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Does Arnold Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123000469
Arnold Elementary School
216 Stockbridge Rd, Jonesboro, GA 30236 · (770) 473-2800 · Clayton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
454 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 19% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.3pp since 2021
Math
37.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 40.4% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 45.1% |
| 2021-22 | 31.8% | 37.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Arnold Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #642 of 1,208 | #3 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #665 of 1,215 | #3 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #640 of 1,215 | #4 of 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #689 of 1,183 | #34 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #962 of 1,324 | #33 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #893 of 1,301 | #25 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #795 of 1,301 | #15 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #78 of 1,312 | #3 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #221 of 854 | #20 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
454
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 454 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 100% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 76% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 90% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 93% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 36.5 | 15.7:1 | 99% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 99% (526) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 63% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 32% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 30 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arnold Elementary School.
About Arnold Elementary School
Arnold Elementary School is a small elementary school in Georgia, located in Jonesboro. Its enrollment is 454 students, spread over pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
Across its 68 schools, Clayton County enrolls 51,326 students. Arnold Elementary School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Arnold Elementary School is 68% Black. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% White. In Clayton County overall, the Black share is about 69%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
A staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.2:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%.
A school with Arnold Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 25.7%. Arnold Elementary School scores 36.0%, 10.3 points above that line.
For the population of Clayton County, the median household earns about $59,806 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Arnold Elementary School shares Clayton County with 72 other public schools.
Jonesboro Middle School sits about 0.3 miles from Arnold Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Arnold Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (460) to 2024-25 (454).
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Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,924
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
63,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton County
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
Other schools in Jonesboro
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
- Mount Zion High SchoolHigh · 1,232 students
- Jonesboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- M. D. Roberts Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center forHigh · 887 students
Nearby schools
- Jonesboro Middle School0.3 mi · 895
- Lee Street Elementary School0.5 mi · 515
- Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for0.6 mi · 887
- Suder Elementary School0.6 mi · 592
- Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts1.0 mi · 518
- M. D. Roberts Middle School1.0 mi · 894
Frequently asked questions
About Arnold Elementary SchoolHow large is Arnold Elementary School?
Arnold Elementary School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Arnold Elementary School serve?
Arnold Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Arnold Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Arnold Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arnold Elementary School?
At Arnold Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 18% Hispanic, 68% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Arnold Elementary School public or private?
Arnold Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clayton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.