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Kemp Elementary School

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Kemp Elementary School ranks 881 st of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

881^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Kemp Elementary School in Hampton, GA, serves 586 students in grades 3-5 as part of the Clayton County district, operating as an upper-elementary campus alongside the adjacent Kemp Primary.

Kemp Elementary shows a clear strength in mathematics, outperforming its district average at every grade level—40.7% of 3rd graders, 36.7% of 4th graders, and 28.6% of 5th graders scored proficient, compared to district averages of 29.6%, 31.4%, and 23.8%, respectively. The school also earns high marks for its work with African American students, who rank in the 55th percentile statewide—the strongest subgroup performance at the school. Chronic absenteeism, while above the state average, has consistently run about 6 percentage points below the Clayton County average, a gap that has widened over recent years. The school has shown gradual improvement overall, climbing from the 15th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 28th percentile in 2025-2026, with per-student spending rising to $15,614 and the student-teacher ratio improving to 14.6:1.

However, challenges remain. Fifth-grade science proficiency sits at just 19.2%, trailing the district (26.3%) and state (44.2%) averages significantly. Special education services are a critical concern, with the school ranking in the 4th percentile statewide for that subgroup. There is also a notable gender gap—female students rank in the 36th percentile while male students rank in the 21st. Compared to nearby schools, Kemp outperforms Hawthorne Elementary (19th percentile) but trails Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts (50th percentile), which serves a similar demographic yet has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate of 3.0%. Across the district line, Mount Carmel Elementary in Henry County serves a less economically disadvantaged population and ranks slightly higher overall, though Kemp holds its own in 3rd grade math.

586

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,614

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10990 Folsom Rd
Hampton, GA 30228

(770) 473-2870

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Kemp Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lovejoy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.3%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 25 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

881^st of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	27.0	881 of 1222	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	921 of 1238	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	874 of 1236	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	939 of 1223	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1041 of 1220	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1020 of 1214	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	922 of 1234	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	836 of 1209	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.5	865 of 1205	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	966 of 1233	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	1071 of 1240	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	1130 of 1231	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	1046 of 1225	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.6	1055 of 1201	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	1104 of 1212	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	1065 of 1183	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.8	1028 of 1133	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	1048 of 1134	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	990 of 1125	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.4	866 of 1101	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	373 of 829	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.4	471 of 892	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	444 of 879	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	482 of 870	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	639 of 876	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	37.0	190 of 304	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	93 of 286	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	179 of 283	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	759 of 1189	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	792 of 1224	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	825 of 1223	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	983 of 1212	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1042 of 1206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	357 of 504	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.0	311 of 583	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	310 of 565	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	334 of 535	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	451 of 516	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	935 of 1186	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	1000 of 1225	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	887 of 1220	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	892 of 1210	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1034 of 1209	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	448 of 466	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	448 of 565	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	347 of 487	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	395 of 455	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	401 of 415	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics36%-12 vs state

Science19%-25 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 (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 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
Kemp Elementary School	Public	3-5	10990 Folsom Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2870	586	40	14.6	100.0%	12 (2.0%)	453 (77.3%)	82 (14.0%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	27	881^st of 1222 public elementary schools	27.9%		25.5	921^st of 1238 public elementary schools	25.6%	40	40.7	36.7	28.6	19.2	$15,614	$1,761	$13,853
Kemp Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1090 McDonough Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4300	626	44	14.2	100.0%	9 (1.4%)	482 (77.0%)	97 (15.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.5%)								(n/a)					$16,482	$1,598	$14,883
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10750 English Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-7669	813	52	15.6	100.0%	15 (1.8%)	522 (64.2%)	230 (28.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.4%)	19.8	995^th of 1222 public elementary schools	18.6%		21.8	974^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.3%	21	31.6	33.8	21.2	22.0	$16,200	$1,689	$14,511
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	11808 Panhandle Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2850	1,048	64	16.3	100.0%	23 (2.2%)	863 (82.3%)	107 (10.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.5%)	29.5	846^th of 1222 public elementary schools	30.8%		23.7	948^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.4%	102	25.7	36.3	32.7	38.3	$14,723	$1,552	$13,171
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	1048^th of 1222 public elementary schools	14.2%		22.7	963^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	22.2%	85	26.2	26.6	21.0	27.0	$15,956	$1,666	$14,289
River's Edge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Northbridge Rd	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 460-2340	652	46	14.1	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	542 (83.1%)	66 (10.1%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	31.2	814^th of 1222 public elementary schools	33.4%		37.3	725^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.4%	89	35.5	48.2	24.8	30.8	$16,016	$1,374	$14,642
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	1063^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	13.0%		16.3	1062^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	14.2%	1	26.1	32.5	19.6	19.8	$17,275	$1,602	$15,673
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%)	45.4	613^th of 1222 public elementary schools	49.8%		56.4	485^th of 1238 public elementary schools	60.8%	128	43.6	34.0	48.1	40.0	$14,661	$1,274	$13,388
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	1147^th of 1222 public elementary schools	6.1%		5	1234^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.3%	87	9.1	28.4	18.8	16.5	$16,354	$1,804	$14,550
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	899^th of 1222 public elementary schools	26.4%		38.6	704^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.1%	195	40.9	38.1	21.0	24.6	$16,407	$1,542	$14,865

Frequently Asked Questions about Kemp Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Kemp Elementary School?

Students at Kemp Elementary School are 77% African American, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

Is Kemp Elementary School a good school?

Kemp Elementary School ranks 881^st of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kemp Elementary School attend?

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

High : Lovejoy High School

How many students attend Kemp Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Kemp Elementary School.

What district is Kemp Elementary School in?

Clayton County

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