📍 6775 S Goddard Rd, Lithonia, DeKalb County, 30038
Murphey Candler Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lithonia, DeKalb County. The school has 528 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Murphey Candler Elementary School enrolls 528 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 479 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
528 of the school's 528 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 528 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Murphey Candler Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 43, state house district 91.
Murphey Candler 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 528 students, Murphey Candler Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 700 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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