1
Which teacher or staff member at Mount Zion High School deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,232
High
DISTRICT 1,306 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123002068
Mount Zion High School
2535 Mount Zion Pkwy, Jonesboro, GA 30236 · (770) 473-2940 · Clayton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,232 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Georgia public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,232 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 366 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 319 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 314 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 233 | 19% |
Student demographics
47%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
27.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +20.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 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 21 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.9% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% |
| 2022-23 | 6.3% |
| 2021-22 | 7.0% |
% 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Mount Zion High School
Mount Zion High School's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Zion High School this school | 1,232 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
| Riverdale High School Riverdale | 1,359 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for Jonesboro | 887 | 100.0% | 3.3% |
| Jonesboro High School Jonesboro | 1,630 | 100.0% | 29.6% |
| Tri-Cities High School East Point | 1,748 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Spencer High School Columbus | 1,016 | 100.0% | 12.1% |
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 Mount Zion High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #335 of 411 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #278 of 417 ▲ 42 | #5 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,232 | #202 of 480 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #350 of 413 | #7 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #276 of 413 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #20 of 425 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #134 of 168 | N/A |
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
1,232
-103 (-8%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,045
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 1,232 | 68 | 18.1:1 | 100% (1,232) |
| 2023-24 | 1,174 | 69 | 17.0:1 | 71% (837) |
| 2022-23 | 1,239 | 70.3 | 17.6:1 | 91% (1,122) |
| 2020-21 | 1,335 | 75 | 17.8:1 | 93% (1,241) |
| 2017-18 | 1,273 | 82 | 15.5:1 | 100% (1,267) |
| 2015-16 | 1,283 | 69 | 18.6:1 | 100% (1,277) |
| 2010-11 | 1,580 | 96 | 16.5:1 | 73% (1,155) |
| 2000-01 | 1,738 | 98 | 17.7:1 | 36% (617) |
| 1990-91 | 1,045 | 69 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Zion High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,273 to 1,232); teachers down 17% (82 to 68).
About Mount Zion High School
This page covers Mount Zion High School, a medium-sized high school in Jonesboro, Georgia. The school reports 1,232 students in grades 9 through 12.
Clayton County runs Mount Zion High School along with 67 other schools, enrolling 51,326 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Mount Zion High School is 68% Black. The school is also 26% Hispanic and 3% Asian. For comparison, Clayton County is about 69% Black. By the diversity index, Mount Zion High School comes in at 47%.
The school has about 18.1 students per teacher and 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%.
allk12 grades Mount Zion High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.7% for Mount Zion High School. The school posts 21.0%, 4.7 points below the prediction.
Across Clayton County, median household income is about $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Mount Zion High School is among the 73 public schools in Clayton County.
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts is the public school closest to Mount Zion High School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.0%; Mount Zion High School's is 21.0%, ranking 5th of 8.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,335 to 1,232.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Jonesboro
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
- Jonesboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- M. D. Roberts Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center forHigh · 887 students
- Elite Scholars Academy SchoolHigh · 757 students
Nearby schools
- Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts0.3 mi · 494
- Mount Zion Primary0.9 mi · 620
- Mount Zion Elementary School1.0 mi · 491
- Elite Scholars Academy School1.3 mi · 757
- James Jackson Elementary School1.8 mi · 696
- William M. McGarrah Elementary School1.9 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Zion High SchoolHow large is Mount Zion High School?
Mount Zion High School enrolls approximately 1,232 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mount Zion High School serve?
Mount Zion High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Mount Zion High School have?
Mount Zion High School employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is Mount Zion High School?
Mount Zion High School reports a student body of 1% White, 26% Hispanic, 68% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mount Zion High School public or private?
Mount Zion High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clayton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.