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Enrollment
894
Middle
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123002304
M. D. Roberts Middle School
1905 Walt Stephens Rd, Jonesboro, GA 30236 · (678) 479-0100 · Clayton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL894 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Georgia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
894 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 295 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 318 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 31% |
Student demographics
40%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
41.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.1pp since 2021
Math
24.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.4% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.6% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 22.6% |
% 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 M. D. Roberts Middle School
M. D. Roberts Middle School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. D. Roberts Middle School this school | 894 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| Liberty Middle School Covington | 894 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| North Clayton Middle School College Park | 817 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
| Conyers Middle School Conyers | 943 | 100.0% | 25.4% |
| Memorial Middle School Conyers | 774 | 96.3% | 29.6% |
| Sumter County Intermediate School Americus | 711 | 100.0% | 17.4% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 M. D. Roberts Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #321 of 470 | #4 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #356 of 474 ▲ 2 | #3 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #173 of 474 ▲ 6 | #1 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #261 of 465 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 894 | #145 of 487 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #237 of 471 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #357 of 471 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #34 of 479 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #232 of 305 | #12 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
894
-53 (-6%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 975
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 894 | 64 | 14.0:1 | 100% (894) |
| 2023-24 | 834 | 59 | 14.1:1 | 66% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 852 | 64.5 | 13.2:1 | 90% (771) |
| 2020-21 | 947 | 63 | 15.0:1 | 93% (881) |
| 2017-18 | 939 | 59.5 | 15.8:1 | 99% (934) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | 57 | 15.7:1 | 100% (890) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 53 | 12.6:1 | 66% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 975 | 57 | 17.1:1 | 31% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for M. D. Roberts Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (939 to 894); teachers up 8% (59.5 to 64).
About M. D. Roberts Middle School
M. D. Roberts Middle School serves students in Jonesboro, Georgia, as a medium-sized middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 894 students.
Across its 68 schools, Clayton County enrolls 51,326 students. M. D. Roberts Middle School is one of those schools.
M. D. Roberts Middle School is 76% Black by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White, and 2% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 64 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.0:1. That matches the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia fairly closely. M. D. Roberts Middle School reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades M. D. Roberts Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
M. D. Roberts Middle School scores 29.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.7%.
Census estimates describe Clayton County this way: the median household income is $59,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides M. D. Roberts Middle School, Clayton County has 72 other public schools.
The closest public school, Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts, is about 0.1 miles from M. D. Roberts Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, M. D. Roberts Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, M. D. Roberts Middle School's enrollment dropped 6%, to 894. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.0:1 to 14.0:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
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Nearby schools
- Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts0.1 mi · 518
- Suder Elementary School1.0 mi · 592
- Arnold Elementary School1.0 mi · 454
- Jonesboro Middle School1.0 mi · 895
- Elite Scholars Academy School1.3 mi · 757
- Lee Street Elementary School1.5 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About M. D. Roberts Middle SchoolHow many students attend M. D. Roberts Middle School?
M. D. Roberts Middle School enrolls approximately 894 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does M. D. Roberts Middle School serve?
M. D. Roberts Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at M. D. Roberts Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at M. D. Roberts Middle School is approximately 14.0:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at M. D. Roberts Middle School?
At M. D. Roberts Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 16% Hispanic, 76% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is M. D. Roberts Middle School public or private?
M. D. Roberts Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clayton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.