Callaway Elementary School

Callaway Elementary School is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in Jonesboro, Georgia, operated by Clayton County, with 677 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Clayton County, which oversees 68 schools and 51,326 students, Callaway Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Callaway Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment; the rest looks like 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Callaway Elementary School reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Callaway Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 21.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Clayton County put median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Clayton County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), Callaway Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kendrick Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Callaway Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 18.7%.

Callaway Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Callaway Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 24% since 2018, when it stood at 885 (now 677). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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