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West Clayton Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1208^th

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of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

West Clayton Elementary School is a public elementary school in College Park, Georgia, serving 422 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Clayton County School District, which is ranked 173 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Clayton Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Georgia, with statewide rankings between 1,080 and 1,223 out of around 1,200-1,250 schools. The school's performance on the Milestones Assessment is significantly below the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates often less than half the state average. The school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.37% to 100% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has been relatively low, ranging from $7,394 to $8,821, which is below the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Clayton County School District, such as Riverdale Elementary, Church Street Elementary, and Fountain Elementary, also perform poorly on the Milestones Assessment, with proficiency rates well below the state averages. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Fulton County School District, such as Nolan Elementary, Heritage Elementary, and Bethune Elementary, generally perform better on the Milestones Assessment, with proficiency rates closer to or above the state averages.

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 — 6th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg23%

Georgia avg42%

1,208^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 37Elementary Schools in the Clayton County

173^rd of 206Clayton 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1208 of 1238	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1223 of 1248	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1189 of 1242	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1220 of 1244	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-27 vs state

Mathematics11%-35 vs state

Science9%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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	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	Clayton 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%)	7.1	1208^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.4%		7.9	1223^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	2.0%	15		5.9	6.5	22.1				7.4	19.4	5.9				8.8			$15,569	$1,805	$13,764
Northcutt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5451 W Fayetteville Rd	College Park	30349	Clayton 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	968^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.8%		16.7	1068^th of 1248 public elementary schools	14.4%	100		13.0	26.0	30.8				17.4	37.5	22.1				26.9			$15,230	$1,649	$13,581
Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5745 W Lees Mill Rd	College Park	30349	Clayton 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%)	11.4	1157^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.5	1217^th of 1248 public elementary schools	2.5%	60		15.1	17.4	13.6				16.4	23.3	14.9				13.6			$16,959	$1,628	$15,331
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%)	16.7	1053^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	14.9%		15.3	1096^th of 1248 public elementary schools	12.2%	43	43.5	18.2	28.2	27.5	24.5	37.1	40.4	16.2	20.1	14.8	12.2	19.0	29.2	15.4	13.4	34.8	$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%)	34.1	772^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	37.6%		31	833^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	33.3%	61		32.4	37.8	31.3				33.8	43.2	22.6				21.7			$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%)	16.3	1064^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.1%		20	1004^th of 1248 public elementary schools	19.6%	60		11.8	18.0	21.3				21.2	15.7	20.2				33.7			$16,987	$1,755	$15,231
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Jolly Rd	Atlanta	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%)	17.5	1038^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.2%		15.8	1086^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.0%	48		14.1	10.2	28.4				28.2	19.4	21.1				28.7			$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%)	11.2	1160^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.3%		13.7	1121^st of 1248 public elementary schools	10.2%	39		8.1	14.9	23.2				7.3	12.9	21.4				21.4			$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%)	32.5	801^st of 1238 public elementary schools	35.3%		21.1	992^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	20.5%	191		25.0	29.5	28.8				31.5	42.0	31.4				32.2			$17,719	$1,361	$16,358
Fountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5215 West St	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3875	437	40	10.9	100.0%	7 (1.6%)	202 (46.2%)	210 (48.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	27.8	878^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.1%		23.2	959^th of 1248 public elementary schools	23.2%	81		24.1	23.3	25.7				34.2	38.4	27.1				27.1			$19,931	$2,703	$17,228

Frequently Asked Questions about West Clayton Elementary School

What district is West Clayton Elementary School in?

Clayton County

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.

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

Is West Clayton Elementary School a good school?

West Clayton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Georgia elementary schools.

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