📍 4236 Tilly Mill Rd, Doraville, DeKalb County, 30360
Hightower Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Doraville, DeKalb County. The school has 619 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hightower Elementary School enrolls 619 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Black or African American and 3.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 546 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 22 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
578 of the school's 619 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 548 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hightower Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-40, state senate district 40, state house district 79.
Hightower Elementary School is one of 131 schools in DeKalb County, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The district serves 91,752 students district-wide and employs 6,250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 619 students, Hightower Elementary School is close to the district average of about 700 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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