Murphey Candler Elementary School (DeKalb County SCH DIST.), Georgia - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Murphey Candler Elementary School is a Elementary in Lithonia, GA. It currently serves 496 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the DeKalb County School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:496

Number of Teachers: 33

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.12

Location Info

Location: 6775 S Goddard Rd, Lithonia, GA 30038

Mailing Address: 6775 S Goddard Rd, Lithonia, GA 30038

Phone: (678)676-9102

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	71
Grade 2	62
Grade 3	86
Grade 4	81
Grade 5	83
Kindergarten	79
Pre-Kindergarten	34

Gender/Sex of Murphey Candler Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	251	50.61
Female	245	49.40

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Murphey Candler Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.20
Asian	1	0.20
Black or African American	450	90.73
Hispanic/Latino	23	4.64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.20
Two or more races	18	3.63
White	2	0.40

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	232	92.43
Hispanic/Latino	9	3.59
Two or more races	10	3.98

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.41
Asian	1	0.41
Black or African American	218	88.98
Hispanic/Latino	14	5.71
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.41
Two or more races	8	3.27
White	2	0.82

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	64	90.14
Hispanic/Latino	3	4.22
Two or more races	4	5.63

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	56	90.32
Hispanic/Latino	4	6.45
Two or more races	2	3.23

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.16
Black or African American	83	96.51
Hispanic/Latino	2	2.33

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	74	91.36
Hispanic/Latino	4	4.94
Two or more races	2	2.47
White	1	1.24

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.21
Black or African American	75	90.36
Hispanic/Latino	4	4.82
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.21
Two or more races	2	2.41

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	70	88.61
Hispanic/Latino	4	5.06
Two or more races	4	5.06
White	1	1.27

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	28	82.35
Hispanic/Latino	2	5.88
Two or more races	4	11.77