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East Clayton Elementary School

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East Clayton Elementary School ranks 847 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

East Clayton Elementary School in Ellenwood, GA, serves 641 students in Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Clayton County School District, a district that ranks in the bottom fifth of Georgia schools. The school has made a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 10th percentile to the 31st percentile in a single year—its best ranking since 2016-2017. This improvement is especially striking in math, where 3rd grade proficiency more than doubled from 16.1% to 38.7% and 4th grade proficiency jumped from 21.1% to 44.1%, now approaching state averages. The school also excels at keeping students in class, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 13.6%—roughly half the district average of 28% and below the state average of 17.7%.

East Clayton's gains are particularly notable for its African American students, who ranked in the 55th percentile statewide—well above the school's overall ranking. The school also achieves strong results with relatively modest resources, spending $15,138 per student, the lowest among nearby schools with available data. For comparison, Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School spends $37,621 per student but ranks in the 6th percentile. When compared to nearby Clayton County schools, East Clayton outperforms Anderson Elementary and Thurgood Marshall Elementary in 3rd and 4th grade math, and substantially outperforms Mount Zion Elementary across all subjects.

Despite these successes, 5th grade math remains a challenge, with only 19.8% proficiency—less than half the state average of 44.1%. This creates an unusual pattern where younger students outperform older ones, suggesting recent interventions are helping lower grades more effectively. Science proficiency at 5th grade improved to 28.8%, above the district average. While Narvie Harris Elementary in DeKalb County (4.26 miles away) still outperforms East Clayton in most subjects, that school is on a declining trajectory while East Clayton is clearly improving. With strong attendance, rising investment, and a proven ability to boost math scores, East Clayton appears well-positioned to continue its upward climb, especially if the 5th grade gap can be closed with the same success seen in earlier grades.

641

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,144

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

3674 Steele Rd.
Ellenwood, GA 30294

(404) 362-3885

District: Clayton County

Students who attend East Clayton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Adamson Middle School
High:	Morrow High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.3%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2025 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2026) from a 10th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (33% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 15 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

847^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 37Elementary 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	29.4	847 of 1222	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	13.8	1117 of 1238	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1115 of 1236	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1082 of 1223	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1034 of 1220	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1070 of 1214	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	969 of 1234	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	927 of 1209	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.8	844 of 1205	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	709 of 1233	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.6	822 of 1240	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.2	842 of 1231	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.0	947 of 1225	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.4	824 of 1201	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.2	1002 of 1212	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.2	785 of 1183	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.1	892 of 1133	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	1020 of 1134	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	1027 of 1125	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.5	935 of 1101	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	370 of 829	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	21.4	764 of 892	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	739 of 879	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	681 of 870	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	644 of 876	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	735 of 1189	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.0	1096 of 1224	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1124 of 1223	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1056 of 1212	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	987 of 1206	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	369 of 504	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	477 of 583	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	497 of 565	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	532 of 535	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	888 of 1186	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	1091 of 1225	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1058 of 1220	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1088 of 1210	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1058 of 1209	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

Science29%-15 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
East Clayton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3674 Steele Rd.	Ellenwood	30294	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3885	641	41	15.6	37.3%	4 (0.6%)	489 (76.3%)	102 (15.9%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	29.4	847^th of 1222 public elementary schools	30.7%		13.8	1117^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.8%	270	38.7	44.1	19.8	28.8	$15,144	$1,519	$13,625
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	2750 Forest Pkwy	Ellenwood	30294	Clayton County	Clayton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 446-1070	317	19	16.6	35.3%	2 (0.6%)	273 (86.1%)	19 (6.0%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	10.5	1153^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	5.6%		12.9	1135^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.3%	18	23.9	20.4	17.7	15.6	$27,087	$142	$26,945
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	458 Fairview Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-8265	590	40	14.7	39.5%	22 (3.7%)	427 (72.4%)	99 (16.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.6%)	24.9	917^th of 1222 public elementary schools	25.0%		21.8	976^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.2%	59	41.7	31.8	29.4	16.7	$13,698	$879	$12,819
Roberta T. Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6340 Highway 42	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 960-5750	720	55	13.0	37.4%	10 (1.4%)	475 (66.0%)	190 (26.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	29.9	837^th of 1222 public elementary schools	31.5%		14.6	1100^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.1%	263	37.2	44.9	22.9	29.5	$16,560	$1,746	$14,814
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5885 Maddox Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 675-8019	801	55	14.5	42.9%	13 (1.6%)	544 (67.9%)	151 (18.9%)	69 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.7%)	19.5	1004^th of 1222 public elementary schools	17.8%		16.2	1067^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.8%	63	28.6	18.8	20.6	35.3	$15,343	$1,591	$13,752
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	42.1%	15 (2.3%)	401 (60.9%)	146 (22.2%)	68 (10.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	35.2	750^th of 1222 public elementary schools	38.6%		26.3	903^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	27.1%	153	36.5	39.6	38.9	31.4	$15,703	$1,490	$14,212
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4199 Old Rock Cut Rd	Conley	30288	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3820	420	33	12.7	39.0%	10 (2.4%)	222 (52.9%)	175 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	19.3	1006^th of 1222 public elementary schools	17.7%		21.7	978^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.0%	28	16.4	28.5	22.6	33.8	$17,480	$1,580	$15,900
Narvie Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3981 McGill Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-9202	535	37	14.4	24.7%	1 (0.2%)	498 (93.1%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	47	590^th of 1222 public elementary schools	51.7%		64	392^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	68.3%	198	35.1	38.8	53.0	46.9	$18,236	$1,635	$16,601
Mount Zion Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	2920 Mount Zion Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	620	44	14.0	42.3%	5 (0.8%)	447 (72.1%)	130 (21.0%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)								(n/a)					$16,911	$1,861	$15,050
Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3574 Oakvale Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-1302	685	51	13.4	53.3%	7 (1.0%)	595 (86.9%)	42 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.4%)	14	1099^th of 1222 public elementary schools	10.1%		11.4	1156^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.6%	57	22.6	35.0	13.5	16.1	$19,257	$2,123	$17,134

Frequently Asked Questions about East Clayton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of East Clayton Elementary School?

Students at East Clayton Elementary School are 76% African American, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is East Clayton Elementary School in?

Clayton County

How many students attend East Clayton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended East Clayton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of East Clayton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Clayton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Adamson Middle School
High : Morrow High School

Is East Clayton Elementary School a good school?

East Clayton Elementary School ranks 847^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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