The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in Social studies. The lowest is 18% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Dunaire Elementary School
Dunaire Elementary School serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Stone Mountain, a small, diverse DeKalb County city that has reinvented itself in recent years as a walkable village center with a growing residential base. The school sits in a postal area experiencing significant housing development, with new build-to-rent and single-family subdivisions adding families to the neighborhood and reshaping the local demographic.
The student body at Dunaire is predominantly Black, with a substantial Asian population and smaller shares of Hispanic and white students. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the economic profile of the families the school serves. The enrollment spans a wide range of young learners, from pre-K through fifth grade, with the upper elementary grades (three through five) assessed under Georgia's end-of-grade testing system.
State test results in the spring show academic proficiency rates that are substantially below the state typical. In English language arts, roughly one in five students in grades three through five demonstrated proficiency. Mathematics proficiency was similar, with roughly one in six students meeting the standard. Science proficiency in fifth grade was close to that rate. These numbers are low in absolute terms. Parents considering this school should be direct with school leadership about what support systems are in place to help students at all levels of readiness, what instructional approaches the school is using, and what the trajectory has been in prior years. The data provided includes results from only the current year, so a longer view of performance trends was not available.
The school operates as a regular public elementary, not a magnet or charter school, and is part of the DeKalb County School District. That district is currently in the midst of a significant multi-year Student Assignment Project that may reshape attendance boundaries and potentially close or consolidate schools over the coming years. The district has announced a final recommendation to the Board of Education is expected in December 2026. Families considering a move to this area with school-age children may want to follow that process closely, as it could affect future school assignments. Additionally, the district recently lowered its millage rate for the third consecutive year, though property value appreciation has meant that actual tax bills have continued to rise.
Stone Mountain itself is a place of change. The historic downtown has attracted new restaurants and shops, and the area is connected by the PATH trail to Stone Mountain Park, Georgia's most-visited state attraction. New housing communities have broken ground, including both market-rate single-family and townhome developments and a new 80-unit senior community. The area is accessible by MARTA bus service, though not by direct rail. Housing values in the zip code have declined modestly over the past year, though they remain above the state average, and median rent is modest relative to income in the region.
Dunaire's pre-K and kindergarten enrollments are typical for a school serving these grades. Grades one through five show stable enrollment in the low-to-mid range for an elementary school. No data on special education enrollment or English learner populations was available. The school's location on South Indian Creek Drive places it in a suburban setting within the Stone Mountain postal area, somewhat removed from the historic downtown village core.
In comparison with the eight districts across DeKalb County, Dunaire's overall proficiency index—the mean of proficiency rates across all tested subjects and grades—sits above the midpoint of district performance in the county. This contextual fact matters: many DeKalb elementary schools are serving similar student populations with similar resource constraints, and Dunaire's results are not anomalous within that landscape. Still, the absolute performance levels warrant close inquiry into what the school and the family together can do to support strong academic progress.
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