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West Clayton Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

West Clayton Elementary School in College Park, GA, serves approximately 464 students in grades PK-5 within the Clayton County district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

West Clayton has historically ranked in the bottom 10% of Georgia elementary schools, but the 2025-2026 school year shows a promising upward trend. The school improved from the 2nd percentile to the 7th percentile statewide, and test scores rose across nearly every subject. In math, 3rd grade proficiency jumped from 7.4% to 22.2%, and 5th grade more than doubled from 5.9% to 13.8%. Science also saw a dramatic leap, from 8.8% to 25.4%—now nearly matching the district average. While these numbers remain well below state averages (e.g., 48.3% for 3rd grade math), the consistent improvement suggests that instructional strategies are beginning to take hold. Notably, African American students at West Clayton perform better relative to their peers statewide (16th percentile) than the school's overall ranking, indicating a relative strength in serving this population.

One of the biggest challenges is chronic absenteeism. In 2025-2026, 34.4% of students were chronically absent—nearly double the state average of 17.7% and far higher than nearby Oliver Elementary (17.1%) or Fountain Elementary (17.9%). Interestingly, despite this attendance hurdle, the school posted its best test scores in years, suggesting that students who attend regularly are making meaningful progress. The school's per-student spending ($15,569) is lower than several higher-performing neighbors like Fountain ($19,931) and Oliver ($17,156), and its student-teacher ratio (16.5:1) is higher than those schools, pointing to potential resource gaps. However, the positive trajectory—especially in science and 3rd grade math—offers hope that West Clayton is on a path toward continued improvement.

464

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,569

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5580 Riverdale Rd
College Park, GA 30349

(770) 994-4005

District: Clayton County

Students who attend West Clayton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Clayton Middle School
High:	North Clayton High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.9%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

1,132^nd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	11.8	1132 of 1222	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	1208 of 1238	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1212 of 1236	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1174 of 1223	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1200 of 1220	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1129 of 1234	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1104 of 1209	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	1080 of 1205	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	1217 of 1233	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	1203 of 1240	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.1	1152 of 1231	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	1040 of 1225	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	1079 of 1201	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	2.2	1203 of 1212	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.5	1087 of 1183	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	1050 of 1133	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.4	1092 of 1134	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.9	1121 of 1125	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	1087 of 1101	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	700 of 829	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	849 of 892	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	837 of 879	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	779 of 870	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	843 of 876	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	1077 of 1189	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	1193 of 1224	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1194 of 1223	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1132 of 1212	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1179 of 1206	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	1111 of 1186	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	1204 of 1225	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1181 of 1220	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1163 of 1210	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1185 of 1209	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)16th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science25%-19 vs state

Mathematics18%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 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
West Clayton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5580 Riverdale Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4005	464	28	16.5	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	408 (87.9%)	36 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	11.8	1132^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	7.4%		7.1	1208^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.4%	76		22.2	18.6	13.8				25.4				$15,569	$1,805	$13,764
Northcutt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5451 W Fayetteville Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4020	618	44	14.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	497 (80.4%)	82 (13.3%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	22.5	956^th of 1222 public elementary schools	21.8%		22.5	968^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.8%	12		33.7	36.6	20.4				26.5				$15,230	$1,649	$13,581
Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5745 W Lees Mill Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 991-4651	516	40	12.9	100.0%	9 (1.7%)	437 (84.7%)	41 (7.9%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	15.7	1067^th of 1222 public elementary schools	12.7%		11.4	1157^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.5%	90		31.0	19.2	22.0				22.2				$16,959	$1,628	$15,331
Movement School South Fulton Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1950 Sullivan Road	College Park	30337	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Movement School South Fulton Ele	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(470) 575-2177	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)		50.0
Dubois Integrity Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6479 Church St	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	State Specialty Schools I- Dubois Integrity Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 629-1534	1,341	69	19.4	96.3%	4 (0.3%)	1,243 (92.7%)	55 (4.1%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.2%)	14.1	1095^th of 1222 public elementary schools	10.4%		16.7	1053^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	14.9%	42	70.0	19.3	15.3	10.7	21.9	24.1	27.6	30.6	3.8	6.1	50.0	$16,164	$996	$15,168
Oliver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 Cheryl Leigh Dr	Riverdale	30296	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4010	452	33	13.6	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	344 (76.1%)	79 (17.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	29.9	835^th of 1222 public elementary schools	31.7%		34.1	772^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	37.6%	63		34.4	46.1	27.7				27.7				$17,156	$2,223	$14,932
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%)	19.8	997^th of 1222 public elementary schools	18.4%		16.3	1064^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.1%	67		25.5	23.2	23.0				34.4				$16,987	$1,755	$15,231
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Jolly Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8144	597	46	12.9	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	488 (81.7%)	59 (9.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	22.6	955^th of 1222 public elementary schools	21.8%		17.5	1038^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.2%	83		31.4	31.3	23.0				30.9				$19,668	$1,266	$18,402
Church Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7013 Church St	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4000	706	42	16.8	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	543 (76.9%)	114 (16.1%)	19 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	6.4	1193^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	2.4%		11.2	1160^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.3%	33		14.0	15.2	12.1				15.1				$14,511	$1,566	$12,945
Bethune Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5925 Old Carriage Dr	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-7940	608	44	13.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	525 (86.3%)	63 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	26.7	888^th of 1222 public elementary schools	27.3%		32.5	801^st of 1238 public elementary schools	35.3%	87		37.9	33.3	29.0				27.0				$17,719	$1,361	$16,358

Frequently Asked Questions about West Clayton Elementary School

What district is West Clayton Elementary School in?

Clayton County

Is West Clayton Elementary School a good school?

West Clayton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.4% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend West Clayton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended West Clayton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of West Clayton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : North Clayton Middle School
High : North Clayton High School

What is the racial makeup of West Clayton Elementary School?

Students at West Clayton Elementary School are 88% African American, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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