Summary:
Marbut Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lithonia, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 454 students. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 138 out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Marbut Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages in the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 39.1% of 3rd graders, 30.9% of 4th graders, and 33.9% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 38.4%, 37%, and 48.2% at the state level, respectively. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
When comparing Marbut Elementary School to the nearby schools in the same district, it becomes evident that Marbut is generally underperforming academically. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Marbut's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 39.1% was significantly lower than the 55% at Edward L. Bouie- Senior Elementary School, the highest-performing nearby school. The school's performance has also declined over the years, as evidenced by its statewide ranking dropping from 609 out of 1,214 Georgia elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 908 out of 1,248 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 1.
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