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Morrow Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.6% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.8% | 31.9% |
| 2022-23 | 27.4% | 31.8% |
| 2021-22 | 17.3% | 15.8% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 27% 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%.
Schools most like Morrow Elementary School
Morrow Elementary School's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow Elementary School this school | 406 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Brockett Elementary School Tucker | 394 | 91.9% | 30.5% |
| Lake City Elementary School Lake City | 479 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| McLendon Elementary School Decatur | 342 | 100.0% | 24.8% |
| Ison Springs Elementary School Sandy Springs | 433 | 100.0% | 34.7% |
| Rowland Elementary School Stone Mountain | 390 | 100.0% | 26.1% |
Where Morrow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #881 of 1,208 | #8 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #881 of 1,215 ▼ 91 | #9 of 37 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #942 of 1,215 ▼ 75 | #15 of 37 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #165 of 1,183 | #12 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #1,080 of 1,324 | #38 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #264 of 1,301 | #3 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #245 of 1,301 | #1 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #96 of 1,312 | #21 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.6% | #91 of 854 | #4 of 34 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 406 | 34 | 11.9:1 | 100% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 37 | 11.4:1 | 78% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 90% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 93% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 38.5 | 15.0:1 | 99% (574) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 99% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 92% (449) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 72% (475) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 29 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (577 to 406); teachers down 12% (38.5 to 34).
About Morrow Elementary School
Families in Morrow, Georgia, are served by Morrow Elementary School, a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 406 students. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students, which makes this school 33% below average.
Clayton County has a total of 68 schools and 51,326 students, Morrow Elementary School among them.
The largest group at Morrow Elementary School is Black students, at 43%. After that, the student body is 35% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. Census figures show Clayton County is about 69% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
Teacher count: 34 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is higher. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Morrow Elementary School's results are 1.4 points above predicted: 27.1% against 25.7%.
Looking at the county, Clayton County, median household income comes to about $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 73, with about 63,156 students.
About 0.7 miles separate Morrow Elementary School from the closest public school, Haynie Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Morrow Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 406, down from 504 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.9 students per teacher, compared with 14.0 in 2020-21.
Morrow Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Clayton County at a glance
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