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Lee Street Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lee Street Elementary School in Jonesboro, GA, is a PK-5 school in the Clayton County School District serving 515 students, nearly all of whom come from economically disadvantaged households. The school has faced significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% of Georgia elementary schools for several years, though its most recent state ranking (1,144th out of 1,219) shows a slight improvement from the prior year.

The most pressing concern for Lee Street is its chronic absenteeism rate of 37.1%—the highest among its nearby peers and more than double the rate at schools like Swint Elementary (17.7%) or Arnold Elementary (9.1%). This high rate of missed school days is likely a major factor in the school's academic struggles. In math, the picture is mixed: 4th-grade proficiency (28.4%) and 5th-grade proficiency (18.8%) are the highest they've been in recent years, but 3rd-grade math remains critically low at 9.1%. The school also spends more per student ($16,354) than the state average, yet outcomes remain well below district and state benchmarks.

There are a few bright spots worth noting. Lee Street's Hispanic students perform notably better than other subgroups, ranking in the 41st percentile statewide—a significant strength compared to its overall performance. Additionally, the school's state ranking has improved for two consecutive years, and 4th and 5th-grade math scores have risen sharply, suggesting recent interventions may be starting to take hold. However, Lee Street remains the lowest-performing school in its immediate area, with nearby Kay R Pace Elementary of the Arts ranking 612th by comparison. For parents, the key takeaway is that while the school faces real challenges—especially around attendance—there are signs of gradual progress that families may want to explore further.

515

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,354

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

178 Lee St
Jonesboro, GA 30236

(770) 473-2815

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Lee Street Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jonesboro Middle School
High:	Jonesboro High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.7%

Hispanic:

20.4%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (18% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

1,144^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 37Elementary 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	10.8	1144 of 1219	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	1234 of 1238	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1218 of 1236	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1202 of 1223	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1216 of 1220	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1141 of 1234	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1019 of 1209	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	1070 of 1205	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	1053 of 1233	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	991 of 1240	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.3	959 of 1231	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.4	834 of 1225	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.6	919 of 1201	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.4	767 of 1212	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.7	708 of 1183	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	14.4	1032 of 1133	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	1114 of 1134	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	1108 of 1125	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	970 of 1101	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	777 of 828	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	885 of 892	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	855 of 879	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	854 of 870	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	869 of 876	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	31.6	211 of 286	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	253 of 283	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	1138 of 1186	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	1222 of 1224	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1205 of 1223	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1191 of 1212	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1201 of 1206	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	296 of 503	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	7.4	578 of 583	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	547 of 565	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	527 of 535	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	510 of 516	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	1040 of 1183	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	1208 of 1225	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1198 of 1220	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1184 of 1210	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1201 of 1209	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)26th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics19%-28 vs state

Science16%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment 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 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
Lee Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	178 Lee St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2815	515	38	13.5	100.0%	17 (3.3%)	364 (70.7%)	105 (20.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	10.8	1144^th of 1219 public elementary schools	6.2%		5	1234^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.3%	90	9.1	28.4	18.8	16.5	$16,354	$1,804	$14,550
Arnold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Stockbridge Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2800	454	32	14.1	100.0%	17 (3.7%)	309 (68.1%)	83 (18.3%)	22 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	25.6	897^th of 1219 public elementary schools	26.4%		38.6	704^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.1%	193	40.9	38.1	21.0	24.6	$16,407	$1,542	$14,865
Suder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Lake Jodeco Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2820	592	44	13.4	100.0%	6 (1.0%)	425 (71.8%)	122 (20.6%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	15.9	1060^th of 1219 public elementary schools	13.0%		16.3	1062^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	14.2%	2	26.1	32.5	19.6	19.8	$17,275	$1,602	$15,673
Swint Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Highway 138 W	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2780	544	39	13.9	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	376 (69.1%)	136 (25.0%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	29.6	842^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	30.9%		19.8	1003^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	19.0%	161	24.1	46.3	22.1	36.4	$16,384	$1,575	$14,809
Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 Walt Stephens Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-0101	518	32	16.1	100.0%	9 (1.7%)	433 (83.6%)	39 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	45.3	612^th of 1219 public elementary schools	49.8%		56.4	485^th of 1238 public elementary schools	60.8%	127	43.6	34.0	48.1	40.0	$14,661	$1,274	$13,388
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%)	39.3	678^th of 1219 public elementary schools	44.4%		14.9	1095^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.6%	417	38.2	36.0	44.7	36.2	$15,743	$1,562	$14,181
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%)	18.6	1018^th of 1219 public elementary schools	16.5%		14	1112^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.2%	94	26.4	28.2	25.0	25.9	$16,407	$1,753	$14,655
Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9771 Poston Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2785	671	46	14.5	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	543 (80.9%)	90 (13.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	17	1046^th of 1219 public elementary schools	14.2%		22.7	963^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	22.2%	83	26.2	26.6	21.0	27.0	$15,956	$1,666	$14,289
Callaway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Oriole Dr	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-2600	677	48	14.1	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	511 (75.5%)	114 (16.8%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	21.1	967^th of 1219 public elementary schools	20.7%		18.3	1023^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	17.4%	56	28.6	28.0	27.5	29.6	$16,424	$1,901	$14,524
Pointe South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8482 Thomas Rd	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2900	508	38	13.3	100.0%	8 (1.6%)	368 (72.4%)	94 (18.5%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	7.2	1181^st of 1219 public elementary schools	3.1%		10.8	1167^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.7%	14	20.7	16.3	13.2	10.8	$18,013	$1,866	$16,147

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee Street Elementary School

Is Lee Street Elementary School a good school?

Lee Street Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Lee Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Lee Street Elementary School.

What district is Lee Street Elementary School in?

Clayton County

What schools do graduates of Lee Street Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lee Street Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jonesboro Middle School
High : Jonesboro High School

What is the racial makeup of Lee Street Elementary School?

Students at Lee Street Elementary School are 71% African American, 20% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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