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Pointe South Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1167^th

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of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Pointe South Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Riverdale, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 539 students. The school is part of the Clayton County School District, which is ranked 173 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Pointe South Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools, with a ranking between 950-1214 out of around 1,200-1,250 schools over the past 10 years, and has a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pointe South Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Clayton County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18.6% of 3rd graders, 17.3% of 4th graders, and 18.3% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 34.9%, 39.3%, and 43% at the state level, respectively. The school also has extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, reaching 100% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a very high-poverty student population. Additionally, Pointe South Elementary has relatively low per-student spending, ranging from $8,261 to $9,459 over the past several years, which is below the state average, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.3 to 15.4 students per teacher.

When comparing Pointe South Elementary to the other nearby schools in the Clayton County district, it consistently underperforms on academic measures. For example, in 2024-2025, Pointe South had only 20.9% of 3rd graders proficient in Math, compared to 28.6% at Kilpatrick Elementary, 42.7% at Arnold Elementary, and 42.7% at Brown Elementary. Additionally, North Fayette Elementary School, located in the higher-performing Fayette County district, significantly outperforms Pointe South Elementary on academic measures, with 60.4% of 3rd graders proficient in Math in 2024-2025.

508

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,013

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8482 Thomas Rd
Riverdale, GA 30274

(770) 473-2900

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Pointe South Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pointe South Middle School
High:	Riverdale High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.4%

Hispanic:

18.5%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg23%

Georgia avg42%

1,167^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	10.8	1167 of 1238	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1214 of 1248	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1177 of 1242	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1188 of 1244	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	965 of 1214	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	950 of 1234	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	956 of 1209	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	966 of 1205	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	1118 of 1233	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	1099 of 1240	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.2	990 of 1231	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.9	976 of 1225	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	972 of 1201	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.2	915 of 1212	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.9	800 of 1183	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.3	916 of 1133	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.0	936 of 1134	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.7	883 of 1125	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	874 of 1101	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-21 vs state

Mathematics15%-31 vs state

Science8%-36 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, December 3, 2018

Not a good school. At all. Just close it down already. Close Quote

Schools Near Pointe South Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
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%)	10.8	1167^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.7%		8.6	1214^th of 1248 public elementary schools	2.7%	47	18.6	17.3	18.3	20.9	16.0	7.5	7.5	$18,013	$1,866	$16,147
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%)	18.3	1023^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	17.4%		16.3	1074^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.9%	51	15.8	27.1	25.2	21.8	22.9	25.2	19.6	$16,424	$1,901	$14,524
Lake Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 Lake Ridge Cir	Riverdale	30296	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 907-5170	498	41	12.1	100.0%	4 (0.8%)	290 (58.2%)	190 (38.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	13.6	1121^st of 1238 public elementary schools	9.5%		26.8	896^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.2%	225	13.5	21.3	15.1	15.4	27.5	21.5	17.2	$17,707	$1,903	$15,804
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%)	19.8	1003^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	19.0%		25.4	923^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	26.0%	80	22.4	25.0	23.8	27.6	25.0	15.5	22.6	$16,384	$1,575	$14,809
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
Harper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	93 Valley Hill Rd SW	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-2654	690	53	13.0	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	432 (62.6%)	223 (32.3%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	14.1	1110^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.3%		10.5	1175^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.8%	65	13.0	22.5	21.4	13.0	22.5	18.3	20.8	$16,223	$1,724	$14,500
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%)	5	1234^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.3%		7	1229^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.5%	5	1.2	5.7	14.8	8.1	14.8	2.5	9.9	$16,354	$1,804	$14,550
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%)	22.7	963^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	22.2%		22.9	965^th of 1248 public elementary schools	22.7%	2	16.2	22.6	29.7	22.9	26.4	26.1	33.3	$15,956	$1,666	$14,289
North Fayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	609 Kenwood Rd	Fayetteville	30214	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 460-3570	616	44	14.0	67.9%	39 (6.3%)	391 (63.5%)	128 (20.8%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	67.9	350^th of 1238 public elementary schools	71.7%		70.9	334^th of 1248 public elementary schools	73.2%	16	46.2	56.8	50.8	60.4	60.2	35.2	44.3	$14,714	$814	$13,900
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%)	14.9	1095^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.6%		18.6	1023^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	18.0%	72	18.1	18.6	14.8	28.6	29.9	13.0	13.9	$15,743	$1,562	$14,181

Frequently Asked Questions about Pointe South Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pointe South Elementary School?

Students at Pointe South Elementary School are 72% African American, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% White.

How many students attend Pointe South Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Pointe South Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Pointe South Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pointe South Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pointe South Middle School
High : Riverdale High School

What district is Pointe South Elementary School in?

Clayton County

Is Pointe South Elementary School a good school?

Pointe South Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Georgia elementary schools.

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