Is Mount Zion Elementary School a good school?

Mount Zion Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Mount Zion Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 502 students attended Mount Zion Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Zion Elementary School?

Students at Mount Zion Elementary School are 69% African American, 25% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mount Zion Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mount Zion Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Rex Mill Middle School High : Mount Zion High School

Mount Zion Elementary School

Summary:

Mount Zion Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 503 students in grades 3-5 in Jonesboro, Georgia, which is part of the Clayton County School District. Unfortunately, this school has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 866 and 1206 out of around 1,200-1,250 schools.

Mount Zion Elementary struggles academically, with test scores that are well below state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 19.1% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 38.4% statewide. The school also serves a high-poverty student population, with 90-93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is much higher than the state and county averages. Additionally, the school spends between $8,271 and $8,834 per student, which is lower than the spending at many nearby schools.

When comparing Mount Zion Elementary to other schools in the Clayton County and Henry County districts, it is clear that Mount Zion is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. Most nearby schools have higher test scores, lower free/reduced lunch rates, and more favorable student-teacher ratios. This suggests that the challenges facing Mount Zion Elementary, such as resource constraints and the needs of its high-poverty student population, will need to be addressed in order to improve student outcomes over time.

Detail:

Public 3-5

2984 Mount Zion Rd
Jonesboro, GA 30236

(770) 968-2935

District: Clayton County

SchoolDigger Rank:
1078^th of 1,248 Georgia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,834

Students who attend Mount Zion Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rex Mill Middle School
High:	Mount Zion High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.7

Number of students: 502

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.5%

Hispanic:

24.7%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mount Zion Elementary School ranks worse than 86.4% of elementary schools in Georgia. It also ranks 23^rd among 36 ranked elementary schools in the Clayton County School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.26. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (68.5%), Hispanic (24.7%), two or more races (3.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mount Zion Elementary School is 14.7. 23 elementary schools in the Clayton County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mount Zion Elementary School employs 34 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mount Zion Elementary School is $8,834, which is the 10^th highest among 36 elementary schools in the Clayton County School District.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Mount Zion Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Clayton County:

SchoolDigger ranks Clayton County 168^th of 203 Georgia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mount Zion Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	GA State Percentile
2006	33.74	817^th	1101	25.8%
2007	33.20	856^th	1125	23.9%
2008	42.21	735^th	1134	35.2%
2009	29.85	894^th	1133	21.1%
2010	48.54	724^th	1183	38.8%
2011	34.20	916^th	1212	24.4%
2012	33.30	925^th	1201	23.0%
2013	36.42	908^th	1225	25.9%
2014	31.24	960^th	1231	22.0%
2015	28.50	891^st	1240	28.1%
2016	29.57	866^th	1233	29.8%
2017	25.48	904^th	1205	25.0%
2018	18.68	1000^th	1209	17.3%
2019	18.05	1026^th	1234	16.9%
2021	17.20	1010^th	1214	16.8%
2022	8.24	1206^th	1244	3.1%
2023	13.73	1105^th	1242	11.0%
2024	16.26	1078^th	1248	13.6%

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Data source: Georgia Department of Education

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by a parent
Friday, August 2, 2019

This school is TERRIBLE. The teachers, counselor, and And Principal will smile in your face. But they DO NOT care about the education of your child and they most certainly didn't care about mine. After reviewing this year test scores I am not surprised they ranked so poorly. My child was struggling from the beginning of the school year and I bought this to his teachers attention nothing changed. My son was placed in a container IEP program with the same teacher he was with all day. This is something new I'm told they did. I explained it wasn't what worked best for my child. Her teaching technique was not working with my childs learning ability, and if it wasn't working while she taught the regular curriculum it.wouldn't benefit my child to remain I'm the same class all day for the additional help IEP is supposed to offer. As we know all children learn differently. I brought it to the principal attention after reaching out to the school board nothing changed. She pretended to listen and to have my child "scheduled" for additional "testing" ( btw that was just to buy time to cover up that they didnt give a crap. That meeting was in Oct. they followed up after spring break and stated we should wait until next year). I later found out they offered Free additional help after school that was not offered to my child and I'm sure a lot of other students. I instead had to pay a tutor out of pocket to keep my child on track. Do not accept what is given to you. Your child is Not a failure...the School system is the failure. Mt. Zion is a poor school, and Clayton Co is an even worst school district. My child will NOT return back to this school.

Let me also Add this...we had several meetings the last suggesting remediation for my child. Remediation. There was no tutoring offered, no suggestions to change his teacher, No offers for suggested tutors outside of school hours. Nothing. My son has had 2 tutors this year and they state he is Thriving and was in disbelief that remediation was even offered. Again my child doesn't learn like the next one. Here I am telling his teacher how he learns and its ignored. I know my child and I know he is very intelligent so to hear that remediation was the suggestion they came up with to help my child. I knew to get him out of this school. You are your child's biggest cheerleader don't let them tear them down. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Mount Zion Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1070	1070
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	1013	1013
1992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	893	893
1993	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	945	945
1994	687	231	9	15	8	n/a	n/a	0	950
1995	652	318	13	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	1004
1996	652	318	13	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	1004
1997	601	378	11	32	3	n/a	n/a	0	1025
1998	581	438	16	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	1073
1999	505	576	25	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	1148
2000	320	509	25	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	892
2001	255	600	28	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	926
2002	165	839	47	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	1108
2003	165	839	47	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	1108
2004	186	629	27	118	1	n/a	n/a	0	961
2005	121	593	26	108	1	n/a	n/a	56	905
2006	117	657	22	122	5	n/a	n/a	52	975
2007	109	589	18	154	0	n/a	n/a	57	927
2008	86	587	15	159	0	n/a	n/a	66	913
2009	27	375	20	96	0	n/a	n/a	41	559
2010	30	385	20	113	1	0	15	0	564
2011	25	410	19	112	1	0	22	0	589
2012	18	388	15	131	0	0	17	0	569
2013	22	381	24	123	0	0	22	0	572
2014	18	380	22	141	0	0	22	0	583
2015	23	410	23	142	0	0	19	0	617
2016	28	421	25	156	1	0	15	0	646
2017	23	481	15	178	1	0	20	0	718
2018	16	470	14	155	1	0	20	0	676
2019	13	437	14	138	2	0	20	0	624
2020	14	382	11	126	1	0	16	0	550
2021	13	344	10	120	1	1	19	0	508
2022	13	349	10	132	1	2	27	0	534
2023	8	350	8	120	1	0	16	0	503
2024	5	344	11	124	2	0	16	0	502

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mount Zion Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1070	55.0	19.4	3.2
1991	1013	52.0	19.4	9.3
1992	893	53.0	16.8	12.9
1993	945	55.0	17.2	15.9
1994	950	50.8	18.7	18.3
1995	1004	51.0	19.7	20.5
1996	1004	51.0	19.7	20.5
1997	1025	51.0	20.1	33.9
1998	1073	56.0	19.2	36.4
1999	1148	60.4	19.0	41.9
2000	892	44.0	20.3	44.2
2001	926	50.5	18.3	51
2002	1108	61.0	18.2	61.3
2003	1108	61.0	18.2	61.3
2004	961	54.5	17.6	68.3
2005	905	64.0	14.1	78
2006	975	61.9	15.8	80
2007	927	62.0	15.0	84.7
2008	913	63.2	14.4	82.9
2009	559	40.7	13.7	85.7
2010	564	34.5	16.3	84.8
2011	589	34.5	17.0	87.3
2012	569	35.0	16.2	91
2013	572	31.1	18.3	88.8
2014	583	31.6	18.4	99.5
2015	617	32.0	19.2	95.5
2016	646	34.0	19.0	99.5
2017	718	37.0	19.4	99.4
2018	676	38.5	17.5	99.4
2019	624	37.0	16.8	92.9
2020	550	40.0	13.7	92.9
2021	508	36.0	14.1	92.9
2022	534	34.0	15.7	n/a
2023	503	34.0	14.7	90.5
2024	502	34.0	14.7	94

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mount Zion Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1070	55.0	19.4	3.2
1991	1013	52.0	19.4	9.3
1992	893	53.0	16.8	12.9
1993	945	55.0	17.2	15.9
1994	950	50.8	18.7	18.3
1995	1004	51.0	19.7	20.5
1996	1004	51.0	19.7	20.5
1997	1025	51.0	20.1	33.9
1998	1073	56.0	19.2	36.4
1999	1148	60.4	19.0	41.9
2000	892	44.0	20.3	44.2
2001	926	50.5	18.3	51
2002	1108	61.0	18.2	61.3
2003	1108	61.0	18.2	61.3
2004	961	54.5	17.6	68.3
2005	905	64.0	14.1	78
2006	975	61.9	15.8	80
2007	927	62.0	15.0	84.7
2008	913	63.2	14.4	82.9
2009	559	40.7	13.7	85.7
2010	564	34.5	16.3	84.8
2011	589	34.5	17.0	87.3
2012	569	35.0	16.2	91
2013	572	31.1	18.3	88.8
2014	583	31.6	18.4	99.5
2015	617	32.0	19.2	95.5
2016	646	34.0	19.0	99.5
2017	718	37.0	19.4	99.4
2018	676	38.5	17.5	99.4
2019	624	37.0	16.8	92.9
2020	550	40.0	13.7	92.9
2021	508	36.0	14.1	92.9
2022	534	34.0	15.7	n/a
2023	503	34.0	14.7	90.5
2024	502	34.0	14.7	94

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mount Zion Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2017	$571 (6.9%)	$7,699 (93.1%)	$8,270
2018	$514 (5.9%)	$8,228 (94.1%)	$8,742
2019	$666 (7.5%)	$8,168 (92.5%)	$8,834

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mount Zion Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 1026^th of 1234 Elementary schools	Ranks 1105^th of 1242 Elementary schools	5.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mount Zion Elementary School)	21	23.8	2.8%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Clayton County)	26.9	18.1	8.8%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	42	38.6	3.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mount Zion Elementary School)	29.6	23.1	6.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Clayton County)	35.9	23.7	12.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	52	45.6	6.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mount Zion Elementary School)	20.3	10.1	10.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton County)	26.5	18.2	8.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	42	36.1	5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mount Zion Elementary School)	22.9	14.6	8.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Clayton County)	29.2	23.4	5.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	49	45.7	3.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mount Zion Elementary School)	23.4	18.8	4.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton County)	30.4	22.9	7.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	45	41.6	3.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mount Zion Elementary School)	17.9	10.7	7.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Clayton County)	23.2	15.6	7.6%
5th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	41	37.4	3.6%
5th Grade Science (Mount Zion Elementary School)	26.1	12.4	13.7%
5th Grade Science (Clayton County)	26.5	17.1	9.4%
5th Grade Science (Georgia)	43	40	3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	624	503	19.4%
African American	437	350	19.9%
American Indian	2	1	50%
Asian	14	8	42.9%
Hispanic	138	120	13%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	13	8	38.5%
Two or More Races	20	16	20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	92.9%	90.5%	2.5%

Schools Near Mount Zion Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Zion Elementary School	Public	3-5	2984 Mount Zion Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2935	502	34	14.7	94.0%	5 (1.0%)	344 (68.5%)	124 (24.7%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	16.3	1078^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.6%		13.7	1105^th of 1242 public elementary schools	11.0%	27	19.1	23.2	28.9	20.5	19.4	13.3	18.5	$8,834	$666	$8,169
Mount Zion Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	2920 Mount Zion Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	582	39	14.9	95.7%	6 (1.0%)	414 (71.1%)	127 (21.8%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)								(n/a)								$8,396	$633	$7,763
Roberta T. Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6340 Highway 42	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 960-5750	755	58	13.0	98.9%	11 (1.5%)	499 (66.1%)	201 (26.6%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	12.7	1144^th of 1248 public elementary schools	8.3%		14	1103^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	11.2%	41	15.7	9.8	31.1	14.8	17.4	17.2	12.6	$8,256	$629	$7,628
William M. McGarrah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Lake Harbin Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2910	649	44	14.7	98.9%	13 (2.0%)	396 (61.0%)	143 (22.0%)	63 (9.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	22.5	974^th of 1248 public elementary schools	22.0%		19.9	1011^th of 1242 public elementary schools	18.6%	37	27.6	18.6	24.4	33.7	27.8	24.4	14.6	$8,799	$671	$8,129
Red Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Monarch Village Way	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 389-1464	636	41	15.5	71.7%	4 (0.6%)	489 (76.9%)	65 (10.2%)	54 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	26.7	900^th of 1248 public elementary schools	27.9%		29.1	847^th of 1242 public elementary schools	31.8%	53	33.3	19.3	36.1	23.2	21.1	26.1	31.1	$10,166	$617	$9,549
James Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7711 Mount Zion Blvd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4401	652	49	13.3	95.4%	6 (0.9%)	502 (77.0%)	101 (15.5%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	18.3	1032^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	17.3%		17.9	1050^th of 1242 public elementary schools	15.5%	18	13.7	19.2	37.0	24.8	21.4	20.4	18.3	$8,757	$576	$8,181
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5885 Maddox Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 675-8019	844	57	14.8	100.0%	12 (1.4%)	591 (70.0%)	140 (16.6%)	69 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.6%)	23	963^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	22.8%		23.6	943^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	24.1%	20	18.1	15.6	27.0	25.9	22.0	27.0	36.5	$8,567	$630	$7,937
Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 Walt Stephens Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-0101	512	28	18.2	68.2%	10 (2.0%)	434 (84.8%)	35 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	43.7	640^th of 1248 public elementary schools	48.7%		61.9	426^th of 1242 public elementary schools	65.7%	214	34.4	47.1	43.0	27.1	54.0	24.4	27.9	$7,819	$332	$7,487
Smith-Barnes Elementary School	Public	4-5	147 Tye St	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-4066	245	18	13.9	90.2%	10 (4.1%)	144 (58.8%)	65 (26.5%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.1%)	19	1018^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.4%		20.5	1000^th of 1242 public elementary schools	19.5%	18		20.0	28.5		29.6	18.7	17.9	$11,707	$824	$10,883
Morrow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6115 Reynolds Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2900	423	37	11.4	78.3%	11 (2.6%)	199 (47.0%)	130 (30.7%)	68 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	29	873^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	30.0%		33.8	783^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	37.0%	90	29.4	19.7	29.9	41.2	23.0	31.0	26.4	$10,003	$568	$9,435

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