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Harper Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Harper Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Riverdale, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 702 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.

Harper Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools over the past decade, with its highest ranking being 844 out of 1209 schools in the 2017-2018 school year. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Clayton County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments, with only 13% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 17.2% and 22.8% for Clayton County, and 34.9% and 44.3% for the state. Additionally, Harper Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Harper Elementary underperforms compared to the district and state, some nearby schools in the same district, such as Haynie Elementary and Kilpatrick Elementary, appear to have slightly better academic performance and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that factors beyond just district and economic conditions may be contributing to Harper Elementary's challenges. The school's lower student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.2 to 15.1 students per teacher, could be a potential strength, but it does not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes, indicating that other factors, such as teacher quality, curriculum, or school leadership, may need to be addressed.

690

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,223

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

93 Valley Hill Rd SW
Riverdale, GA 30274

(678) 479-2654

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Harper Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoyah Middle School
High:	Charles R. Drew High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.6%

Hispanic:

32.3%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg23%

Georgia avg42%

1,110^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1110 of 1238	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1175 of 1248	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1114 of 1242	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1172 of 1244	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	856 of 1234	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	844 of 1209	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.5	831 of 1205	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.7	993 of 1233	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	1078 of 1240	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	1106 of 1231	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	1112 of 1225	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	1085 of 1201	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	1006 of 1212	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.7	932 of 1183	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.9	1049 of 1133	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.0	987 of 1134	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.1	1052 of 1125	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.5	1053 of 1101	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-23 vs state

English Language Arts19%-20 vs state

Mathematics18%-27 vs state

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by a principal
Thursday, December 3, 2020

The new administration has provided the community with a host of supplies and materials to ensure that all are safe and able to enage in instruction during COVID-19. Additionally, the support provided to parents helps with understanding of school materials and how to use the provided laptops and chromebooks Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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%)	14.7	1098^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.1	1084^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.1%	14		21.3	19.6	18.3				20.4	19.6	12.2				22.0			$16,807	$2,067	$14,740
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
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
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
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
Haynie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1169 Morrow Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2905	767	58	13.2	100.0%	11 (1.4%)	285 (37.2%)	407 (53.1%)	44 (5.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	22.6	965^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.1%		24	945^th of 1248 public elementary schools	24.3%	20		12.2	21.8	28.3				17.3	34.9	34.9				30.2			$16,686	$1,736	$14,949
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harper Elementary School

Is Harper Elementary School a good school?

Harper Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Harper Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Sequoyah Middle School
High : Charles R. Drew High School

What district is Harper Elementary School in?

Clayton County

What is the racial makeup of Harper Elementary School?

Students at Harper Elementary School are 63% African American, 32% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Harper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 690 students attended Harper Elementary School.

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