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Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1004^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Morrow, GA, serves 801 students in grades PK-5 within the Clayton County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Thurgood Marshall’s standout strength is 5th grade science. In 2025-2026, 35.3% of students scored proficient—9 points above the district average and the highest among all nearby elementary schools, including Morrow Elementary (32.8%) and William M. McGarrah Elementary (31.4%). This is a consistent pattern, with the school outperforming the district by 8–16 points in science for three straight years. However, math tells a different story. While 3rd graders score near the district average (28.6% vs. 29.6%), 4th graders drop to 18.8% proficiency—12.6 points below the district—and 5th graders sit at 20.6%. This grade-level disparity is the largest among nearby schools and points to a clear area for improvement.

On the positive side, chronic absenteeism has improved from 26.4% in 2023-2024 to 23.6% in 2025-2026—better than the district’s 28.0% average, though still above the state’s 17.7%. The school also spends efficiently: at $15,336 per student, it spends less than nearly all comparable schools (e.g., Tara Elementary at $16,807 and Mount Zion Primary at $16,904) while still outperforming several in overall ranking. That said, the school’s state ranking has declined from a peak of the 39th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 18th percentile in 2025-2026, and it now holds a 1-star rating. Its nearest neighbor, William M. McGarrah Elementary, has improved to the 39th percentile over the same period, outperforming Thurgood Marshall in every math grade level. Thurgood Marshall’s efficiency and science success suggest untapped potential—especially if its effective science strategies could be applied to math instruction.

801

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,336

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5885 Maddox Rd
Morrow, GA 30260

(404) 675-8019

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Morrow Middle School
High:	Morrow High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.9%

Hispanic:

18.9%

Asian:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

1,004^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	19.5	1004 of 1222	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	1067 of 1238	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	959 of 1236	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	935 of 1223	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	909 of 1220	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	747 of 1234	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	846 of 1209	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	862 of 1205	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	895 of 1233	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	1026 of 1240	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	1050 of 1231	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.3	959 of 1225	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	969 of 1201	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.7	991 of 1212	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.3	920 of 1183	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.1	980 of 1133	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	1005 of 1134	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	1072 of 1125	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.7	992 of 1101	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	642 of 829	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	666 of 892	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	567 of 879	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	560 of 870	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	545 of 876	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	112 of 317	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	104 of 304	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	176 of 286	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.0	76 of 283	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	1007 of 1189	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	1129 of 1224	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	951 of 1223	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	999 of 1212	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	909 of 1206	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	415 of 504	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	574 of 583	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	410 of 565	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	358 of 535	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	333 of 516	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	947 of 1186	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	972 of 1225	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	949 of 1220	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	867 of 1210	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	896 of 1209	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+51 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science35%-9 vs state

Mathematics23%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 23, 2017

I'm trying to get my child out of this school district!!!! Every time I've gone to Thurgood Marshall, the teachers have NEVER greeted me. They're too busy yelling at the students. I initially thought it was probably one or two teachers yelling and fussing at the kids, but it was literally EVERY classroom that I passed by. That is ridiculous! I know that children don't always listen, but if you expect them to sit completely still in a classroom for 7 hours a day, you're CRAZY!! Literally!! This is the WORST school my child has ever gone to. I wanted to rate them a zero but that wasn't an option. The teachers in this school need additional education, beginning with compassion and love. Sometimes kids have to worry about other kids bullying them. At Thurgood Marshall, the biggest bullies are the teachers!!! They're the role models and that's how they act.......then they're surprised when the children act like that too. Pathetic!! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

I have been connected to Thurgood Marshall for the past 5 years. It has had to transition through 3 Administrators which by the way can be very difficult for any school. Personally, I think Thurgood Marshall is a really great school. Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Huff, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Brown, Mr. Williams, Coach, Mrs. Ellison and oh my goodness the Parent Liason, Mrs. Change really make it happen at Thurgood Marshall. I think instead of complaining so much, their needs to be much more parent involvement. Thurgood Marshall has made so many efforts to present workshops, seminars, parent feedback etc. to make Thurgood better. Most of the teachers that I connected with were pretty good. Remember, many teachers left the district so most schools were short staffed or had there school in mind where they wanted to teacher. One of my grandchildren had to endure having many Sub teachers and had some difficulty adapting other that, the Administrators and staff were absolutely FINE. GET INVOLVED. Close Quote

by a teacher
Thursday, May 26, 2016

The school is a train wreck. The principal never leaves her office to assist with discipline. She is 60 plus and needs to step aside. Kids are bullied on a daily basis. The principal is more concerned about the look of the hallway and classroom walls then the true problems within the school. The teachers are miserable! If you try to leave, admin will ruin your name! 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 (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
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5885 Maddox Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 675-8019	801	55	14.5	100.0%	13 (1.6%)	544 (67.9%)	151 (18.9%)	69 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.7%)	19.5	1004^th of 1222 public elementary schools	17.8%		16.2	1067^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.8%	63	28.6	18.8	20.6	35.3	$15,336	$1,591	$13,745
William M. McGarrah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Lake Harbin Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2910	658	46	14.3	100.0%	15 (2.3%)	401 (60.9%)	146 (22.2%)	68 (10.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	35.2	750^th of 1222 public elementary schools	38.6%		26.3	903^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	27.1%	153	36.5	39.6	38.9	31.4	$15,696	$1,490	$14,205
Morrow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6115 Reynolds Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2900	406	34	11.9	100.0%	9 (2.2%)	175 (43.1%)	144 (35.5%)	62 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	39.2	681^st of 1222 public elementary schools	44.3%		23.2	959^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.5%	278	46.4	42.0	34.3	32.8	$18,931	$1,638	$17,294
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	2750 Forest Pkwy	Ellenwood	30294	DeKalb County	Clayton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 446-1070	317	19	16.6	90.9%	2 (0.6%)	273 (86.1%)	19 (6.0%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	10.5	1153^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	5.6%		12.9	1135^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.3%	18	23.9	20.4	17.7	15.6	$37,621	$138	$37,483
Roberta T. Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6340 Highway 42	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 960-5750	720	55	13.0	100.0%	10 (1.4%)	475 (66.0%)	190 (26.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	29.9	837^th of 1222 public elementary schools	31.5%		14.6	1100^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.1%	263	37.2	44.9	22.9	29.5	$16,553	$1,746	$14,808
Sankofa Montessori	Public, Charter	K-4	5881 Phillips Drive	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	State Specialty Schools II- Sankofa Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 713-8930	144	10	14.4	89.6%	8 (5.6%)	100 (69.4%)	24 (16.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)								(n/a)	23.5				$17,817	$1,867	$15,951
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%)	15.6	1068^th of 1222 public elementary schools	12.6%		22.6	965^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.1%	103	29.5	26.0	20.7	20.7	$16,686	$1,736	$14,949
Lake City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5354 Phillips Dr	Lake City	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3855	479	35	13.6	100.0%	11 (2.3%)	145 (30.3%)	244 (50.9%)	60 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	27.5	872^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	28.6%		24.3	936^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.4%	64	39.3	36.0	25.7	27.1	$16,751	$1,424	$15,327
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	1075^th of 1222 public elementary schools	12.0%		14.7	1098^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.3%	23	32.5	29.0	14.3	17.9	$16,807	$2,067	$14,740
Mount Zion Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	2920 Mount Zion Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	620	44	14.0	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	447 (72.1%)	130 (21.0%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)								(n/a)					$16,904	$1,861	$15,043

Frequently Asked Questions about Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

How many students attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Thurgood Marshall Elementary School.

Is Thurgood Marshall Elementary School a good school?

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Thurgood Marshall Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Morrow Middle School
High : Morrow High School

What is the racial makeup of Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?

Students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School are 68% African American, 19% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in?

Clayton County

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