Schools by Reading Proficiency in Clayton County (2025)
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Listed with official data; 62 schools in Clayton County, Georgia. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Georgia.
- 160Elite Scholars Academy SchoolJonesboro · Public HighReading · math: 95% · 79%
- 253Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing ArtsJonesboro · Public HighReading · math: 72% · 54%
- 345Kay R Pace Elementary School of the ArtsJonesboro · Public ElementaryReading · math: 64% · 51%
- 431M. D. Roberts Middle SchoolJonesboro · Public MiddleReading · math: 45% · 31%
- 537Lake City Elementary SchoolLake City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 42% · 48%
- 635Arnold Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryReading · math: 38% · 49%
- 730River's Edge Elementary SchoolFayetteville · Public ElementaryReading · math: 37% · 42%
- 831Morrow Elementary SchoolMorrow · Public ElementaryReading · math: 36% · 39%
- 927William M. McGarrah Elementary SchoolMorrow · Public ElementaryReading · math: 35% · 39%
- 1015Morrow High SchoolEllenwood · Public HighReading · math: 35% · 19%
- 1126Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolMorrow · Public ElementaryReading · math: 34% · 38%
- 1225Callaway Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryReading · math: 33% · 35%
- 1313Lovejoy High SchoolHampton · Public HighReading · math: 33% · 13%
- 1435Unidos Dual Language SchoolForest Park · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 47%
- 1529Roberta T. Smith Elementary SchoolRex · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 42%
- 1624Hawthorne Elementary SchoolHampton · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 39%
- 1721Babb Middle SchoolForest Park · Public MiddleReading · math: 32% · 31%
- 1822Tara Elementary SchoolMorrow · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 24%
- 1913Riverdale High SchoolRiverdale · Public HighReading · math: 32% · 16%
- 2014Forest Park High SchoolForest Park · Public HighReading · math: 32% · 13%
- 2126Swint Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryReading · math: 31% · 41%
- 2214Charles R. Drew High SchoolRiverdale · Public HighReading · math: 31% · 15%
- 2321Morrow Middle SchoolMorrow · Public MiddleReading · math: 30% · 28%
- 2420Oliver Elementary SchoolRiverdale · Public ElementaryReading · math: 30% · 26%
- 2520Rex Mill Middle SchoolRex · Public MiddleReading · math: 30% · 25%
- 2621Pointe South Elementary SchoolRiverdale · Public ElementaryReading · math: 29% · 28%
- 2716Brown Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryReading · math: 29% · 21%
- 2822Harper Elementary SchoolRiverdale · Public ElementaryReading · math: 28% · 30%
- 2919Kemp Elementary SchoolHampton · Public ElementaryReading · math: 28% · 30%
- 3020Suder Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryReading · math: 28% · 26%
- 3116East Clayton Elementary SchoolEllenwood · Public ElementaryReading · math: 28% · 26%
- 3215Michelle Obama STEM Elementary AcademyHampton · Public ElementaryReading · math: 28% · 25%
- 3314Church Street Elementary SchoolRiverdale · Public ElementaryReading · math: 28% · 25%
- 3412Mount Zion High SchoolJonesboro · Public HighReading · math: 28% · 13%
- 3522Edmonds Elementary SchoolForest Park · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 33%
- 3621Lake Ridge Elementary SchoolRiverdale · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 26%
- 3717Mundys Mill Middle SchoolJonesboro · Public MiddleReading · math: 27% · 22%
- 3819Adamson Middle SchoolRex · Public MiddleReading · math: 27% · 19%
- 3921Haynie Elementary SchoolMorrow · Public ElementaryReading · math: 26% · 30%
- 4019Kendrick Middle SchoolJonesboro · Public MiddleReading · math: 26% · 23%
- 4111Jonesboro High SchoolJonesboro · Public HighReading · math: 26% · 20%
- 4218Kilpatrick Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryReading · math: 25% · 23%
- 4314Sequoyah Middle SchoolRiverdale · Public MiddleReading · math: 25% · 20%
- 4411Eddie White Middle SchoolHampton · Public MiddleReading · math: 25% · 16%
- 4512Mundy's Mill High SchoolJonesboro · Public HighReading · math: 25% · 14%
- 4617Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary SchoolCollege Park · Public ElementaryReading · math: 24% · 20%
- 4710North Clayton Middle SchoolCollege Park · Public MiddleReading · math: 24% · 18%
- 4815Pointe South Middle SchoolJonesboro · Public MiddleReading · math: 24% · 12%
- 4917Riverdale Elementary SchoolRiverdale · Public ElementaryReading · math: 23% · 22%
- 5015Riverdale Middle SchoolRiverdale · Public MiddleReading · math: 23% · 16%
- 5119Anderson Elementary SchoolConley · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 26%
- 5214Mount Zion Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 24%
- 5313James Jackson Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 20%
- 5423Fountain Elementary SchoolForest Park · Public ElementaryReading · math: 21% · 31%
- 5510West Clayton Elementary SchoolCollege Park · Public ElementaryReading · math: 19% · 19%
- 5611Jonesboro Middle SchoolJonesboro · Public MiddleReading · math: 19% · 11%
- 5713Northcutt Elementary SchoolCollege Park · Public ElementaryReading · math: 18% · 15%
- 5810North Clayton High SchoolCollege Park · Public HighReading · math: 17% · 13%
- 5915Lee Street Elementary SchoolJonesboro · Public ElementaryReading · math: 16% · 22%
- 6015Forest Park Middle SchoolMarrow · Public MiddleReading · math: 16% · 17%
- 6115Huie Elementary SchoolForest Park · Public ElementaryReading · math: 16% · 16%
- 6210Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center forJonesboro · Public HighReading · math: 5% · 0.5%
| # | School | Sector | Reading · math | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elite Scholars Academy School Jonesboro · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 95% · 79% | 60.3 Top 50% | 79% Math proficiency | 757 |
| 2 | Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts Jonesboro · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 72% · 54% | 52.8 Top 50% | 54% Math proficiency | 494 |
| 3 | Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 64% · 51% | 45.2 Lower 50% | 51% Math proficiency | 518 |
| 4 | M. D. Roberts Middle School Jonesboro · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 45% · 31% | 31.0 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 894 |
| 5 | Lake City Elementary School Lake City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 42% · 48% | 36.9 Lower 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 479 |
| 6 | Arnold Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 38% · 49% | 34.5 Lower 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 454 |
| 7 | River's Edge Elementary School Fayetteville · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 37% · 42% | 29.9 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 652 |
| 8 | Morrow Elementary School Morrow · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 36% · 39% | 31.4 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 406 |
| 9 | William M. McGarrah Elementary School Morrow · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 35% · 39% | 27.2 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 658 |
| 10 | Morrow High School Ellenwood · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 35% · 19% | 15.0 Lower 50% | 19% Math proficiency | 2,077 |
| 11 | Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Morrow · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 34% · 38% | 26.0 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 801 |
| 12 | Callaway Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 33% · 35% | 24.8 Lower 50% | 35% Math proficiency | 677 |
| 13 | Lovejoy High School Hampton · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 33% · 13% | 13.3 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 2,049 |
| 14 | Unidos Dual Language School Forest Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 32% · 47% | 34.5 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 394 |
| 15 | Roberta T. Smith Elementary School Rex · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 32% · 42% | 29.3 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 720 |
| 16 | Hawthorne Elementary School Hampton · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 32% · 39% | 23.5 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 813 |
| 17 | Babb Middle School Forest Park · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 32% · 31% | 21.3 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 881 |
| 18 | Tara Elementary School Morrow · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 32% · 24% | 22.3 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 570 |
| 19 | Riverdale High School Riverdale · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 32% · 16% | 13.1 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 1,359 |
| 20 | Forest Park High School Forest Park · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 32% · 13% | 14.1 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 1,711 |
| 21 | Swint Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 31% · 41% | 26.4 Lower 50% | 41% Math proficiency | 544 |
| 22 | Charles R. Drew High School Riverdale · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 31% · 15% | 13.6 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 1,708 |
| 23 | Morrow Middle School Morrow · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 30% · 28% | 20.9 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 794 |
| 24 | Oliver Elementary School Riverdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 30% · 26% | 19.9 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 452 |
| 25 | Rex Mill Middle School Rex · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 30% · 25% | 20.4 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 904 |
| 26 | Pointe South Elementary School Riverdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 29% · 28% | 21.3 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 508 |
| 27 | Brown Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 29% · 21% | 16.2 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 671 |
| 28 | Harper Elementary School Riverdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 28% · 30% | 22.2 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 690 |
| 29 | Kemp Elementary School Hampton · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 28% · 30% | 19.2 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 586 |
| 30 | Suder Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 28% · 26% | 19.7 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 592 |
| 31 | East Clayton Elementary School Ellenwood · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 28% · 26% | 16.0 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 641 |
| 32 | Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy Hampton · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 28% · 25% | 14.6 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 1,048 |
| 33 | Church Street Elementary School Riverdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 28% · 25% | 14.1 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 706 |
| 34 | Mount Zion High School Jonesboro · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 28% · 13% | 12.1 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 1,232 |
| 35 | Edmonds Elementary School Forest Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 27% · 33% | 22.1 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 426 |
| 36 | Lake Ridge Elementary School Riverdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 27% · 26% | 21.3 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 498 |
| 37 | Mundys Mill Middle School Jonesboro · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 27% · 22% | 16.8 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 687 |
| 38 | Adamson Middle School Rex · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 27% · 19% | 19.2 Lower 50% | 19% Math proficiency | 509 |
| 39 | Haynie Elementary School Morrow · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 26% · 30% | 20.8 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 767 |
| 40 | Kendrick Middle School Jonesboro · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 26% · 23% | 19.0 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 619 |
| 41 | Jonesboro High School Jonesboro · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 26% · 20% | 11.4 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 1,630 |
| 42 | Kilpatrick Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 25% · 23% | 17.8 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 637 |
| 43 | Sequoyah Middle School Riverdale · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 25% · 20% | 14.3 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 765 |
| 44 | Eddie White Middle School Hampton · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 25% · 16% | 11.3 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 1,364 |
| 45 | Mundy's Mill High School Jonesboro · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 25% · 14% | 11.9 Lower 50% | 14% Math proficiency | 1,665 |
| 46 | Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School College Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 24% · 20% | 17.0 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 516 |
| 47 | North Clayton Middle School College Park · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 24% · 18% | 10.3 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 817 |
| 48 | Pointe South Middle School Jonesboro · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 24% · 12% | 14.9 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 693 |
| 49 | Riverdale Elementary School Riverdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 23% · 22% | 17.4 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 559 |
| 50 | Riverdale Middle School Riverdale · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 23% · 16% | 15.4 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 560 |
| 51 | Anderson Elementary School Conley · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 22% · 26% | 18.8 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 420 |
| 52 | Mount Zion Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 22% · 24% | 14.3 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 491 |
| 53 | James Jackson Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 22% · 20% | 13.2 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 696 |
| 54 | Fountain Elementary School Forest Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 21% · 31% | 22.6 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 437 |
| 55 | West Clayton Elementary School College Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 19% · 19% | 9.5 Lower 50% | 19% Math proficiency | 464 |
| 56 | Jonesboro Middle School Jonesboro · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 19% · 11% | 10.7 Lower 50% | 11% Math proficiency | 895 |
| 57 | Northcutt Elementary School College Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18% · 15% | 12.7 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 618 |
| 58 | North Clayton High School College Park · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 17% · 13% | 9.8 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 1,124 |
| 59 | Lee Street Elementary School Jonesboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16% · 22% | 14.6 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 515 |
| 60 | Forest Park Middle School Marrow · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 16% · 17% | 15.0 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 593 |
| 61 | Huie Elementary School Forest Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16% · 16% | 15.3 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 594 |
| 62 | Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for Jonesboro · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 5% · 0.5% | 10.3 Lower 50% | 0.5% Math proficiency | 887 |
Elite Scholars Academy School in Jonesboro leads the 2025 list of schools by reading proficiency in Clayton County with Reading · math 95% · 79%. Of the 62 schools shown, 62 are public.
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Elite Scholars Academy School in Jonesboro, Georgia ranks first among schools by reading proficiency in Clayton County with Reading · math 95% · 79% (Enrollment: 757).
How are schools by reading proficiency in Clayton County ranked?
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.
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