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Murphey Candler Elementary School

Regular School · Lithonia, GA

Murphey Candler Elementary School is a regular school school in Lithonia, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 512 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
512
Teachers (FTE)
39.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 473 92%
Hispanic/Latino 18 4%
Two or more races 14 3%
White 3 1%
Asian 2 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 512 270M / 242F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 36.4% 111
Reading Proficiency 15-19% 39.4% 116
Science Proficiency <=20% — 27

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)
-0.73 grade levels
Math
-0.21 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
8 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
21
4.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
25
4.9% 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.) 512 100%

Contact & Location

6775 S Goddard Rd

Lithonia, GA 30038

Phone: (678)676-9102

District

DeKalb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,066

District enrollment: 92,368

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

130174000709

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