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Suder Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1060^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Suder Elementary School in Jonesboro, GA, serves about 592 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Clayton County School District, a high-poverty area where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the most pressing concerns at Suder is chronic absenteeism. In the 2025-2026 school year, 31.4% of students were chronically absent—nearly double the state average of 17.7% and higher than the district's 28.0%. This rate has risen from 25.4% the previous year. The contrast with nearby schools is striking: Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts has just 3.0% chronic absenteeism, and Arnold Elementary School sits at 9.1%. These same schools also outperform Suder academically, suggesting attendance is a key lever for improvement. On a positive note, Suder's 4th grade math proficiency (32.5%) actually exceeds the district average (31.4%), and its Hispanic students rank in the 50th percentile statewide—a notable strength. However, the school shows a consistent pattern of declining performance between 4th and 5th grade, with 5th grade math dropping to just 19.6% proficiency and 5th grade science at 19.8%, well below the state's 44.2%.

Suder spends $17,275 per student—more than higher-performing neighbors like Kilpatrick Elementary School ($15,743) and Kay R Pace ($14,661)—yet outcomes don't reflect that investment. The school's student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 is favorable, but academic results remain in the bottom 13th percentile statewide. While Suder has improved from its pandemic-era low, it hasn't returned to pre-pandemic levels. The good news: nearby schools with similar demographics, like Kilpatrick (which jumped from the 12th to 44th percentile) and Arnold, prove success is achievable. For parents, the most impactful areas to watch are attendance and the 5th grade transition, where targeted support could make a real difference.

592

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,275

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Lake Jodeco Rd
Jonesboro, GA 30236

(770) 473-2820

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Suder Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Jonesboro High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.8%

Hispanic:

20.6%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

1,060^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th 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	15.9	1060 of 1219	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	1062 of 1238	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1085 of 1236	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1086 of 1223	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1140 of 1220	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1090 of 1214	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	940 of 1234	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1028 of 1209	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.4	893 of 1205	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	905 of 1233	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.4	722 of 1240	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.9	702 of 1231	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.8	490 of 1225	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.5	822 of 1201	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.4	948 of 1212	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.1	832 of 1183	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.1	821 of 1133	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.0	969 of 1134	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	983 of 1125	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.0	758 of 1101	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	687 of 828	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	707 of 892	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	727 of 879	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	721 of 870	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	759 of 876	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	976 of 1186	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	1029 of 1224	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1049 of 1223	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1059 of 1212	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1058 of 1206	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	251 of 503	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.1	411 of 583	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	518 of 565	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	485 of 535	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	503 of 516	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	1062 of 1183	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	1041 of 1225	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1075 of 1220	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1096 of 1210	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1165 of 1209	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics26%-22 vs state

Science20%-24 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Suder Elementary School

Is Suder Elementary School a good school?

Suder Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Suder Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Suder Elementary School.

What district is Suder Elementary School in?

Clayton County

What schools do graduates of Suder Elementary School attend?

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

High : Jonesboro High School

What is the racial makeup of Suder Elementary School?

Students at Suder Elementary School are 72% African American, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% White.

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