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Hightower Elementary School

Regular School · Doraville, GA

Hightower Elementary School is a regular school school in Doraville, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 604 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
604
Teachers (FTE)
49.0
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
Hispanic/Latino 554 92%
Black or African American 20 3%
Asian 19 3%
White 5 1%
Two or more races 3 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Total enrollment 604 277M / 327F

English Language Learners: 450 (75% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 36.4% 199
Reading Proficiency 10-14% 39.4% 200
Science Proficiency 6-9% 72

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)
-0.42 grade levels
Math
-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
6 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
20
3.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
135
22.4% 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.) 604 100%

Contact & Location

4236 Tilly Mill Rd

Doraville, GA 30360

Phone: (678)676-7302

District

DeKalb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,066

District enrollment: 92,368

NCES ID

130174000704

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