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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the East Clayton Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123000475
East Clayton Elementary School
3674 Steele Rd., Ellenwood, GA 30294 · (404) 362-3885 · Clayton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Georgia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
641 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 22 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
39%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
20.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
16.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.7% | 16.4% |
| 2023-24 | 21.5% | 14.2% |
| 2022-23 | 17.3% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.7% | 14.4% |
% 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 →
Schools most like East Clayton Elementary School
East Clayton Elementary School's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Clayton Elementary School this school | 641 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
| Callaway Elementary School Jonesboro | 677 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Kemp Primary Hampton | 626 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Northcutt Elementary School College Park | 618 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| Church Street Elementary School Riverdale | 706 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
| Brown Elementary School Jonesboro | 671 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Clayton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,095 of 1,208 | #28 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #1,132 of 1,215 ▲ 8 | #32 of 37 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #992 of 1,215 ▲ 30 | #18 of 37 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #567 of 1,183 | #31 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #504 of 1,324 | #14 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,192 of 1,301 | #33 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #969 of 1,301 | #26 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #82 of 1,312 | #7 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #219 of 386 | N/A |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
641
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 939
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 641 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 100% (641) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 92% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 91% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 93% (563) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 99% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 100% (621) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 74% (466) |
| 2000-01 | 821 | 43 | 19.1:1 | 53% (439) |
| 1990-91 | 939 | 51 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Clayton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (590 to 641); teachers up 5% (39 to 41).
About East Clayton Elementary School
East Clayton Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Ellenwood, Georgia, administered by Clayton County. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 641 students on the rolls.
Clayton County counts 51,326 students in its 68 schools, and East Clayton Elementary School is one of them.
At East Clayton Elementary School, 76% of students are Black. The school is also 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
For every teacher at East Clayton Elementary School, there are about 15.6 students; the school has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%.
East Clayton Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, East Clayton Elementary School would be expected to post about 25.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.1%.
The school's county is Clayton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $59,806, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 73 public schools in the county, enrolling about 63,156, East Clayton Elementary School among them.
Morrow High School is the nearest public school to East Clayton Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of East Clayton Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, East Clayton Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
East Clayton Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 6%, from 606 to 641. The school's ratio dropped from 16.8:1 to 15.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at East Clayton Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Ellenwood
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Cedar Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,121 students
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
Other East Clayton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named East Clayton Elementary. East Clayton Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- East Clayton ElementaryClayton, NC · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Morrow High School0.4 mi · 2,077
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School1.8 mi · 372
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle School1.8 mi · 315
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School1.8 mi · 317
- Adamson Middle School2.1 mi · 509
- Fairview Elementary School2.4 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About East Clayton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend East Clayton Elementary School?
East Clayton Elementary School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-05.
Is East Clayton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Clayton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does East Clayton Elementary School have?
East Clayton Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at East Clayton Elementary School?
Student demographics at East Clayton Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 76% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees East Clayton Elementary School?
East Clayton Elementary School is overseen by Clayton County in Clayton County.
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