Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Clayton County (2025)
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 67 schools in Clayton County, Georgia. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Georgia.
- 123Fountain Elementary SchoolForest Park · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.9
- 235Unidos Dual Language SchoolForest Park · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.3
- 331Morrow Elementary SchoolMorrow · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.9
- 442Utopian Academy for the Arts High SchoolMarrow · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 12.1
- 521Lake Ridge Elementary SchoolRiverdale · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.1
- 615Huie Elementary SchoolForest Park · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.1
- 722Tara Elementary SchoolMorrow · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.4
- 819Adamson Middle SchoolRex · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.4
- 919Anderson Elementary SchoolConley · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.7
- 1017Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary SchoolCollege Park · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.9
- 1115Forest Park Middle SchoolMarrow · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.9
- 1222Harper Elementary SchoolRiverdale · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.0
- 1317Riverdale Elementary SchoolRiverdale · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.0
- 1429Roberta T. Smith Elementary SchoolRex · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.1
- 1515Pointe South Middle SchoolJonesboro · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.1
- 1621Haynie Elementary SchoolMorrow · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 1719Kendrick Middle SchoolJonesboro · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 1815Riverdale Middle SchoolRiverdale · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.3
- 1921Pointe South Elementary SchoolRiverdale · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.4
- 2010Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center forJonesboro · Public HighStudents per teacher: 13.4
- 2120Suder Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
- 2215Lee Street Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.6
- 2337Lake City Elementary SchoolLake City · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.7
- 2422Edmonds Elementary SchoolForest Park · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.7
- 2520Oliver Elementary SchoolRiverdale · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.7
- 2618Kilpatrick Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.8
- 2726Swint Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.9
- 2820Rex Mill Middle SchoolRex · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.9
- 2931M. D. Roberts Middle SchoolJonesboro · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.0
- 3013Northcutt Elementary SchoolCollege Park · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.0
- 3153Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing ArtsJonesboro · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.1
- 3225Callaway Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.1
- 3324Mount Zion PrimaryJonesboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.1
- 3435Arnold Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.2
- 3530River's Edge Elementary SchoolFayetteville · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.2
- 3623Kemp PrimaryHampton · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.2
- 3727William M. McGarrah Elementary SchoolMorrow · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.3
- 3821Morrow Middle SchoolMorrow · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.4
- 3926Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolMorrow · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.6
- 4017Mundys Mill Middle SchoolJonesboro · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.6
- 4116Brown Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.6
- 4219Kemp Elementary SchoolHampton · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.7
- 4313James Jackson Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.8
- 4414Mount Zion Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.9
- 4511Jonesboro Middle SchoolJonesboro · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.9
- 4634Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle SchoolEllenwood · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 15.0
- 4714Sequoyah Middle SchoolRiverdale · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 15.3
- 4824Hawthorne Elementary SchoolHampton · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.6
- 4916East Clayton Elementary SchoolEllenwood · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.6
- 5021Babb Middle SchoolForest Park · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 15.7
- 5145Kay R Pace Elementary School of the ArtsJonesboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.2
- 5215Michelle Obama STEM Elementary AcademyHampton · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.4
- 5311Eddie White Middle SchoolHampton · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 16.6
- 5410West Clayton Elementary SchoolCollege Park · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.6
- 5522Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary SchoolEllenwood · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.7
- 5614Church Street Elementary SchoolRiverdale · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.8
- 5714Forest Park High SchoolForest Park · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.3
- 5810North Clayton High SchoolCollege Park · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.6
- 5914Charles R. Drew High SchoolRiverdale · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.8
- 6010North Clayton Middle SchoolCollege Park · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 17.8
- 6112Mount Zion High SchoolJonesboro · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.1
- 6212Mundy's Mill High SchoolJonesboro · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.3
- 6313Lovejoy High SchoolHampton · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.8
- 6460Elite Scholars Academy SchoolJonesboro · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.9
- 6513Riverdale High SchoolRiverdale · Public HighStudents per teacher: 19.4
- 6615Morrow High SchoolEllenwood · Public HighStudents per teacher: 20.0
- 6711Jonesboro High SchoolJonesboro · Public HighStudents per teacher: 21.2
| # | School | Sector | Students per teacher | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fountain Elementary School Forest Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.9 | 22.6 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 437 |
| 2 | Unidos Dual Language School Forest Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.3 | 34.5 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 394 |
| 3 | Morrow Elementary School Morrow · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.9 | 31.4 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 406 |
| 4 | Utopian Academy for the Arts High School Marrow · High · Grades 9–12 | Charter | 12.1 | 41.8 Lower 50% | 77.7% Free/reduced-price lunch | 291 |
| 5 | Lake Ridge Elementary School Riverdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.1 | 21.3 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 498 |
| 6 | Huie Elementary School Forest Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.1 | 15.3 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 594 |
| 7 | Tara Elementary School Morrow · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.4 | 22.3 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 570 |
| 8 | Adamson Middle School Rex · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 12.4 | 19.2 Lower 50% | 19% Math proficiency | 509 |
| 9 | Anderson Elementary School Conley · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.7 | 18.8 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 420 |
| 10 | Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School College Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.9 | 17.0 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 516 |
| 11 | Forest Park Middle School Marrow · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 12.9 | 15.0 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 593 |
| 12 | Harper Elementary School Riverdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.0 | 22.2 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 690 |
| 13 | Riverdale Elementary School Riverdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.0 | 17.4 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 559 |
| 14 | Roberta T. Smith Elementary School Rex · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.1 | 29.3 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 720 |
| 15 | Pointe South Middle School Jonesboro · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13.1 | 14.9 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 693 |
| 16 | Haynie Elementary School Morrow · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.2 | 20.8 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 767 |
| 17 | Kendrick Middle School Jonesboro · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13.2 | 19.0 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 619 |
| 18 | Riverdale Middle School Riverdale · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13.3 | 15.4 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 560 |
| 19 | Pointe South Elementary School Riverdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.4 | 21.3 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 508 |
| 20 | Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for Jonesboro · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 13.4 | 10.3 Lower 50% | 0.5% Math proficiency | 887 |
| 21 | Suder Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.5 | 19.7 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 592 |
| 22 | Lee Street Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.6 | 14.6 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 515 |
| 23 | Lake City Elementary School Lake City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.7 | 36.9 Lower 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 479 |
| 24 | Edmonds Elementary School Forest Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.7 | 22.1 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 426 |
| 25 | Oliver Elementary School Riverdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.7 | 19.9 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 452 |
| 26 | Kilpatrick Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.8 | 17.8 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 637 |
| 27 | Swint Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.9 | 26.4 Lower 50% | 41% Math proficiency | 544 |
| 28 | Rex Mill Middle School Rex · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13.9 | 20.4 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 904 |
| 29 | M. D. Roberts Middle School Jonesboro · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 14.0 | 31.0 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 894 |
| 30 | Northcutt Elementary School College Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.0 | 12.7 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 618 |
| 31 | Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts Jonesboro · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 14.1 | 52.8 Top 50% | 54% Math proficiency | 494 |
| 32 | Callaway Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.1 | 24.8 Lower 50% | 35% Math proficiency | 677 |
| 33 | Mount Zion Primary Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 14.1 | 23.6 Lower 50% | 100% Free/reduced-price lunch | 620 |
| 34 | Arnold Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.2 | 34.5 Lower 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 454 |
| 35 | River's Edge Elementary School Fayetteville · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.2 | 29.9 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 652 |
| 36 | Kemp Primary Hampton · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 14.2 | 23.2 Lower 50% | 100% Free/reduced-price lunch | 626 |
| 37 | William M. McGarrah Elementary School Morrow · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.3 | 27.2 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 658 |
| 38 | Morrow Middle School Morrow · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 14.4 | 20.9 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 794 |
| 39 | Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Morrow · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.6 | 26.0 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 801 |
| 40 | Mundys Mill Middle School Jonesboro · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 14.6 | 16.8 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 687 |
| 41 | Brown Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.6 | 16.2 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 671 |
| 42 | Kemp Elementary School Hampton · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 14.7 | 19.2 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 586 |
| 43 | James Jackson Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.8 | 13.2 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 696 |
| 44 | Mount Zion Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 14.9 | 14.3 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 491 |
| 45 | Jonesboro Middle School Jonesboro · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 14.9 | 10.7 Lower 50% | 11% Math proficiency | 895 |
| 46 | Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle School Ellenwood · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 15.0 | 33.9 Lower 50% | 79% Free/reduced-price lunch | 315 |
| 47 | Sequoyah Middle School Riverdale · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 15.3 | 14.3 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 765 |
| 48 | Hawthorne Elementary School Hampton · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.6 | 23.5 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 813 |
| 49 | East Clayton Elementary School Ellenwood · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.6 | 16.0 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 641 |
| 50 | Babb Middle School Forest Park · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 15.7 | 21.3 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 881 |
| 51 | Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.2 | 45.2 Lower 50% | 51% Math proficiency | 518 |
| 52 | Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy Hampton · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.4 | 14.6 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 1,048 |
| 53 | Eddie White Middle School Hampton · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 16.6 | 11.3 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 1,364 |
| 54 | West Clayton Elementary School College Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.6 | 9.5 Lower 50% | 19% Math proficiency | 464 |
| 55 | Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School Ellenwood · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Charter | 16.7 | 21.8 Lower 50% | 90.9% Free/reduced-price lunch | 317 |
| 56 | Church Street Elementary School Riverdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.8 | 14.1 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 706 |
| 57 | Forest Park High School Forest Park · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 17.3 | 14.1 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 1,711 |
| 58 | North Clayton High School College Park · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 17.6 | 9.8 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 1,124 |
| 59 | Charles R. Drew High School Riverdale · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 17.8 | 13.6 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 1,708 |
| 60 | North Clayton Middle School College Park · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 17.8 | 10.3 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 817 |
| 61 | Mount Zion High School Jonesboro · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 18.1 | 12.1 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 1,232 |
| 62 | Mundy's Mill High School Jonesboro · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 18.3 | 11.9 Lower 50% | 14% Math proficiency | 1,665 |
| 63 | Lovejoy High School Hampton · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 18.8 | 13.3 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 2,049 |
| 64 | Elite Scholars Academy School Jonesboro · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 18.9 | 60.3 Top 50% | 79% Math proficiency | 757 |
| 65 | Riverdale High School Riverdale · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 19.4 | 13.1 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 1,359 |
| 66 | Morrow High School Ellenwood · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 20.0 | 15.0 Lower 50% | 19% Math proficiency | 2,077 |
| 67 | Jonesboro High School Jonesboro · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 21.2 | 11.4 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 1,630 |
Fountain Elementary School in Forest Park leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Clayton County with Students per teacher 10.9. Of the 67 schools shown, 65 are public, 2 are charter.
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What is the best ratio school in Clayton County?
Fountain Elementary School in Forest Park, Georgia ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Clayton County with Students per teacher 10.9 (Enrollment: 437).
How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Clayton County ranked?
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.