Mount Zion Elementary School

Mount Zion Elementary School is one of the small elementary-level communitys in Jonesboro, Georgia, operated by Clayton County, with 491 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5.

Mount Zion Elementary School is one of 68 schools operated by Clayton County, a district that enrolls 51,326 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Mount Zion Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Black, at 68% of enrollment; the rest consists of 27% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mount Zion Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Mount Zion Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Mount Zion Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Clayton County) logs that median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mount Zion Elementary School is one of 73 public schools in Clayton County (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students).

The closest other public school is Mount Zion Primary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mount Zion Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Mount Zion Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 27% since 2018, when it stood at 676 (now 491). Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Mount Zion Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.