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Jonesboro Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

522^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Jonesboro Middle School serves approximately 895 students in grades 6-8 in the Clayton County School District, located in Jonesboro, Georgia, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Georgia middle schools over the past decade, currently holding a 0-star rating, with test scores significantly below both district and state averages across nearly all subjects and grade levels.

In the most recent testing cycle, proficiency rates were notably low: 6th grade math at 11.1% (district: 21.3%, state: 40.7%), 8th grade science at 10.9% (district: 17.5%, state: 29.7%), and 8th grade social studies at just 7.8% (district: 23%, state: 40.2%). The social studies gap is particularly striking—the school's proficiency rate is roughly one-third of the district average and less than one-fifth of the state average. However, there is a bright spot: in Algebra I End of Course exams, 52.4% of students scored proficient in 2023-2024, dramatically exceeding the district average (23.4%) and surpassing the state average (44%). This suggests the school is effectively identifying and supporting a select group of students for advanced coursework, even as the broader student population struggles with grade-level standards.

Chronic absenteeism is a critical challenge, with a rate of 36% for 2025-2026—higher than the district average (28%), more than double the state average (17.7%), and the highest among all nearby middle schools. This rate has worsened from 29.3% in 2024-2025. The comparison with M. D. Roberts Middle School, located just 1.03 miles away, is particularly stark: M.D. Roberts achieves 30.4% proficiency in 6th grade math (vs. 11.1% at Jonesboro) and has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.5% (vs. 36% at Jonesboro), despite serving a similar population with comparable spending. While per-student spending has increased steadily to $15,502, outcomes remain among the lowest in the district, suggesting that resource allocation alone is not driving the performance gap. Addressing chronic absenteeism may be the most impactful intervention available to the school.

895

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,502

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1308 Arnold St
Jonesboro, GA 30236

(678) 610-4331

District: Clayton County

Feeder schools for Jonesboro Middle School:

Elementary:	James Jackson Elementary School
	Kilpatrick Elementary School
	Lee Street Elementary School
	Tara Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.6%

Hispanic:

31.1%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2026) from a 5th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg23%

Georgia avg40%

522^nd of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 15Middle Schools in the Clayton County

163^rd of 201Clayton County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	522 of 578	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	529 of 585	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	531 of 578	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	539 of 569	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	526 of 558	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	506 of 542	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	519 of 559	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	502 of 543	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	470 of 539	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	461 of 545	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	429 of 537	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.2	430 of 521	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	449 of 527	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	438 of 508	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	444 of 504	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	431 of 494	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	416 of 466	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	408 of 462	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.1	362 of 445	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.7	367 of 420	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	402 of 480	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	424 of 494	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	436 of 489	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	445 of 485	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	442 of 482	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	158 of 166	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	158 of 199	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	146 of 200	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	150 of 166	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	122 of 157	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	510 of 550	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	521 of 567	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	517 of 558	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	529 of 553	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	523 of 544	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	349 of 374	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	363 of 400	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	347 of 381	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	368 of 380	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	355 of 367	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	486 of 550	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	511 of 569	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	516 of 561	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	520 of 559	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	510 of 553	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	389 of 425	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	289 of 442	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	409 of 437	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	413 of 429	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	396 of 431	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)16th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics16%-27 vs state

Science11%-19 vs state

Social Studies8%-32 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

They do not have the patience to work with children and suspend them for every incident. These are still young children that need guidance and the faculty at this school doesn't understand that. Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, September 26, 2016

WORST SCHOOL IN CLAYTON CO THERE IS A LOT OF BULLIES AND VERY DISRESPECTFUL KIDS Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jonesboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1308 Arnold St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4331	895	60	14.9	100.0%	18 (2.0%)	560 (62.6%)	278 (31.1%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.7%)	13.1	522^nd of 578 public middle schools	9.7%		13.8	529^th of 585 public middle schools	9.6%	7		11.1	21.0	16.2	10.9	7.8		$15,502	$1,677	$13,825
M. D. Roberts Middle School	Public	6-8	1905 Walt Stephens Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-0100	894	64	13.9	100.0%	23 (2.6%)	675 (75.5%)	139 (15.5%)	21 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.8%)	37.8	343^rd of 578 public middle schools	40.7%		41.8	322^nd of 585 public middle schools	45.0%	21	74.0	30.4	38.1	31.5	6.5	40.7	37.0	$15,938	$1,386	$14,552
Mundys Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	1251 Mundys Mill Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2880	687	47	14.6	100.0%	7 (1.0%)	529 (77.0%)	105 (15.3%)	16 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.8%)	18.5	475^th of 578 public middle schools	17.8%		16.2	499^th of 585 public middle schools	14.7%	24	65.4	13.4	17.8	19.2	17.4	18.6	72.0	$15,736	$1,625	$14,111
Kendrick Middle School	Public	6-8	7971 Kendrick Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-8400	619	47	13.1	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	419 (67.7%)	181 (29.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	21.3	455^th of 578 public middle schools	21.3%		17.2	491^st of 585 public middle schools	16.1%	36		23.2	23.0	15.8	18.5	17.4		$17,281	$1,767	$15,514
Pointe South Middle School	Public	6-8	8495 Thomas Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2890	693	53	13.0	100.0%	6 (0.9%)	514 (74.2%)	147 (21.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	24.8	429^th of 578 public middle schools	25.8%		15.9	505^th of 585 public middle schools	13.7%	76	69.6	16.2	10.3	24.6	27.0	25.0		$15,595	$1,565	$14,030
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Valley Hill Rd SW	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 515-7524	765	50	15.3	100.0%	10 (1.3%)	477 (62.4%)	230 (30.1%)	19 (2.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	21.5	453^rd of 578 public middle schools	21.6%		15.7	506^th of 585 public middle schools	13.5%	53		17.0	20.9	28.2	20.4	13.6		$15,526	$1,801	$13,725
Riverdale Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Roberts Dr	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4045	560	42	13.3	100.0%	3 (0.5%)	406 (72.5%)	115 (20.5%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	16.5	492^nd of 578 public middle schools	14.9%		13	539^th of 585 public middle schools	7.9%	47		20.4	18.4	17.0	16.5	9.1	36.4	$16,623	$1,781	$14,842
Morrow Middle School	Public	6-8	5934 Trammell Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	794	55	14.4	100.0%	12 (1.5%)	419 (52.8%)	246 (31.0%)	85 (10.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.9%)	29.8	399^th of 578 public middle schools	31.0%		24	443^rd of 585 public middle schools	24.3%	44		17.7	26.5	30.0	25.6	25.2		$16,016	$1,420	$14,596
Forest Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2299 Old Rex Morrow Road	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2817	593	46	12.8	100.0%	10 (1.7%)	283 (47.7%)	275 (46.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	10.3	543^rd of 578 public middle schools	6.1%		10.1	553^rd of 585 public middle schools	5.5%	10	80.0	10.5	11.0	14.2	9.3	8.9		$16,874	$1,796	$15,078
Rex Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	6380 Evans Dr	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 960-6559	904	65	13.9	100.0%	19 (2.1%)	620 (68.6%)	219 (24.2%)	14 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	31.3	392^nd of 578 public middle schools	32.2%		30.6	406^th of 585 public middle schools	30.6%	14	100.0	22.5	30.4	31.9	21.3	23.2	78.6	$15,893	$1,619	$14,274

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonesboro Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Jonesboro Middle School?

Students at Jonesboro Middle School are 63% African American, 31% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Jonesboro Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 895 students attended Jonesboro Middle School.

Is Jonesboro Middle School a good school?

Jonesboro Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Georgia middle schools.

What district is Jonesboro Middle School in?

Clayton County

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