Elite Scholars Academy School

Located at 7923 Fielder Rd, in Jonesboro, Georgia, Elite Scholars Academy School is a compact four-year high school that serves 757 students (grades 6 through 12), run under Clayton County. Enrollment runs roughly 32% leaner than the state mean of about 1,120.

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

On demographics, Elite Scholars Academy School records that Black students make up the majority at 63%; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Elite Scholars Academy School shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Elite Scholars Academy School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 25.7%; actual is 94.7%, +69.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Clayton County reports that median household income runs about $59,806, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Elite Scholars Academy School is one of 73 public schools in Clayton County (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students).

James Jackson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elite Scholars Academy School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 32.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Elite Scholars Academy School's enrollment has grew 21% since 2018, when it stood at 624 (now 757). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 77% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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