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Enrollment
801
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123003316
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
5885 Maddox Rd, Morrow, GA 30260 · (404) 675-8019 · Clayton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL801 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
801 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 | 32 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 148 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (148).
Student demographics
49%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
17.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.2pp since 2021
Math
18.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 17 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 down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.4% | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.9% | 25.3% |
| 2022-23 | 20.7% | 24.1% |
| 2021-22 | 22.6% | 19.0% |
% 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School this school | 801 | 100.0% | 23.2% |
| Rockbridge Elementary School Stone Mountain | 900 | 100.0% | 21.7% |
| William M. McGarrah Elementary School Morrow | 658 | 100.0% | 25.5% |
| Peachcrest Elementary School Decatur | 729 | 100.0% | 12.7% |
| James Jackson Elementary School Jonesboro | 696 | 100.0% | 20.8% |
| Church Street Elementary School Riverdale | 706 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #968 of 1,208 | #16 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,103 of 1,215 ▼ 166 | #30 of 37 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #1,074 of 1,215 ▼ 40 | #26 of 37 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #232 of 1,183 | #1 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 801 | #232 of 1,324 | #4 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #993 of 1,301 | #28 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #801 of 1,301 | #16 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #107 of 1,312 | #32 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #441 of 854 | #27 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
801
+28 (+4%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 834
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 801 | 55 | 14.6:1 | 100% (801) |
| 2023-24 | 844 | 57 | 14.8:1 | 100% (844) |
| 2022-23 | 793 | 52 | 15.3:1 | 90% (717) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | 54 | 14.3:1 | 93% (719) |
| 2017-18 | 919 | 57 | 16.1:1 | 99% (914) |
| 2015-16 | 917 | 46 | 19.9:1 | 99% (912) |
| 2010-11 | 834 | 53 | 15.7:1 | 86% (717) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thurgood Marshall Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (919 to 801); teachers down 4% (57 to 55).
About Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Morrow, Georgia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 801 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 32% higher.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is one of the 68 schools that make up Clayton County (51,326 students in total).
Black students account for 68% of enrollment at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Clayton County is about 69% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
Federal staffing data show 55 full-time-equivalent teachers at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and a ratio of 14.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 25.7% at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.2%.
In Clayton County (population about 298,924), median household income is about $59,806, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 73 public schools operate in Clayton County, serving about 63,156 students.
The shortest distance from Thurgood Marshall Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Morrow Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is 4th among 7 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Thurgood Marshall Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Morrow
- Morrow Middle SchoolMiddle · 794 students
- Haynie Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
- William M. McGarrah Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Tara Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Morrow Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
Other Thurgood Marshall Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Thurgood Marshall Elementary. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is the largest of the 14.
- Thurgood Marshall ElementaryOxnard, CA · 702 students
- Thurgood Marshall ElementaryManassas, VA · 642 students
- Thurgood Marshall ElementaryGaithersburg, MD · 553 students
- Thurgood Marshall ElementaryLynwood, CA · 511 students
- Thurgood Marshall ElementarySEATTLE, WA · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Morrow Middle School0.1 mi · 794
- Utopian Academy for the Arts High School0.2 mi · 291
- Forest Park Middle School0.2 mi · 593
- William M. McGarrah Elementary School0.8 mi · 658
- Morrow Elementary School1.4 mi · 406
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School1.7 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School enrolls approximately 801 students in grades PK-05.
Is Thurgood Marshall Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Thurgood Marshall Elementary School have?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?
At Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 19% Hispanic, 68% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is overseen by Clayton County in Clayton County.
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