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Lithonia High School

Public Grades 9-12

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Georgia High Schools

Better than 25% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Lithonia High School is a public high school in Lithonia, Georgia, serving 1,504 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 131 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lithonia High School itself has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lithonia High School's performance lags behind both the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.2% of students were proficient in American Literature and Composition, compared to 32.9% for DeKalb County and 40.4% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rates, ranging from 73.0% to 85.4%, are also lower than the 85.4% rate reported for the surrounding schools in the district. Additionally, Lithonia High School has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.03% to 100% over the past few years.

While Lithonia High School is underperforming compared to state averages, it is also lagging behind many of the nearby schools in the DeKalb County district. For example, Southwest DeKalb High School, which is only 5.69 miles away, outperforms Lithonia High School on most metrics, including test scores and graduation rates. The data suggests that Lithonia High School could benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes, such as increasing funding, implementing more effective teaching methods, and providing additional resources and support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

1,547

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,439

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2440 Phillips Rd
Lithonia, GA 30058

(678) 676-2902

District: DeKalb County

Feeder schools for Lithonia High School:

Elementary:	Rock Chapel Elementary School
	Stoneview Elementary School
Middle:	Lithonia Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.0%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

341^st of 452

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 23High 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	23.3	341 of 452	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	336 of 458	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	325 of 442	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	305 of 429	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	357 of 410	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	367 of 438	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	352 of 428	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	359 of 420	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	369 of 426	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	362 of 435	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.7	327 of 425	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	358 of 425	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.7	293 of 396	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.9	306 of 402	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.4	316 of 384	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.3	325 of 372	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	299 of 370	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.7	287 of 358	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	301 of 335	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

United States History32%-7 vs state

Algebra I26%-19 vs state

Biology24%-20 vs state

American Literature and Composition17%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 12, 2017

DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD THERE..this school is not proactive with anything including BULLYING. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)		Milestones Assessment Mathematics (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 American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lithonia High School	Public	9-12	2440 Phillips Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-2902	1,547	95	16.2	100.0%	24 (1.6%)	1,362 (88.0%)	105 (6.8%)	14 (0.9%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	32 (2.1%)	23.3	341^st of 452 public high schools	24.6%		23.2	336^th of 458 public high schools	26.6%	5	17.2	26.3	24.1	31.7					$17,439	$1,887	$15,552
Miller Grove High School	Public	9-12	2645 Dekalb Medical Pkwy	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-1102	1,073	72	14.9	100.0%	6 (0.6%)	983 (91.6%)	63 (5.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	30.2	295^th of 452 public high schools	34.7%		20.1	360^th of 458 public high schools	21.4%	65	29.7	33.4	18.6	36.0					$19,071	$1,964	$17,108
Stephenson High School	Public	9-12	701 Stephenson Rd	Stone Mountain	30087	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4202	1,339	80	16.7	94.8%	16 (1.2%)	1,154 (86.2%)	118 (8.8%)	19 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	28 (2.1%)	34.6	272^nd of 452 public high schools	39.8%		28.3	308^th of 458 public high schools	32.8%	36	27.4	27.2	24.3	46.6					$18,120	$1,874	$16,246
Redan High School	Public	9-12	5247 Redan Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3602	1,052	59	17.8	100.0%	12 (1.1%)	894 (85.0%)	96 (9.1%)	19 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	29.7	302^nd of 452 public high schools	33.2%		19.8	364^th of 458 public high schools	20.5%	62	23.3	32.4	31.0	31.5					$18,491	$1,960	$16,531
The Anchor School	Public, Charter	6-12	2460 Wesley Chapel Road	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools II- The Anchor School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 503-4880	208	15	13.5	100.0%	4 (1.9%)	182 (87.5%)	7 (3.4%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					20.5	33.0	3.4	15.4	$14,927	$2,325	$12,602
Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic	Public	9-12	6610 Browns Mill Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-3602	1,224	73	16.7	65.2%	1 (0.1%)	1,148 (93.8%)	43 (3.5%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (1.9%)	55.4	146^th of 452 public high schools	67.7%		50.4	184^th of 458 public high schools	59.8%	38	58.4	41.6	45.5	22.4					$17,247	$1,601	$15,646
Southwest DeKalb High School	Public	9-12	2863 Kelley Chapel Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-1902	1,237	81	15.2	99.4%	2 (0.2%)	1,164 (94.1%)	38 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.9%)	36.7	254^th of 452 public high schools	43.8%		34.9	271^st of 458 public high schools	40.8%	17	35.2	18.8	27.9	44.5					$18,040	$1,913	$16,127
Martin Luther King- Junior High School	Public	9-12	3991 Snapfinger Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-5402	1,370	84	16.3	100.0%	11 (0.8%)	1,254 (91.5%)	66 (4.8%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.1%)	14.5	393^rd of 452 public high schools	13.1%		13.6	403^rd of 458 public high schools	12.0%	10	17.6	17.8	13.4	19.8					$18,800	$2,089	$16,710
Towers High School	Public	9-12	3919 Brookcrest Cir	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2202	876	53	16.5	100.0%	21 (2.4%)	676 (77.2%)	121 (13.8%)	31 (3.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.2%)	15	389^th of 452 public high schools	13.9%		11.5	414^th of 458 public high schools	9.6%	25	13.1	12.4	23.5	21.4					$18,332	$1,720	$16,613
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	2106 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-0802	877	63	13.9	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	803 (91.6%)	47 (5.4%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	17.1	375^th of 452 public high schools	17.0%		14.7	398^th of 458 public high schools	13.1%	23	16.1	15.2	18.5	25.0					$20,258	$2,270	$17,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Lithonia High School

Is Lithonia High School a good school?

Lithonia High School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Georgia high schools.

What schools feed into Lithonia High School?

Lithonia High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Rock Chapel Elementary School
Elementary : Stoneview Elementary School
Middle : Lithonia Middle School

How many students attend Lithonia High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,547 students attended Lithonia High School.

What district is Lithonia High School in?

DeKalb County

What is the racial makeup of Lithonia High School?

Students at Lithonia High School are 88% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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