M. A. Jones Elementary School

Set in Atlanta, Georgia, M. A. Jones Elementary School is a small elementary campus, run under Atlanta Public Schools. It instructs 461 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% smaller than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 87 schools in Atlanta Public Schools (49,945 students total), M. A. Jones Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, M. A. Jones Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%). The remainder consists of 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Fulton County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), M. A. Jones 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 14.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Fulton County indicate median household earnings sit near $95,292, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. M. A. Jones Elementary School is one of 205 public schools in Fulton County (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students).

Nearest neighbor: Booker T. Washington High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), M. A. Jones Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 18.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. M. A. Jones Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 541 (now 461).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.