📍 2170 Panola Way Ct, Lithonia, DeKalb County, 30058
Panola Way Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lithonia, DeKalb County. The school has 653 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Panola Way Elementary School enrolls 653 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 583 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
653 of the school's 653 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 653 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.
Panola Way 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 55, state house district 87.
Panola Way 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 653 students, Panola Way 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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