East Clayton Elementary School

Located at 3674 Steele Rd., in Ellenwood, Georgia, East Clayton Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that works with 641 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Clayton County.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, East Clayton Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting East Clayton Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, East Clayton Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Clayton County shows median household earnings sit near $59,806, 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), East Clayton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Morrow High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Clayton Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), East Clayton Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 23.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. East Clayton Elementary School's enrollment has grew 9% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 641). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 10% to 16%.

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