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Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School is a public charter elementary school located in Ellenwood, Georgia, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 268 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.

Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Clayton County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 17.2% in Clayton County and 34.9% statewide. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing 1135 out of 1238 Georgia elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with 82.84% of students qualifying in the 2023-2024 school year, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 17.8 in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School to the nearby schools in the Clayton County district, such as Anderson Elementary, Morrow Elementary, and Edmonds Elementary, it consistently underperforms on academic measures. The school has also seen a decline in academic performance over the past few years, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math decreasing from the 2023-2024 school year to the 2024-2025 school year. These challenges may be rooted in a combination of academic, economic, and potential staffing factors, which may require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

317

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,621

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2750 Forest Pkwy
Ellenwood, GA 30294

(470) 446-1070

District: Clayton County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.1%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2024 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2024

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg23%

Georgia avg42%

1,135^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 9 pts since 2024

From bottom 17% (2024) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	12.9	1135 of 1238	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1036 of 1248	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

Science20%-24 vs state

Mathematics10%-36 vs state

★

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	2750 Forest Pkwy	Ellenwood	30294	Clayton 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%)	12.9	1135^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.3%		18.1	1036^th of 1248 public elementary schools	17.0%	99	12.0	24.0	26.6	10.0	6.0	12.5	20.3	$37,621	$138	$37,483
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%)	16.2	1067^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.8%		23	963^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	22.8%	104	11.2	16.2	23.8	10.4	23.1	21.1	32.7	$15,336	$1,591	$13,745
East Clayton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3674 Steele Rd.	Ellenwood	30294	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3885	641	41	15.6	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	489 (76.3%)	102 (15.9%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	13.8	1117^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.8%		13.7	1123^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	10.0%	6	23.2	18.9	19.7	16.1	21.1	12.8	16.2	$15,138	$1,519	$13,619
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%)	14.6	1100^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.1%		12.7	1144^th of 1248 public elementary schools	8.3%	44	11.7	14.2	14.5	23.3	35.4	12.9	21.8	$16,553	$1,746	$14,808
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%)	26.3	903^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	27.1%		22.5	974^th of 1248 public elementary schools	22.0%	71	22.7	27.6	27.4	22.7	43.8	26.3	21.1	$15,696	$1,490	$14,205
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4199 Old Rock Cut Rd	Conley	30288	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3820	420	33	12.7	100.0%	10 (2.4%)	222 (52.9%)	175 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	21.7	978^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.0%		14.1	1114^th of 1248 public elementary schools	10.7%	136	14.3	23.6	22.1	21.4	33.3	15.6	37.7	$17,473	$1,580	$15,893
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%)	23.2	959^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.5%		29	873^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	30.0%	86	17.4	27.7	23.5	31.9	32.3	23.5	25.0	$18,931	$1,638	$17,294
Edmonds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4495 Simpson Rd	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3830	426	31	13.7	100.0%	6 (1.4%)	223 (52.3%)	187 (43.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	16.3	1065^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.0%		16.2	1080^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.5%	15	6.7	12.3	19.5	8.3	23.1	29.9	31.2	$17,827	$1,940	$15,887
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%)	24.3	936^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.4%		30.9	837^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.9%	99	22.1	30.3	30.1	32.6	26.3	26.5	10.8	$16,751	$1,424	$15,327
Huie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Rockcut Rd	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3825	594	49	12.1	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	283 (47.6%)	291 (49.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	12.5	1140^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.9%		6.5	1234^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.1%	94	13.7	16.0	19.0	28.4	21.3	8.3	12.0	$17,142	$2,237	$14,905

Frequently Asked Questions about Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School

Is Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School a good school?

Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School?

Students at Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School are 86% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School in?

Clayton County

How many students attend Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School.

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