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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123001861
Pointe South Elementary School
8482 Thomas Rd, Riverdale, GA 30274 · (770) 473-2900 · Clayton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
508 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 | 41 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
44%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
18.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.0pp since 2021
Math
14.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.1% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 14.5% | 10.3% |
| 2022-23 | 15.2% | 11.1% |
| 2021-22 | 10.1% | 9.3% |
% 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
13.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% 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 Pointe South Elementary School
Pointe South Elementary School's state test result (13.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe South Elementary School this school | 508 | 100.0% | 13.9% |
| Macon County Elementary School Oglethorpe | 525 | 100.0% | 18.2% |
| Lee Street Elementary School Jonesboro | 515 | 100.0% | 9.6% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School Stone Mountain | 551 | 100.0% | 16.4% |
| Burroughs-Molette Elementary School Brunswick | 546 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| Sims Elementary School Conyers | 462 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
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 Pointe South Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #1,161 of 1,208 | #34 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #1,153 of 1,215 ▲ 41 | #33 of 37 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,057 of 1,215 ▲ 90 | #24 of 37 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #271 of 1,183 | #18 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #836 of 1,324 | #28 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #643 of 1,301 | #13 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #893 of 1,301 | #22 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #99 of 1,312 | #24 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #100 of 854 | #8 of 34 |
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
508
-54 (-10%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 890
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 508 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 100% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 100% (539) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 90% (480) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 93% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 712 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 99% (708) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 39 | 18.6:1 | 99% (722) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 37 | 18.5:1 | 85% (579) |
| 2000-01 | 880 | 47 | 18.7:1 | 65% (568) |
| 1990-91 | 890 | 46 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pointe South Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (712 to 508); teachers down 17% (46 to 38).
About Pointe South Elementary School
Pointe South Elementary School, located in Riverdale, Georgia, is a small elementary school. The student body numbers 508 students, from pre-K through 5.
The Clayton County system has 68 schools and 51,326 students.
By race and ethnicity, Pointe South Elementary School is 72% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The Black share in Clayton County as a whole is similar, at about 69%. By the diversity index, Pointe South Elementary School comes in at 44%.
Federal staffing data show 38 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pointe South Elementary School and a ratio of 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 13.3:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.7% for Pointe South Elementary School. The school posts 13.9%, 11.8 points below the prediction.
Among Clayton County residents, median household income is about $59,806, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Pointe South Elementary School is one of 73 public schools in Clayton County, which together enroll about 63,156 students.
Nearest public school: Pointe South Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Pointe South Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pointe South Elementary School at 8th of 9.
Pointe South Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 508, 10% below the 562 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.6:1 to 13.4:1.
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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
- 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 Riverdale
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
- Dubois Integrity AcademyElementary · 1,341 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 students
- Church Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Pointe South Middle School0.2 mi · 693
- Callaway Elementary School1.4 mi · 677
- Lake Ridge Elementary School1.6 mi · 498
- Kendrick Middle School1.7 mi · 619
- Swint Elementary School2.2 mi · 544
- Riverdale High School2.4 mi · 1,359
Frequently asked questions
About Pointe South Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pointe South Elementary School?
Pointe South Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pointe South Elementary School serve?
Pointe South Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pointe South Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pointe South Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pointe South Elementary School?
At Pointe South Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 19% Hispanic, 72% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pointe South Elementary School in?
Pointe South Elementary School is part of Clayton County.
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