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Callaway Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

967^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Callaway Elementary School in Jonesboro, GA, serves 677 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Clayton County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Callaway is showing real momentum. After ranking in the 6th percentile statewide in 2022-2023, the school has climbed steadily to the 21st percentile for 2025-2026—a four-year upward trend. The most recent year brought especially strong gains: 3rd grade math proficiency jumped from 21.8% to 28.6%, and 5th grade science soared from 19.6% to 29.6%, outpacing district-wide improvements in science by a wide margin. While proficiency rates still sit below state averages (roughly half in most subjects), Callaway now beats the district average in 5th grade math (27.5% vs. 23.8%) and 5th grade science (29.6% vs. 26.3%), and it outperforms several nearby schools, including Church Street Elementary, Lee Street Elementary, and Pointe South Elementary. Notably, Callaway ranks in the 41st percentile statewide for its African American students—a clear strength—and its per-student spending of $16,424 is slightly above the district average, yet it achieves better outcomes than some schools that spend more, like Lake Ridge Elementary.

One area of concern is chronic absenteeism. At 29.9%, it’s nearly double the state average (17.7%), though it has improved from 34.2% two years ago—and that improvement coincides with the academic gains. The school’s consistent math scores across grade levels (all between 27.5% and 28.6%) suggest a stable approach to instruction, while nearby Swint Elementary shows much wider swings between grades. Callaway still has ground to cover to reach its pre-pandemic performance, but the trajectory is clearly positive, and the gains in upper elementary subjects suggest the school’s improvement strategies are taking hold.

677

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,424

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Oriole Dr
Jonesboro, GA 30238

(678) 479-2600

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Callaway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kendrick Middle School
High:	Riverdale High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.5%

Hispanic:

16.8%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

967^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 37Elementary Schools in the Clayton County

163^rd of 201Clayton 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	21.1	967 of 1219	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	1023 of 1238	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1068 of 1236	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1153 of 1223	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1168 of 1220	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	861 of 1234	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	872 of 1209	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	880 of 1205	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	940 of 1233	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	977 of 1240	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.8	966 of 1231	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.1	923 of 1225	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.9	806 of 1201	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.8	973 of 1212	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	951 of 1183	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.0	959 of 1133	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	1055 of 1134	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.4	1011 of 1125	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.2	797 of 1101	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	489 of 828	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	577 of 892	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	609 of 879	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	777 of 870	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	810 of 876	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	956 of 1186	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	1059 of 1224	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1107 of 1223	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1186 of 1212	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1183 of 1206	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	490 of 583	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	559 of 565	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	465 of 535	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	482 of 516	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	916 of 1183	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	971 of 1225	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	984 of 1220	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1082 of 1210	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1109 of 1209	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	487 of 565	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	478 of 487	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	262 of 415	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science30%-15 vs state

Mathematics28%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, July 21, 2017

School have turn around. Great teachers, Principal and Assistant Principal. The staff are friendly and very safe with the childrens. I recommend that Dr. Barbara stay and continue to grow with the teachers and staffs. Loving their friendship and development with our childrens. Close Quote

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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	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
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%)	21.1	967^th of 1219 public elementary schools	20.7%		18.3	1023^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	17.4%	56	28.6	28.0	27.5	29.6	$16,424	$1,901	$14,524
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%)	29.6	842^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	30.9%		19.8	1003^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	19.0%	161	24.1	46.3	22.1	36.4	$16,384	$1,575	$14,809
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%)	7.2	1181^st of 1219 public elementary schools	3.1%		10.8	1167^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.7%	14	20.7	16.3	13.2	10.8	$18,013	$1,866	$16,147
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%)	12.9	1113^th of 1219 public elementary schools	8.7%		14.1	1110^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.3%	3	17.8	17.7	19.3	28.9	$16,223	$1,724	$14,500
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%)	13.9	1099^th of 1219 public elementary schools	9.8%		13.6	1121^st of 1238 public elementary schools	9.5%	22	27.5	30.4	18.0	12.8	$17,707	$1,903	$15,804
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%)	39.3	678^th of 1219 public elementary schools	44.4%		14.9	1095^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.6%	417	38.2	36.0	44.7	36.2	$15,743	$1,562	$14,181
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	1190^th of 1219 public elementary schools	2.4%		11.2	1160^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.3%	30	14.0	15.2	12.1	15.1	$14,511	$1,566	$12,945
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	1144^th of 1219 public elementary schools	6.2%		5	1234^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.3%	90	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	897^th of 1219 public elementary schools	26.4%		38.6	704^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.1%	193	40.9	38.1	21.0	24.6	$16,407	$1,542	$14,865
Tara Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	937 Mount Zion Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2915	570	46	12.3	100.0%	11 (1.9%)	329 (57.7%)	210 (36.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	15.4	1072^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	12.1%		14.7	1098^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.3%	26	32.5	29.0	14.3	17.9	$16,807	$2,067	$14,740

Frequently Asked Questions about Callaway Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Callaway Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Kendrick Middle School
High : Riverdale High School

How many students attend Callaway Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 677 students attended Callaway Elementary School.

Is Callaway Elementary School a good school?

Callaway Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Callaway Elementary School?

Students at Callaway Elementary School are 75% African American, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Callaway Elementary School in?

Clayton County

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