Kendrick Middle School

Kendrick Middle School is a 6-8 campus of close-knit scale in Jonesboro, Georgia, run under Clayton County, caters to 619 students in grades 6 through 8.

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

Demographically, Kendrick Middle School records that Black students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Clayton County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Kendrick Middle School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kendrick Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 16.6%, a residual of -9.0 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Clayton County shows median household income runs about $59,806, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Clayton County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), Kendrick Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Callaway Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kendrick Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kendrick Middle School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 18.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kendrick Middle School has fell 22%, going from 793 students in 2018 to 619 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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