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Mount Zion High School

Public Grades 9-12

357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Georgia High Schools

Better than 21% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Mount Zion High School is a public high school in Jonesboro, Georgia, serving 1,174 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Academically, Mount Zion High School consistently underperforms compared to the Clayton County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly lower proficiency rates than the county and state in subjects like American Literature and Composition, Algebra I, Biology, and United States History. Additionally, Mount Zion High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 81.1% and 93.1% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the 85.4% rate reported for the 2023-2024 school year across the nearby schools in the district.

When comparing Mount Zion High School to nearby schools in the same district, such as Mundy's Mill High School, Morrow High School, and Jonesboro High School, it becomes clear that Mount Zion High School is underperforming academically. These nearby schools generally have higher proficiency rates on the Milestones Assessments and higher graduation rates than Mount Zion High School. However, Mount Zion High School's higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools suggests potential opportunities for targeted interventions and improvements to support student success.

1,232

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,527

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2535 Mount Zion Pkwy
Jonesboro, GA 30236

(770) 473-2940

District: Clayton County

Feeder schools for Mount Zion High School:

Elementary:	Mount Zion Elementary School
	Mount Zion Primary
Middle:	Rex Mill Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.6%

Hispanic:

25.9%

Asian:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg26%

Georgia avg42%

357^th of 452

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13High 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	19.9	357 of 452	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	367 of 458	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	369 of 442	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	354 of 429	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	262 of 410	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	334 of 438	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	348 of 428	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	336 of 420	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	321 of 426	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.1	303 of 435	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.3	268 of 425	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.2	276 of 425	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	242 of 396	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.4	296 of 402	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	288 of 384	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	311 of 372	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	314 of 370	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.7	303 of 358	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.2	268 of 335	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I28%-17 vs state

Biology24%-21 vs state

United States History22%-17 vs state

American Literature and Composition18%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Mount Zion High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (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 American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Zion High School	Public	9-12	2535 Mount Zion Pkwy	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2940	1,232	68	18.1	100.0%	17 (1.4%)	833 (67.6%)	319 (25.9%)	39 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.7%)	19.9	357^th of 452 public high schools	21.0%		19.4	367^th of 458 public high schools	19.9%	10	17.8	27.6	23.6	22.0								$14,527	$1,629	$12,898
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts	Public	9-12	2580 Mount Zion Pkwy	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2785	494	35	14.1	100.0%	6 (1.2%)	387 (78.3%)	71 (14.4%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	77.5	56^th of 452 public high schools	87.6%		87.4	30^th of 458 public high schools	93.4%	26	74.2	54.7	55.0	60.0								$16,950	$1,124	$15,826
Elite Scholars Academy School	Public	6-12	7923 Fielder Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2823	757	40	18.9	100.0%	8 (1.1%)	478 (63.1%)	127 (16.8%)	109 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.2%)	95.2	6^th of 452 public high schools	98.7%		95.9	5^th of 458 public high schools	98.9%	1	89.9	94.9	91.7		97.4	98.1	97.5	92.1	96.3	94.9	94.1	$14,505	$1,023	$13,482
Jonesboro High School	Public	9-12	7728 Mount Zion Blvd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2855	1,630	77	21.1	100.0%	51 (3.1%)	1,134 (69.6%)	363 (22.3%)	27 (1.7%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (2.9%)	34.2	275^th of 452 public high schools	39.2%		25.8	323^rd of 458 public high schools	29.5%	48	32.2	27.8	34.7	29.1								$13,002	$1,298	$11,704
Utopian Academy for the Arts High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2299 Old Rex Marrow Road	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 446-1070	291	24	12.1	77.7%	2 (0.7%)	261 (89.7%)	17 (5.8%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	22.7	343^rd of 452 public high schools	24.1%		22.9	340^th of 458 public high schools	25.8%	3	28.4	9.2	35.0	12.8								$17,831	$53	$17,778
Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for	Public	6-12	137 Spring St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 515-7601	887	66	13.4	100.0%	14 (1.6%)	590 (66.5%)	242 (27.3%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	4.3	444^th of 452 public high schools	1.8%		5.3	445^th of 458 public high schools	2.8%	1	4.3	2.6	1.1	1.4
Forest Park High School	Public	9-12	5452 Phillips Dr	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3890	1,711	99	17.2	100.0%	39 (2.3%)	642 (37.5%)	898 (52.5%)	85 (5.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (2.6%)	24.3	336^th of 452 public high schools	25.7%		24.2	328^th of 458 public high schools	28.4%	8	26.0	18.8	20.5	30.9								$13,791	$1,403	$12,389
Morrow High School	Public	9-12	4930 Steele Road	Ellenwood	30294	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-3241	2,077	104	19.9	100.0%	19 (0.9%)	1,390 (66.9%)	466 (22.4%)	151 (7.3%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	46 (2.2%)	19.6	362^nd of 452 public high schools	19.9%		22.2	342^nd of 458 public high schools	25.3%	20	23.8	20.1	18.0	24.1								$12,665	$1,229	$11,436
Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	160 Roberts Dr	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2905	1,359	70	19.4	100.0%	15 (1.1%)	973 (71.6%)	303 (22.3%)	31 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.3%)	25.9	325^th of 452 public high schools	28.1%		25.4	325^th of 458 public high schools	29.0%		22.3	23.9	27.8	31.8								$13,595	$1,547	$12,049
Charles R. Drew High School	Public	9-12	6237 Garden Walk Blvd	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	1,708	96	17.7	100.0%	15 (0.9%)	978 (57.3%)	642 (37.6%)	34 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.1%)	27.8	313^th of 452 public high schools	30.8%		21.4	349^th of 458 public high schools	23.8%	36	23.3	14.3	22.0	45.9								$13,751	$1,366	$12,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Zion High School

What schools feed into Mount Zion High School?

Mount Zion High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mount Zion Elementary School
Elementary : Mount Zion Primary
Middle : Rex Mill Middle School

What district is Mount Zion High School in?

Clayton County

How many students attend Mount Zion High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,232 students attended Mount Zion High School.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Zion High School?

Students at Mount Zion High School are 68% African American, 26% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Mount Zion High School a good school?

Mount Zion High School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Georgia high schools.

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