Tara Elementary School

Tara Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Morrow, Georgia, one of the schools within Clayton County. Current enrollment sits at 570 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Clayton County, which oversees 68 schools and 51,326 students, Tara Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tara Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully less Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Tara Elementary School reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Tara Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tara 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 19.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Clayton County put median household income runs about $59,806, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Clayton County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), Tara Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Haynie Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tara Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 21.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 23%: 742 students in 2018 compared to 570 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 68% to 58%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Tara Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.