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Enrollment
2,077
High
DISTRICT 1,306 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123000487
Morrow High School
4930 Steele Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294 · (770) 473-3241 · Clayton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,077 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
2,077 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 579 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 590 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 449 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 459 | 22% |
Student demographics
50%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 DistinguishedMath
21.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 8 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.2% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 10.8% |
| 2021-22 | 13.4% |
% 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
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 Morrow High School
Morrow High School's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow High School this school | 2,077 | 100.0% | 16.4% |
| Stone Mountain High School Stone Mountain | 1,254 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| Jonesboro High School Jonesboro | 1,630 | 100.0% | 29.6% |
| Riverdale High School Riverdale | 1,359 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Mount Zion High School Jonesboro | 1,232 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
| Mundy's Mill High School Jonesboro | 1,665 | 99.4% | 17.1% |
Matched among Georgia high 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 Morrow High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #361 of 411 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #329 of 417 ▲ 24 | #8 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,077 | #56 of 480 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #402 of 413 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #257 of 413 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #18 of 425 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.6% | #85 of 226 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,077
+293 (+16%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,429
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 2,077 | 104 | 20.0:1 | 100% (2,077) |
| 2023-24 | 1,984 | 99 | 20.0:1 | 67% (1,328) |
| 2022-23 | 1,980 | 96.1 | 20.6:1 | 91% (1,793) |
| 2020-21 | 1,784 | 93 | 19.2:1 | 93% (1,659) |
| 2017-18 | 1,829 | 92 | 19.9:1 | 100% (1,820) |
| 2015-16 | 1,990 | 83 | 24.0:1 | 99% (1,980) |
| 2010-11 | 1,819 | 97 | 18.8:1 | 73% (1,323) |
| 2000-01 | 1,785 | 91 | 19.6:1 | 35% (627) |
| 1990-91 | 1,429 | 89 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morrow High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (1,829 to 2,077); teachers up 13% (92 to 104).
About Morrow High School
Morrow High School is a high-enrollment high school based in Ellenwood, Georgia. It enrolls 2,077 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 85% bigger than the 1,120-student average for high schools in Georgia.
Clayton County runs Morrow High School along with 67 other schools, enrolling 51,326 students in total.
The share of Black students at Morrow High School is 67%, a majority. After that, the student body is 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Clayton County at about 69% Black, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 104 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 20.0:1. Across high schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 15.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%.
Morrow High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 16.4% and a predicted 25.7%.
Clayton County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $59,806 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Clayton County number 73, with about 63,156 students.
Among nearby public schools, East Clayton Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Morrow High School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Morrow High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Morrow High School 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.
From 1,784 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 2,077 by 2024-25.
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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
- 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
- Eddie White Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,364 students
Other schools in Ellenwood
- Cedar Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,121 students
- East Clayton Elementary SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
Nearby schools
- East Clayton Elementary School0.4 mi · 641
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School2.1 mi · 372
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School2.1 mi · 317
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle School2.1 mi · 315
- Fairview Elementary School2.2 mi · 590
- Adamson Middle School2.4 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Morrow High SchoolHow large is Morrow High School?
Morrow High School enrolls approximately 2,077 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Morrow High School serve?
Morrow High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Morrow High School have?
Morrow High School employs 104 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
How diverse is Morrow High School?
Morrow High School reports a student body of 1% White, 22% Hispanic, 67% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Morrow High School in?
Morrow High School is part of Clayton County.
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