Bob Mathis Elementary School

Regular School · Decatur, GA

Bob Mathis Elementary School is a regular school school in Decatur, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 368 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

368

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	313	85%
Hispanic/Latino	29	8%
Two or more races	18	5%
Asian	5	1%
White	3	1%
Total enrollment	368	195M / 173F

English Language Learners: 8 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=10%	36.4%	51
Reading Proficiency	11-19%	39.4%	52
Science Proficiency	<50%	—	15

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.39 grade levels

Math

-0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

185

50.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	368	100%

Contact & Location

3505 Boring Rd

Decatur, GA 30034

Phone: (678)874-5802

District

DeKalb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,066

District enrollment: 92,368

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Allgood Elementary School Elementary
Ashford Park Elementary School Elementary
Austin Elementary School Elementary
Avondale Elementary School Elementary
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology Elementary
Briar Vista Elementary School Elementary
Briarlake Elementary School Elementary
Brockett Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30034) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130174000640

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD