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Enrollment
693
Middle
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123000478
Pointe South Middle School
8495 Thomas Rd, Jonesboro, GA 30238 · (770) 473-2890 · Clayton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL693 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
693 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
17.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.8pp since 2021
Math
18.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.1pp 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 18 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
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
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
693
-168 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.1:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
21%
was 17%
% Black
74%
was 79%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Pointe South Middle School
Set in Jonesboro, Georgia, Pointe South Middle School is a mid-sized middle school, overseen by Clayton County. It instructs 693 students across grades 6 through 8.
Within Clayton County, which oversees 68 schools and 51,326 students, Pointe South Middle School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Pointe South Middle School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 21% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Pointe South Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Pointe South Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 18.9%.
In the area at large, census data for Clayton County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Clayton County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), Pointe South Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Pointe South Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pointe South Middle School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 19.7%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Pointe South Middle School's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 861 (now 693). Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the Pointe South Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Mount Zion High SchoolHigh · 1,232 students
- Jonesboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- M. D. Roberts Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center forHigh · 887 students
Nearby schools
- Pointe South Elementary School0.2 mi · 508
- Callaway Elementary School1.5 mi · 677
- Lake Ridge Elementary School1.8 mi · 498
- Kendrick Middle School1.8 mi · 619
- Swint Elementary School2.3 mi · 544
- Riverdale High School2.6 mi · 1,359
Frequently asked questions
About Pointe South Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pointe South Middle School?
Pointe South Middle School enrolls approximately 693 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pointe South Middle School serve?
Pointe South Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Pointe South Middle School have?
Pointe South Middle School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Pointe South Middle School?
Student demographics at Pointe South Middle School are roughly 1% White, 21% Hispanic, 74% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Pointe South Middle School?
Pointe South Middle School is overseen by Clayton County in Clayton County.
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