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Best kept secret on campus at M. D. Roberts Middle School?
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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
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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
894
-45 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.8:1
% White
3%
was 3%
% Hispanic
16%
was 15%
% Black
76%
was 74%
% Asian
2%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About M. D. Roberts Middle School
M. D. Roberts Middle School is a moderately sized middle school in Jonesboro, Georgia, operated by Clayton County. The school teaches 894 students in grades 6 through 8.
Clayton County comprises 68 schools with combined enrollment of 51,326 students; M. D. Roberts Middle School is among them.
On the student-mix side, M. D. Roberts Middle School shows that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White, 2% Asian.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. 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, M. D. Roberts Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.5%.
In the area at large, Clayton County reports that median household income runs about $59,806, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Clayton County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), of which M. D. Roberts Middle School is one.
The closest other public school is Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, M. D. Roberts Middle School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 939 students in 2018 compared to 894 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for M. D. Roberts Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton County
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
Other schools in Jonesboro
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
- Mount Zion High SchoolHigh · 1,232 students
- Jonesboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center forHigh · 887 students
- Elite Scholars Academy SchoolHigh · 757 students
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.