{{Short description|Public high school in Stonecrest, Georgia, United States}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2013}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox school | name = Lithonia High School | native_name = | logo = | image = Lithonia High School.jpg | alt = | caption = Front of School (April 2025) | motto = | address = 2440 Phillips Road | city = Stonecrest (Lithonia address) | state = GA | province = | country = United States | coordinates = {{Coord|33.725007|-84.129377|display=title,inline|format=dms|type:edu}} | type = Public | established = | founder = | status = | closed = | district = DeKalb County School District | category = | oversight = | chairman = | dean = | administrator = | rector = | principal = Dr. Mulanta Wilkins | campus_director = | headmaster = | head = | chaplain = | faculty = | teaching_staff = 85.00 (FTE)<ref name="NCES" /> | ratio = 17.69<ref name="NCES" /> | grades = 9–12 | gender = | enrollment = 1,504 (2023-2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1301740&SchoolPageNum=5&ID=130174002537|title=Lithonia High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 10, 2024}}</ref> | houses = | colours = | athletics = | mascot = Bulldog | nickname = | rival = | accreditation = | national_ranking = | test_name = | test_average = | newspaper = | yearbook = | affiliations = | website = http://www.lithoniahs.dekalb.k12.ga.us/Default.aspx | footnotes = | picture = | picture_caption = | picture2 = | picture_caption2 = | category_label = | gender_label = | affiliation = | assst_admin = | president = | chairman_label = | asst principal = | head_label = | head_name2 = | head2 = | officer_in_charge = | grades_label = | latitude = | longitude = | campus = Urban | colors = Black and gold {{Color box|Gold|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|Black|border=darkgray}} | student_union = | free_label = Emblem | free_text = | free_label1 = | free_text1 = | free_label2 = | free_text2 = | free_label3 = | free_text3 = }} '''Lithonia High School''' is a public high school located in Stonecrest, Georgia, United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/CountyMaps/Dekalb.pdf|title=General Highway Map Dekalb County Georgia|publisher=Georgia Department of Transportation|year=2022|access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st13_ga/place/p1373784_stonecrest/DC20BLK_P1373784.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Stonecrest city, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2023-02-19}}</ref><ref>[http://lithoniahs.dekalb.k12.ga.us/ Home]. Lithonia High School. Retrieved on May 31, 2017. "Lithonia High School 2440 Phillips Road Lithonia, Georgia 30058"</ref> near Lithonia. A part of the DeKalb County School District, it serves 1,450 students in grades 9–12. Darrick McCray is the current principal. The school offers many clubs and extracurricular activities, including book club, Men of Distinction, Future Business Leaders of America, robotics, marching band, and chorus. Sports include baseball, football, basketball, volleyball, swimming, golf, tennis, soccer, track, gymnastics, cheerleading, softball, and wrestling.
The school was formerly in the Redan census-designated place.<ref>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st13_ga/place/p1363952_redan/DC10BLK_P1363952_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Redan CDP GA]. US Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 30, 2017. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st13_ga/place/p1363952_redan/DC20BLK_P1363952.pdf Compare Redan CDP 2020 boundaries]</ref>
As of the 2013–2014 school year, students at Lithonia High are required to wear school uniforms.<ref>"[http://lithoniahs.dekalb.k12.ga.us/Downloads/Dress%20Code%20Letter%202015-2016.pdf Mandatory Uniformed Dress Code 2015-2016]." Lithonia High School. Retrieved on June 1, 2017. [http://lithoniahs.dekalb.k12.ga.us/Downloads/Uniformed%20Dress%20Code%20PowerPoint%2015-16.pdf See Powerpoint presentation].</ref>
In 2014, 2015 and 2016, Lithonia was recognized for having a Gates Millennium Scholar.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
==Accreditation== On December 17, 2012, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools announced that it had downgraded the DeKalb County Schools System's status from "on advisement" to "on probation," and warned the school system that the loss of their accreditation was "imminent."
However, DeKalb County named Lithonia as one of its top ten improved schools in 2012.<ref>[http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/school-board-chairman-says-district-can-recover-fr/nTYRF/ "DeKalb school district in 'conflict and crisis,' put on probation by accreditation agency."] ''The Atlanta Journal and Constitution''. December 17, 2012. Retrieved on December 19, 2012.</ref>
==Notable alumni== {{Alumni|date=May 2026}} * Matt Battaglia - former All-American football player, NFL player, actor, Emmy-winning producer * Alton Brown - Food Network personality * Kelvin Cato - retired NBA basketball player * Max Cleland - United States Senator, 1997–2003 * Eric Gaines - basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Gaines College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/eric-gaines-4.html |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> * Broderick Jones - NFL offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers * Mike Potts - former Major League Baseball player * Jordan Smith - NFL defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars
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==External links== * [http://lithoniahs.dekalb.k12.ga.us/ Lithonia High School] * {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/lithoniahs/|title=Lithonia High School}} {{Stonecrest, Georgia}} {{DeKalb County, Georgia Schools}} {{GHSA Class AAAA Region 5}} {{authority control}}
Category:Stonecrest, Georgia Category:DeKalb County School District high schools
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