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Stone Mountain Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Stone Mountain Middle School is a public middle school located in Stone Mountain, Georgia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,011 students. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 131 out of 206 school districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased per-student spending over the years, Stone Mountain Middle School consistently performs below the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages in the Milestones Assessment across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 15.8% to 22.3%, compared to 30.5% to 31.6% for DeKalb County and 39.8% to 41.3% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics is even lower, with proficiency rates ranging from 7.1% to 28%, compared to 22.8% to 33.7% for DeKalb County and 37.3% to 47% for the state. Over the past 10 years, Stone Mountain Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools, with its ranking ranging from 443 out of 543 in 2017-2018 to 455 out of 542 in 2020-2021.

When comparing Stone Mountain Middle School to nearby schools within the DeKalb County district, it is clear that the school is underperforming. For example, Kittredge Magnet School, located about 6.67 miles away, consistently outperforms Stone Mountain Middle School by a significant margin, with proficiency rates often exceeding 90% in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

986

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,938

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4293 Sarr Pkwy
Stone Mountain, GA 30083

(678) 676-4802

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Stone Mountain Middle School usually attend:

High:

Stone Mountain High School

Feeder schools for Stone Mountain Middle School:

Elementary:	Hambrick Elementary School
	Rockbridge Elementary School
	Stone Mill Elementary School
	Stone Mountain Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.0%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Asian:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (18% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg28%

Georgia avg40%

482^nd of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 21Middle 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	18.5	482 of 584	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	483 of 588	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	492 of 577	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	462 of 567	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	455 of 542	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	486 of 559	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	443 of 543	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	482 of 539	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	464 of 545	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	479 of 537	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.8	453 of 521	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	460 of 527	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	432 of 508	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.8	429 of 504	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	408 of 494	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.0	323 of 466	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.4	385 of 462	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.5	379 of 445	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-8 vs state

English Language Arts19%-22 vs state

Mathematics17%-24 vs state

Social Studies14%-25 vs state

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Sunday, May 15, 2016

The teachers at this school care about students' education and welfare. Students that work hard and behave well are rewarded! 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 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 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
Stone Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	4293 Sarr Pkwy	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4802	986	71	13.8	100.0%	17 (1.7%)	670 (68.0%)	173 (17.5%)	106 (10.8%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	18.5	482^nd of 584 public middle schools	17.5%		19.6	483^rd of 588 public middle schools	17.9%	1				15.8	18.5	22.3			7.1	17.4	28.0		20.9	13.8	$18,938	$2,111	$16,827
Tucker Middle School	Public	6-8	2160 Idlewood Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0902	1,173	87	13.4	100.0%	109 (9.3%)	578 (49.3%)	320 (27.3%)	118 (10.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.7%)	37.1	360^th of 584 public middle schools	38.4%		35.1	372^nd of 588 public middle schools	36.7%	12	96.0			34.3	26.1	32.2			29.6	23.0	34.2		32.5	23.9	$18,208	$2,043	$16,164
The Champion Middle Theme School	Public	6-8	5265 Mimosa Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 504-4302	782	50	15.6	87.2%	1 (0.1%)	742 (94.9%)	16 (2.0%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	56	233^rd of 584 public middle schools	60.1%		56.3	234^th of 588 public middle schools	60.2%	1	75.4			37.9	46.2	50.6			30.4	40.2	47.6		23.2	35.6	$18,104	$1,846	$16,258
Henderson Middle School	Public	6-8	2830 Henderson Mill Rd	Chamblee	30341	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2902	1,367	95	14.3	73.5%	293 (21.4%)	270 (19.8%)	701 (51.3%)	51 (3.7%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.1%)	40.5	335^th of 584 public middle schools	42.6%		38.5	350^th of 588 public middle schools	40.5%	15	85.4			31.6	34.8	34.5			28.6	33.1	34.9		28.7	22.3	$18,284	$1,746	$16,538
Freedom Middle School	Public	6-8	505 S Hairston Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-8702	1,272	78	16.3	100.0%	115 (9.0%)	626 (49.2%)	102 (8.0%)	407 (32.0%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.2%)	22	455^th of 584 public middle schools	22.1%		20.3	475^th of 588 public middle schools	19.2%	20	93.3			19.7	20.0	24.9			19.1	23.3	26.7		18.3	15.8	$17,715	$1,845	$15,869
Druid Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Mount Olive Dr	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-7602	985	72	13.6	72.3%	228 (23.1%)	443 (45.0%)	162 (16.4%)	88 (8.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.6%)	44.6	301^st of 584 public middle schools	48.5%		58.4	220^th of 588 public middle schools	62.6%	81	69.8			39.1	40.2	36.6			29.6	32.7	38.7		28.0	19.9	$19,312	$1,671	$17,641
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	3456 Aztec Rd	Atlanta	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-7902	1,713	112	15.2	89.0%	12 (0.7%)	50 (2.9%)	1,589 (92.8%)	37 (2.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	16.2	498^th of 584 public middle schools	14.7%		13.3	530^th of 588 public middle schools	9.9%	32	96.4			15.5	13.4	18.2			11.1	10.8	26.4		13.9	22.6	$17,491	$1,961	$15,530
Lilburn Middle School	Public	6-8	4994 Lawrenceville Hwy NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 921-1776	1,636	120	13.6	91.7%	29 (1.8%)	147 (9.0%)	1,334 (81.5%)	110 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.9%)	27.9	422^nd of 584 public middle schools	27.7%		31.3	401^st of 588 public middle schools	31.8%	21	73.6			19.9	25.8	26.3			17.9	26.2	38.3			27.0	$14,142	$943	$13,199
Trickum Middle School	Public	6-8	130 Killian Hill Rd SW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 921-2705	2,204	141	15.6	62.2%	398 (18.1%)	507 (23.0%)	678 (30.8%)	508 (23.0%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	104 (4.7%)	82.7	89^th of 584 public middle schools	84.8%		82.9	87^th of 588 public middle schools	85.2%	2	97.8			57.8	50.7	53.7			51.1	53.3	64.3			63.6	$12,492	$348	$12,144
Kittredge Magnet School	Public, Magnet	4-6	2383 N Druid Hills Rd NE	Atlanta	30329	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	Yes	No	No	(678) 874-6602	552	35	15.7	4.9%	295 (53.4%)	44 (8.0%)	30 (5.4%)	132 (23.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.3%)								(n/a)		99.5	98.3	100.0			100.0	98.9	99.4			97.8			$17,608	$1,489	$16,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Stone Mountain Middle School

What high school do graduates of Stone Mountain Middle School attend?

Students who attend Stone Mountain Middle School usually go on to attend Stone Mountain High School

What is the racial makeup of Stone Mountain Middle School?

Students at Stone Mountain Middle School are 68% African American, 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Stone Mountain Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 986 students attended Stone Mountain Middle School.

What district is Stone Mountain Middle School in?

DeKalb County

Is Stone Mountain Middle School a good school?

Stone Mountain Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Georgia middle schools.

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