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What advice would you give to incoming students at Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy?
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Enrollment
1,048
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123004309
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy
11808 Panhandle Rd, Hampton, GA 30228 · (770) 472-2850 · Clayton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,048 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- AThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,048 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 66 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 160 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 151 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 158 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 204 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (160) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (153).
Student demographics
31%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
25.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.7pp since 2021
Math
25.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.6% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 24.9% | 24.7% |
| 2022-23 | 20.6% | 16.6% |
| 2021-22 | 18.8% | 13.5% |
% 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy this school | 1,048 | 100.0% | 25.3% |
| Live Oak Elementary Covington | 936 | 100.0% | 16.4% |
| W.G. Nunn Elementary Valdosta | 974 | 97.5% | 19.0% |
| Flat Rock Elementary School Lithonia | 977 | 100.0% | 16.5% |
| Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology Atlanta | 844 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
| Woodson Park Academy School Atlanta | 842 | 100.0% | 15.7% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #926 of 1,208 | #12 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #949 of 1,215 ▲ 1 | #14 of 37 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #864 of 1,215 ▲ 57 | #9 of 37 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #154 of 1,183 | #10 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,048 | #60 of 1,324 | #2 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,256 of 1,301 | #36 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #1,055 of 1,301 | #34 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #111 of 1,312 | #36 of 41 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
1,048
+374 (+55%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,048 | 64 | 16.4:1 | 100% (1,048) |
| 2023-24 | 970 | 61 | 15.9:1 | 95% (922) |
| 2022-23 | 1,019 | 47.5 | 21.4:1 | 90% (921) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 93% (627) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy.
About Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy is a large elementary school serving families in Hampton, Georgia. Enrollment is 1,048 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 73% higher.
Clayton County is responsible for 68 schools, Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy included, with 51,326 students in all.
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy's enrollment is 82% Black. It is also 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Clayton County is roughly 69% Black. Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 64 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.4:1. This ratio sits 3.0 above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy is C+. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy's average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.3% is within a point of the 25.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Clayton County census figures show that the median household income is $59,806, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 73 public schools in Clayton County, enrolling about 63,156 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Eddie White Middle School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 25.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
Federal data place Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment figures are 674 for 2020-21 and 1,048 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Hampton
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Dutchtown HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Eddie White Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,364 students
- Hampton High SchoolHigh · 1,165 students
- Dutchtown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,108 students
- Dutchtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 962 students
Nearby schools
- Eddie White Middle School0.0 mi · 1,364
- Lovejoy High School1.6 mi · 2,049
- Kemp Primary1.6 mi · 626
- Kemp Elementary School1.8 mi · 586
- River's Edge Elementary School1.8 mi · 652
- Hawthorne Elementary School2.2 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Michelle Obama STEM Elementary AcademyHow many students attend Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy?
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy enrolls approximately 1,048 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy serve?
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy is approximately 16.4:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy?
At Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy, the student body is approximately 2% White, 10% Hispanic, 82% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy?
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy is overseen by Clayton County in Clayton County.
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