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Clayton County Schools
Clayton County is a public school district in Georgia, based in Clayton County (Jonesboro). SchoolGrade grades 66 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Clayton County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Clayton County
60 of 66 schools in Clayton County carry a SchoolGrade (5 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1C: 1D: 40F: 17
Best schools in Clayton County
Statewide rankings: all 436 high schools in Georgia · all 452 middle schools in Georgia · all 1219 elementary schools in Georgia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Elite Scholars Academy School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Martha Ellen Stilwell School For The Performing Arts (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Kay R Pace Elementary School Of The Arts (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Callaway Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ M D Roberts Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Rivers Edge Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Roberta T Smith Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Rex Mill Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D William M Mcgarrah Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Morrow High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Clayton County
High schools (9)
- D- Charles R Drew High School, Riverdale
- D- Forest Park High School, Forest Park
- D- Jonesboro High School, Jonesboro
- F Lovejoy High School, Hampton
- D Morrow High School, Morrow
- D- Mount Zion High School, Jonesboro
- D- Mundys Mill High School, Jonesboro
- F North Clayton High School College, Park
- D- Riverdale High School, Riverdale
Middle and junior high schools (15)
- D- Adamson Middle School, Rex
- D- Babb Middle School, Forest Park
- D- Eddie White Middle School, Hampton
- F Forest Park Middle School, Forest Park
- D- Jonesboro Middle School, Jonesboro
- D- Kendrick Middle School, Jonesboro
- D+ M D Roberts Middle School, Jonesboro
- D- Martin Luther King JR Elementary School College, Park
- D- Morrow Middle School, Morrow
- D- Mundys Mill Middle School, Jonesboro
- D- North Clayton Middle School College, Park
- F Pointe South Middle School, Jonesboro
- D Rex Mill Middle School, Rex
- D- Riverdale Middle School, Riverdale
- D- Sequoyah Middle School, Riverdale
Elementary and primary schools (37)
- F Anderson Elementary School, Conley
- D Arnold Elementary School, Jonesboro
- F Brown Elementary School, Jonesboro
- D+ Callaway Elementary School, Jonesboro
- F Church Street Elementary School, Riverdale
- F East Clayton Elementary School, Ellenwood
- F Edmonds Elementary School, Forest Park
- F Fountain Elementary School, Forest Park
- Harper Elementary School, Riverdale
- D- Hawthorne Elementary School, Hampton
- D- Haynie Elementary School, Morrow
- F Huie Elementary School, Forest Park
- D- James Jackson Elementary School, Jonesboro
- C- Kay R Pace Elementary School Of The Arts, Jonesboro
- D- Kemp Elem School, Hampton
- Kemp Primary, Hampton
- F Kilpatrick Elementary School, Jonesboro
- D- Lake City Elementary School, Lake City
- F Lake Ridge Elementary School, Riverdale
- D- Lee Street Elementary School, Jonesboro
- D- Michelle Obama Stem Elementary Academy, Hampton
- Morrow Elementary School, Morrow
- D- Mount Zion Elementary School, Jonesboro
- Mount Zion Primary, Jonesboro
- D- Northcutt Elementary School College, Park
- D- Oliver Elementary School, Riverdale
- F Pointe South Elementary School, Riverdale
- F Riverdale Elementary School, Riverdale
- D+ Rivers Edge Elementary School, Fayetteville
- D+ Roberta T Smith Elementary School, Rex
- D- Suder Elementary School, Jonesboro
- D Swint Elementary School, Jonesboro
- F Tara Elementary School, Morrow
- D- Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Morrow
- Utopian Academy For The Arts Elementary School, Ellenwood
- D- West Clayton Elementary School College, Park
- D William M Mcgarrah Elementary School, Morrow
Other schools and academies (5)
- 7 Pillars Career Academy, Forest Park
- A+ Elite Scholars Academy School, Jonesboro
- B- Martha Ellen Stilwell School For The Performing Arts, Jonesboro
- F Perry Career Academy Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center For, Jonesboro
- D Unidos Dual Language School, Forest Park
Where Clayton County schools are
Cities and towns served (10)
- Jonesboro (22)
- Riverdale (10)
- Forest Park (8)
- Morrow (7)
- Hampton (6)
- Rex (3)
- Ellenwood (2)
- Conley (1)
- Fayetteville (1)
- Lake City (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Georgia
- County: Clayton County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 50,832 students with 3,419 full-time-equivalent teachers and 7,404 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1301230
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Fayette County (24 schools, 12 mi)
- Fulton County (108 schools, 13 mi)
- Henry County (50 schools, 13 mi)
- Atlanta Public Schools (86 schools, 16 mi)
- City Schools of Decatur (9 schools, 16 mi)
- DeKalb County (131 schools, 18 mi)
- Griffin-Spalding County (18 schools, 20 mi)
- Rockdale County (18 schools, 20 mi)
Questions about Clayton County
How many schools are in Clayton County?
SchoolGrade grades 66 public schools in Clayton County, across 10 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Clayton County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Jonesboro, Riverdale, Forest Park, Morrow, Hampton and 5 more.
How good are the schools in Clayton County?
Across the 60 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 15.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 16.5%. 68% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Clayton County?
50,832 students were enrolled in Clayton County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Clayton County?
Clayton County is in Georgia, based in Clayton County, with its district office in Jonesboro. Its boundary covers about 142 sq mi.