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Tara Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1098^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Tara Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Morrow, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 573 students. Despite being part of the Clayton County School District, which is ranked 173 out of 206 districts in Georgia, Tara Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tara Elementary's academic performance consistently underperforms compared to the Clayton County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21.3% of 3rd graders at Tara were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 17.2% for Clayton County and 34.9% statewide. The school's math and science proficiency rates are also significantly below the district and state averages. Additionally, Tara Elementary has extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, reaching 100% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a very high-poverty student population.

When comparing Tara Elementary to other nearby schools in the Clayton County district, such as William M. McGarrah Elementary, Lake City Elementary, and Swint Elementary, it consistently underperforms academically. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Tara Elementary's academic performance remains poor, suggesting that factors beyond just staffing levels, such as curriculum, instruction, and school leadership, may be contributing to the low achievement. Tara Elementary's ranking and performance have remained stagnant or declined over the past 10 years, with no clear signs of significant improvement.

570

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,807

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

937 Mount Zion Rd
Morrow, GA 30260

(770) 968-2915

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Tara Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jonesboro Middle School
High:	Charles R. Drew High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.7%

Hispanic:

36.8%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg23%

Georgia avg42%

1,098^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 37Elementary Schools in the Clayton County

173^rd of 206Clayton 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
2025	14.7	1098 of 1238	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1084 of 1248	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1075 of 1242	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1109 of 1244	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1036 of 1214	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	921 of 1234	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	930 of 1209	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	1032 of 1205	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	1108 of 1233	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	1008 of 1240	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.8	948 of 1231	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.0	891 of 1225	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.8	831 of 1201	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.0	1004 of 1212	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.5	1046 of 1183	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.2	1080 of 1133	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.9	1132 of 1134	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	1084 of 1125	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	1056 of 1101	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-22 vs state

English Language Arts20%-19 vs state

Mathematics18%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tara Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	937 Mount Zion Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2915	570	46	12.3	100.0%	11 (1.9%)	329 (57.7%)	210 (36.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	14.7	1098^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.1	1084^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.1%	14	21.3	19.6	18.3	20.4	19.6	12.2	22.0	$16,807	$2,067	$14,740
Haynie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1169 Morrow Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2905	767	58	13.2	100.0%	11 (1.4%)	285 (37.2%)	407 (53.1%)	44 (5.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	22.6	965^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.1%		24	945^th of 1248 public elementary schools	24.3%	20	12.2	21.8	28.3	17.3	34.9	34.9	30.2	$16,686	$1,736	$14,949
Morrow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6115 Reynolds Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2900	406	34	11.9	100.0%	9 (2.2%)	175 (43.1%)	144 (35.5%)	62 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	23.2	959^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.5%		29	873^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	30.0%	86	17.4	27.7	23.5	31.9	32.3	23.5	25.0	$18,931	$1,638	$17,294
Sankofa Montessori	Public, Charter	K-3	5881 Phillips Drive	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	State Specialty Schools II- Sankofa Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 713-8930	144	10	14.4	89.6%	8 (5.6%)	100 (69.4%)	24 (16.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)								(n/a)								$17,817	$1,867	$15,951
Kilpatrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7534 Tara Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2790	637	46	13.8	99.4%	11 (1.7%)	293 (46.0%)	295 (46.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	14.9	1095^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.6%		18.6	1023^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	18.0%	72	18.1	18.6	14.8	28.6	29.9	13.0	13.9	$15,743	$1,562	$14,181
Harper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	93 Valley Hill Rd SW	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-2654	690	53	13.0	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	432 (62.6%)	223 (32.3%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	14.1	1110^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.3%		10.5	1175^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.8%	65	13.0	22.5	21.4	13.0	22.5	18.3	20.8	$16,223	$1,724	$14,500
Riverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6253 Garden Walk Blvd	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4015	559	43	13.0	100.0%	3 (0.5%)	352 (63.0%)	171 (30.6%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	16.3	1064^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.1%		20	1004^th of 1248 public elementary schools	19.6%	60	11.8	18.0	21.3	21.2	15.7	20.2	33.7	$16,987	$1,755	$15,231
James Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7711 Mount Zion Blvd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4401	696	47	14.8	100.0%	10 (1.4%)	527 (75.7%)	108 (15.5%)	25 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	14	1112^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.2%		18.3	1032^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	17.3%	80	9.9	16.9	25.6	23.8	16.9	18.9	22.2	$16,407	$1,753	$14,655
William M. McGarrah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Lake Harbin Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2910	658	46	14.3	100.0%	15 (2.3%)	401 (60.9%)	146 (22.2%)	68 (10.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	26.3	903^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	27.1%		22.5	974^th of 1248 public elementary schools	22.0%	71	22.7	27.6	27.4	22.7	43.8	26.3	21.1	$15,696	$1,490	$14,205
Lake City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5354 Phillips Dr	Lake City	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3855	479	35	13.6	100.0%	11 (2.3%)	145 (30.3%)	244 (50.9%)	60 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	24.3	936^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.4%		30.9	837^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.9%	99	22.1	30.3	30.1	32.6	26.3	26.5	10.8	$16,751	$1,424	$15,327

Frequently Asked Questions about Tara Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Tara Elementary School?

Students at Tara Elementary School are 58% African American, 37% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Tara Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Tara Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Tara Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tara Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jonesboro Middle School
High : Charles R. Drew High School

What district is Tara Elementary School in?

Clayton County

Is Tara Elementary School a good school?

Tara Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

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