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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123000486

Suder Elementary School

1400 Lake Jodeco Rd, Jonesboro, GA 30236 · (770) 473-2820 · Clayton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
592 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
2
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
50
Kindergarten
82
Grade 1
94
Grade 2
94
Grade 3
87
Grade 4
95
Grade 5
90
Student demographics
White
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 34%
Hispanic
12221%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 19%
Black
42572%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 36%
Asian
132%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Two+
244%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
29550%
Female
29750%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
20.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.3pp since 2021
Math
22.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +15.6pp since 2021
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
592
-67 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.7:1
% White
1%
was 5%
% Hispanic
21%
was 17%
% Black
72%
was 69%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Suder Elementary School

Suder Elementary School, a reasonably sized elementary campus in Jonesboro, Georgia, one of the schools within Clayton County, educates 592 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 68 schools in Clayton County (51,326 students total), Suder Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Suder Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 72% of enrollment; the rest reads as 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Clayton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Suder Elementary School lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Suder Elementary 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 20.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Clayton County) shows that median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Clayton County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), Suder Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Jonesboro Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Suder Elementary School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 23.5%.

Suder Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Suder Elementary School's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 659 (now 592). Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 21% across the same window.

On allk12, the feed for Suder Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Clayton County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Suder Elementary School
District
Clayton County
Address
1400 Lake Jodeco Rd, Jonesboro, GA 30236
Phone
(770) 473-2820
County
Clayton County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
592
Teachers (FTE)
44
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
592 (100%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
130123000486
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Clayton County
Other schools in Jonesboro
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Suder Elementary School
How large is Suder Elementary School?
Suder Elementary School enrolls approximately 592 students in grades PK-05.
Is Suder Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Suder Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Suder Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Suder Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Suder Elementary School?
At Suder Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 21% Hispanic, 72% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Suder Elementary School public or private?
Suder Elementary 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.
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