38^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Robert Shaw Theme School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Robert Shaw Theme School.

What is the racial makeup of Robert Shaw Theme School?

Students at Robert Shaw Theme School are 93% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Robert Shaw Theme School in?

DeKalb County

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