Best Public Schools in Zip Code 30038

Summary:

The 30038 zip code area of DeKalb County, Georgia is home to 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. While the overall school district is ranked 138 out of 203 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating, a few standout schools in the area demonstrate strong academic performance.

Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic is the highest-performing school in the area, ranking 184 out of 458 Georgia high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts an exceptional 99.6% 4-year graduation rate. Edward L. Bouie- Senior Elementary School is the top-ranked elementary school in the 30038 area, with 40-50% of students proficient or better in core subjects. In contrast, other schools in the area struggle with lower test scores and graduation rates.

The data reveals significant economic challenges across the 30038 schools, with all but one school having 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This high level of economic disadvantage may be a contributing factor to the wide disparities in academic performance seen between the highest and lowest-performing schools. The DeKalb County school district as a whole faces challenges, but the 30038 area contains both high-achieving outliers as well as lower-performing schools in need of targeted support and intervention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2024)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 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
Edward L. Bouie- Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Rock Springs Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8202	612	32	19.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	580 (94.8%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	61.5	440^th of 1248 public elementary schools	64.7%		58.8	456^th of 1242 public elementary schools	63.3%	16					55.0	49.4	48.9				41.3	50.6	38.6				40.9			$12,276	$673	$11,604
Browns Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4863 Browns Mill Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8302	383	25	15.2	100.0%	6 (1.6%)	337 (88.0%)	26 (6.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	9.7	1196^th of 1248 public elementary schools	4.2%		13.1	1117^th of 1242 public elementary schools	10.1%	79					22.2	5.3	18.1				20.4	16.2	9.6				9.6			$12,429	$763	$11,666
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	1,440	74	19.4	100.0%	12 (0.8%)	1,340 (93.1%)	53 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.0%)	13.6	403^rd of 458 public high schools	12.0%		15.9	375^th of 442 public high schools	15.2%	28	17.6	3.1	14.4	21.7																$10,539	$758	$9,781
Flat Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4603 Evans Mill Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-3202	996	58	17.2	100.0%	8 (0.8%)	899 (90.3%)	65 (6.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.8%)	11.3	1168^th of 1248 public elementary schools	6.4%		12.7	1126^th of 1242 public elementary schools	9.3%	42					12.7	16.8	19.5				14.6	19.3	11.7				17.2			$10,883	$796	$10,088
Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	5333 Salem Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-9402	988	59	16.8	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	919 (93.0%)	48 (4.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.5%)	13.7	524^th of 588 public middle schools	10.9%		13.3	528^th of 577 public middle schools	8.5%	4								13.2	18.6	28.2				5.5	7.0	15.4		10.7	9.6	$11,052	$706	$10,346
Fairington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 Philip Bradley Dr	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8702	546	32	16.8	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	492 (90.1%)	35 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	12.8	1143^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	8.4%		8.1	1211^th of 1242 public elementary schools	2.5%	68					20.8	15.9	28.8				18.2	17.5	6.3				11.3			$11,358	$578	$10,780
Leadership Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6400 Woodrow Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 656-3103	272	15	18.1	69.1%	0 (0.0%)	260 (95.6%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.6	645^th of 1248 public elementary schools	48.3%		58.3	468^th of 1242 public elementary schools	62.3%	177					35.5	31.1	51.7	62.5	50.0	40.7	48.4	6.7	14.8	37.5	30.8	29.6	22.2	25.9	25.9	$3,732	$635	$3,098
Murphey Candler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6775 S Goddard Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-9102	528	34	15.4	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	479 (90.7%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	18	1038^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.8%		16.5	1074^th of 1242 public elementary schools	13.5%	36					18.1	22.0	29.1				21.7	11.1	20.3				26.6			$12,611	$767	$11,844
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	1,184	67	17.8	56.8%	1 (0.1%)	1,116 (94.3%)	40 (3.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.5%)	50.4	184^th of 458 public high schools	59.8%		57.8	131^st of 442 public high schools	70.4%	53	64.9	31.0	43.1	25.4																$10,937	$680	$10,258

Cities Near Zip Code 30038

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lithonia	0.69 mi	21	306^th
Decatur	3.12 mi	44	258^th
Stone Mountain	4.74 mi	24	278^th
Stockbridge	5.17 mi	17	276^th
Conyers	6.03 mi	17	284^th

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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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