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Sequoyah Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Sequoyah Middle School in Riverdale, GA, serves 765 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Clayton County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a clear upward trajectory in recent years, climbing from the 9th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 22nd percentile in 2025-2026 (rank 453 out of 578 schools). Per-student spending has risen 54% since 2021-2022 to $15,526, and the student-teacher ratio has improved to 15.3:1, reflecting increased investment in resources and staffing.

Sequoyah's standout strength is its advanced mathematics pathway. In 2024-2025, 57.1% of students scored proficient or above on the Algebra I End of Course assessment—more than double the district rate (25.7%) and well above the state average (44.9%). This represents a dramatic jump from just 15.1% proficiency in 2022-2023. The school has also made remarkable progress in 8th grade math, with proficiency rising from 4.4% in 2022-2023 to 28.2% in 2025-2026, now exceeding the district average (26.6%). Sequoyah's Algebra I results even surpass those of higher-ranked nearby schools like M. D. Roberts Middle School (33.3% proficiency). The school also earns its highest rating—2 stars—for its work with English Language Learners, ranking in the 46th percentile statewide for this subgroup.

However, challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism affects 33.3% of students, nearly double the state average (17.7%) and higher than most nearby schools, including Riverdale Middle School (28.0%) and Babb Middle School (25.0%). Academically, Sequoyah outperforms its nearest neighbor, Riverdale Middle School, in 7th and 8th grade math and science, and its 22nd percentile ranking beats Forest Park Middle School (6th), Jonesboro Middle School (10th), and Riverdale (15th). Yet science proficiency (20.4%) exceeds the district average while social studies (13.6%) lags nearly 10 points behind. With consistent gains across subjects and grade levels, Sequoyah is building momentum—and improving attendance could be the key to accelerating its progress even further.

765

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,526

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 Valley Hill Rd SW
Riverdale, GA 30274

(770) 515-7524

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Sequoyah Middle School usually attend:

High:

Charles R. Drew High School

Feeder schools for Sequoyah Middle School:

Elementary:	Harper Elementary School
	Riverdale Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.4%

Hispanic:

30.1%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (20% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg23%

Georgia avg40%

453^rd of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 15Middle 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	21.5	453 of 578	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	506 of 585	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	514 of 578	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	521 of 569	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	483 of 558	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	449 of 542	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	455 of 559	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	475 of 543	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	455 of 539	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	477 of 545	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	473 of 537	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.8	447 of 521	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.9	451 of 527	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	435 of 508	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	448 of 504	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	400 of 494	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	411 of 466	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.9	417 of 462	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	413 of 445	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.3	401 of 420	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	340 of 480	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	410 of 494	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	423 of 489	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	421 of 485	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	353 of 482	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	89 of 166	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	146 of 199	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	172 of 200	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	106 of 166	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	139 of 157	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	451 of 550	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	489 of 567	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	499 of 558	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	512 of 553	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	478 of 544	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	266 of 374	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	357 of 400	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	352 of 381	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	358 of 380	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	346 of 367	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	427 of 550	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	513 of 569	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	520 of 561	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	502 of 559	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	481 of 553	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	337 of 425	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	400 of 442	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	417 of 437	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	415 of 429	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	369 of 431	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics22%-21 vs state

Science20%-9 vs state

Social Studies14%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical 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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Valley Hill Rd SW	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 515-7524	765	50	15.3	100.0%	10 (1.3%)	477 (62.4%)	230 (30.1%)	19 (2.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	21.5	453^rd of 578 public middle schools	21.6%		15.7	506^th of 585 public middle schools	13.5%	53		17.0	20.9	28.2	20.4	13.6		$15,526	$1,801	$13,725
Riverdale Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Roberts Dr	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4045	560	42	13.3	100.0%	3 (0.5%)	406 (72.5%)	115 (20.5%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	16.5	492^nd of 578 public middle schools	14.9%		13	539^th of 585 public middle schools	7.9%	47		20.4	18.4	17.0	16.5	9.1	36.4	$16,623	$1,781	$14,842
Kendrick Middle School	Public	6-8	7971 Kendrick Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-8400	619	47	13.1	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	419 (67.7%)	181 (29.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	21.3	455^th of 578 public middle schools	21.3%		17.2	491^st of 585 public middle schools	16.1%	36		23.2	23.0	15.8	18.5	17.4		$17,281	$1,767	$15,514
Pointe South Middle School	Public	6-8	8495 Thomas Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2890	693	53	13.0	100.0%	6 (0.9%)	514 (74.2%)	147 (21.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	24.8	429^th of 578 public middle schools	25.8%		15.9	505^th of 585 public middle schools	13.7%	76	69.6	16.2	10.3	24.6	27.0	25.0		$15,595	$1,565	$14,030
Babb Middle School	Public	6-8	5500 Reynolds Rd	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3880	881	56	15.7	100.0%	14 (1.6%)	274 (31.1%)	505 (57.3%)	63 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	33.6	371^st of 578 public middle schools	35.8%		26.5	430^th of 585 public middle schools	26.5%	59	100.0	30.0	28.6	36.4	20.3	23.6		$15,118	$1,587	$13,531
Jonesboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1308 Arnold St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4331	895	60	14.9	100.0%	18 (2.0%)	560 (62.6%)	278 (31.1%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.7%)	13.1	522^nd of 578 public middle schools	9.7%		13.8	529^th of 585 public middle schools	9.6%	7		11.1	21.0	16.2	10.9	7.8		$15,502	$1,677	$13,825
Morrow Middle School	Public	6-8	5934 Trammell Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	794	55	14.4	100.0%	12 (1.5%)	419 (52.8%)	246 (31.0%)	85 (10.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.9%)	29.8	399^th of 578 public middle schools	31.0%		24	443^rd of 585 public middle schools	24.3%	44		17.7	26.5	30.0	25.6	25.2		$16,016	$1,420	$14,596
M. D. Roberts Middle School	Public	6-8	1905 Walt Stephens Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-0100	894	64	13.9	100.0%	23 (2.6%)	675 (75.5%)	139 (15.5%)	21 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.8%)	37.8	343^rd of 578 public middle schools	40.7%		41.8	322^nd of 585 public middle schools	45.0%	21	74.0	30.4	38.1	31.5	6.5	40.7	37.0	$15,938	$1,386	$14,552
North Clayton Middle School	Public	6-8	5517 W Fayetteville Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4025	817	46	17.7	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	674 (82.5%)	96 (11.8%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.5%)	18.7	473^rd of 578 public middle schools	18.2%		19.3	473^rd of 585 public middle schools	19.1%		73.8	15.4	25.8	19.5	10.7	19.1	48.7	$14,224	$1,453	$12,771
Forest Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2299 Old Rex Morrow Road	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2817	593	46	12.8	100.0%	10 (1.7%)	283 (47.7%)	275 (46.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	10.3	543^rd of 578 public middle schools	6.1%		10.1	553^rd of 585 public middle schools	5.5%	10	80.0	10.5	11.0	14.2	9.3	8.9		$16,874	$1,796	$15,078

Frequently Asked Questions about Sequoyah Middle School

Is Sequoyah Middle School a good school?

Sequoyah Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Georgia middle schools.

How many students attend Sequoyah Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 765 students attended Sequoyah Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Sequoyah Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sequoyah Middle School usually go on to attend Charles R. Drew High School

What district is Sequoyah Middle School in?

Clayton County

What is the racial makeup of Sequoyah Middle School?

Students at Sequoyah Middle School are 62% African American, 30% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% White.

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