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Jonesboro High School

Q: Is Jonesboro High School a good school?

Jonesboro High School ranks 279 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 39% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, GA, serves approximately 1,630 students in grades 9-12 within the Clayton County district. The school has shown meaningful improvement in recent years, climbing from the 21st percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 39th percentile in both 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, earning a 2-star rating for two consecutive years after several years at 1-star status.

Academically, Jonesboro consistently outperforms the district average across most tested subjects. In the most recent testing cycle, Biology proficiency reached 37.2%—7.6 percentage points above the district average and the highest among all traditional high schools in the district, including Charles R. Drew High School (30.3%). Algebra I proficiency has increased fourfold over three years, from 7.7% in 2022-2023 to 31.7% in 2025-2026, now slightly above the district average. The school also ranks in the 63rd percentile statewide for African American students, a notably strong result. Its graduation rate of 88.2% exceeds both the district (86.3%) and state (87.2%) averages, and it has remained above 85% for five consecutive years.

Despite these strengths, challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism stands at 42.0%, significantly higher than the district (28.0%) and state (17.7%) averages. The student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1 is the highest among nearby schools, up from 17.6:1 the prior year. Special Education performance ranks in the 11th percentile statewide, an area of concern. However, the school achieves these outcomes while spending $13,002 per student—less than most peers, including Utopian Academy for the Arts High School ($17,831) and Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts ($16,950). Jonesboro outperforms several traditional high schools like Lovejoy High School (14.3% Algebra I) and Mundy's Mill High School (14.1%), though it trails selective magnet schools such as Elite Scholars Academy School (97.3%). Overall, the school is on a positive trajectory, showing efficient resource use and strong momentum for continued improvement.

1,630

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,002

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7728 Mount Zion Blvd
Jonesboro, GA 30236

(770) 473-2855

District: Clayton County

Feeder schools for Jonesboro High School:

Elementary:	Arnold Elementary School
	Lee Street Elementary School
	Suder Elementary School
Middle:	M. D. Roberts Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.6%

Hispanic:

22.3%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (33% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 18% Georgia)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg29%

Georgia avg45%

279^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13High Schools in the Clayton County

164^th of 202Clayton 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	31.2	279 of 457	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	274 of 451	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	322 of 454	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	352 of 448	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	328 of 431	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	330 of 410	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	307 of 438	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	308 of 428	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	322 of 420	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	280 of 426	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.3	296 of 435	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.6	276 of 425	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	302 of 425	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.1	285 of 396	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.4	281 of 402	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.6	289 of 384	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.6	319 of 372	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.5	313 of 370	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.9	269 of 358	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.4	252 of 335	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	139 of 377	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	129 of 391	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	191 of 382	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	251 of 384	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	248 of 372	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	94 of 173	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.6	144 of 180	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	156 of 159	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	139 of 141	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	70 of 102	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	258 of 431	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	278 of 438	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	314 of 435	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	334 of 433	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	335 of 430	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	192 of 299	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	213 of 312	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	236 of 315	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	249 of 308	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	223 of 295	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	284 of 436	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	260 of 442	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	319 of 436	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	367 of 436	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	341 of 427	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	89 of 149	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	111 of 141	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	301 of 339	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	223 of 347	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	253 of 344	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	216 of 343	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	280 of 331	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2026)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology37%-10 vs state

Algebra I32%-16 vs state

United States History29%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, February 5, 2015

Currently a senior.
Dirty school. Rats and cockroaches are so common,
Bad students. Very negative about learning and others. Bullying and harassment is very common.
Administration. Only do their jobs when they see things happening. If you report bullying or harassment, they'll only listen to one side of the story and biasly determine it from there. Will not listen to you even if you have proof or witnesses as long as the other side creates a false sob story. Will not let you call in the witnesses either because of the boohoo sad story :(( will need multiple visits to report things
Some bad teachers.

Great marching band. We're the best in GA.
Talented sports teams. Only thing we're good at. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, April 13, 2012

Teachers aren't bad, the students are sort of bad though. Fights everyday kids smoking behind the school, skipping classes just an average Jonesboro highschool day.
Plus the gaduation rate is 58%... Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (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 Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 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 High School	Public	9-12	7728 Mount Zion Blvd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2855	1,630	77	21.1	100.0%	51 (3.1%)	1,134 (69.6%)	363 (22.3%)	27 (1.7%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (2.9%)	31.2	279^th of 457 public high schools	38.9%		34.2	274^th of 451 public high schools	39.2%	5	31.7	37.2	29.4						$13,002	$1,298	$11,704
Elite Scholars Academy School	Public	6-12	7923 Fielder Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2823	757	40	18.9	100.0%	8 (1.1%)	478 (63.1%)	127 (16.8%)	109 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.2%)	93.7	7^th of 457 public high schools	98.5%		95.2	6^th of 451 public high schools	98.7%	1	97.3	91.9		96.6	96.8	94.5	94.5	96.3	$14,505	$1,023	$13,482
Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for	Public	6-12	137 Spring St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 515-7601	887	66	13.4	100.0%	14 (1.6%)	590 (66.5%)	242 (27.3%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	4	447^th of 457 public high schools	2.2%		4.3	443^rd of 451 public high schools	1.8%	4	2.2	3.4	3.5
Mount Zion High School	Public	9-12	2535 Mount Zion Pkwy	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2940	1,232	68	18.1	100.0%	17 (1.4%)	833 (67.6%)	319 (25.9%)	39 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.7%)	41.9	212^th of 457 public high schools	53.6%		19.9	356^th of 451 public high schools	21.1%	144	42.1	41.2	35.5						$14,527	$1,629	$12,898
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts	Public	9-12	2580 Mount Zion Pkwy	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2785	494	35	14.1	100.0%	6 (1.2%)	387 (78.3%)	71 (14.4%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	75	54^th of 457 public high schools	88.2%		77.5	56^th of 451 public high schools	87.6%	2	65.1	61.3	56.8						$16,950	$1,124	$15,826
Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	160 Roberts Dr	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2905	1,359	70	19.4	100.0%	15 (1.1%)	973 (71.6%)	303 (22.3%)	31 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.3%)	19.2	362^nd of 457 public high schools	20.8%		25.9	324^th of 451 public high schools	28.2%	38	26.1	28.9	18.2						$13,595	$1,547	$12,049
Utopian Academy for the Arts High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2299 Old Rex Marrow Road	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 446-1070	291	24	12.1	77.7%	2 (0.7%)	261 (89.7%)	17 (5.8%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	27.7	301^st of 457 public high schools	34.1%		22.7	342^nd of 451 public high schools	24.2%	41	19.2	32.4	35.2						$17,831	$53	$17,778
Mundy's Mill High School	Public	9-12	9652 Fayetteville Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 817-3000	1,665	91	18.2	99.4%	13 (0.8%)	1,316 (79.0%)	261 (15.7%)	26 (1.6%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	39 (2.3%)	17.4	373^rd of 457 public high schools	18.4%		22.1	345^th of 451 public high schools	23.5%	28	14.1	18.9	27.8						$13,498	$1,448	$12,050
Charles R. Drew High School	Public	9-12	6237 Garden Walk Blvd	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	1,708	96	17.7	100.0%	15 (0.9%)	978 (57.3%)	642 (37.6%)	34 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.1%)	30	288^th of 457 public high schools	37.0%		27.8	312^th of 451 public high schools	30.8%	24	21.1	30.3	39.5						$13,751	$1,366	$12,385
Forest Park High School	Public	9-12	5452 Phillips Dr	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3890	1,711	99	17.2	100.0%	39 (2.3%)	642 (37.5%)	898 (52.5%)	85 (5.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (2.6%)	23.6	335^th of 457 public high schools	26.7%		24.3	335^th of 451 public high schools	25.7%		33.7	28.0	22.6						$13,791	$1,403	$12,389

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonesboro High School

What schools feed into Jonesboro High School?

Jonesboro High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arnold Elementary School
Elementary : Lee Street Elementary School
Elementary : Suder Elementary School
Middle : M. D. Roberts Middle School

Is Jonesboro High School a good school?

Jonesboro High School ranks 279^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Jonesboro High School in?

Clayton County

What is the racial makeup of Jonesboro High School?

Students at Jonesboro High School are 70% African American, 22% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Jonesboro High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,630 students attended Jonesboro High School.

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