Anderson Elementary School

Anderson Elementary School operates as a close-knit K-5 school in Conley, Georgia, part of Clayton County. Current enrollment sits at 420 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Anderson Elementary School sits 31% below that benchmark.

Anderson Elementary School is one of 68 schools operated by Clayton County, a district that serves 51,326 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Anderson Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Black (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 42% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Clayton County as a whole is about 69% Black, so the school skews visibly less Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Anderson Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clayton County put the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Clayton County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), Anderson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Huie Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Anderson Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Anderson Elementary School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 20.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Anderson Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 567 (now 420). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.