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.

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