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Best Schools in Clayton County

70 public schools ranked by composite quality score

Total Schools

70

Total Enrollment

62,772

Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

16.0:1

Top School Score

90/100

#1 Ranked School

Lake Ridge Elementary School

Clayton County · 505 students · 11.7:1 ratio · Score: 90/100

All Schools

70 schools
#1

Lake Ridge Elementary School

Clayton County

90
Elementary Regular 505 students 11.7:1 ratio
#2

Roberta T. Smith Elementary School

Clayton County

90
Elementary Regular 781 students 12.2:1 ratio
#3

Georgia Cyber Academy

State Charter Schools- Georgia Cyber Academy

88
Combined Charter 8,876 students 13.6:1 ratio
#4

Kilpatrick Elementary School

Clayton County

86
Elementary Regular 618 students 12.9:1 ratio
#5

Morrow Middle School

Clayton County

86
Middle Regular 779 students 13.2:1 ratio
#6

Fountain Elementary School

Clayton County

86
Elementary Regular 548 students 13.0:1 ratio
#7

Riverdale Elementary School

Clayton County

86
Elementary Regular 635 students 13.2:1 ratio
#8

M. D. Roberts Middle School

Clayton County

86
Middle Regular 852 students 13.3:1 ratio
#9

Unidos Dual Language School

Clayton County

86
Elementary Regular 414 students 12.5:1 ratio
#10

Adamson Middle School

Clayton County

85
Middle Regular 557 students 13.3:1 ratio
#11

Swint Elementary School

Clayton County

85
Elementary Regular 582 students 13.2:1 ratio
#12

William M. McGarrah Elementary School

Clayton County

85
Elementary Regular 642 students 13.4:1 ratio
#13

Harper Elementary School

Clayton County

85
Elementary Regular 722 students 13.6:1 ratio
#14

Lee Street Elementary School

Clayton County

84
Elementary Regular 545 students 13.6:1 ratio
#15

Pointe South Middle School

Clayton County

84
Middle Regular 760 students 13.8:1 ratio
#16

Arnold Elementary School

Clayton County

83
Elementary Regular 439 students 13.7:1 ratio
#17

Huie Elementary School

Clayton County

83
Elementary Regular 639 students 13.9:1 ratio
#18

Haynie Elementary School

Clayton County

83
Elementary Regular 793 students 14.2:1 ratio
#19

Hawthorne Elementary School

Clayton County

83
Elementary Regular 821 students 14.2:1 ratio
#20

Callaway Elementary School

Clayton County

83
Elementary Regular 706 students 14.1:1 ratio
#21

Rex Mill Middle School

Clayton County

83
Middle Regular 974 students 14.5:1 ratio
#22

Forest Park Middle School

Clayton County

82
Middle Regular 685 students 14.3:1 ratio
#23

Tara Elementary School

Clayton County

82
Elementary Regular 584 students 14.2:1 ratio
#24

Church Street Elementary School

Clayton County

82
Elementary Regular 698 students 14.5:1 ratio
#25

Morrow Elementary School

Clayton County

82
Elementary Regular 454 students 13.8:1 ratio
#26

James Jackson Elementary School

Clayton County

82
Elementary Regular 633 students 14.4:1 ratio
#27

Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts

Clayton County

82
High Regular 488 students 13.9:1 ratio
#28

Jonesboro Middle School

Clayton County

81
Middle Regular 951 students 15.1:1 ratio
#29

Riverdale Middle School

Clayton County

81
Middle Regular 660 students 14.7:1 ratio
#30

River's Edge Elementary School

Clayton County

81
Elementary Regular 666 students 14.5:1 ratio
#31

Pointe South Elementary School

Clayton County

81
Elementary Regular 531 students 14.4:1 ratio
#32

Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School

Clayton County

81
Elementary Regular 578 students 14.4:1 ratio
#33

Northcutt Elementary School

Clayton County

80
Elementary Regular 693 students 15.1:1 ratio
#34

Edmonds Elementary School

Clayton County

80
Elementary Regular 470 students 14.7:1 ratio
#35

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

Clayton County

80
Elementary Regular 793 students 15.2:1 ratio
#36

Mount Zion Elementary School

Clayton County

79
Elementary Regular 503 students 14.8:1 ratio
#37

Lake City Elementary School

Clayton County

79
Elementary Regular 509 students 15.0:1 ratio
#38

North Clayton Middle School

Clayton County

79
Middle Regular 767 students 15.3:1 ratio
#39

Babb Middle School

Clayton County

79
Middle Regular 888 students 15.6:1 ratio
#40

Brown Elementary School

Clayton County

78
Elementary Regular 700 students 15.6:1 ratio
#41

Anderson Elementary School

Clayton County

78
Elementary Regular 504 students 15.3:1 ratio
#42

Kemp Primary

Clayton County

78
Elementary Regular 650 students 15.5:1 ratio
#43

Mount Zion Primary

Clayton County

78
Elementary Regular 589 students 15.5:1 ratio
#44

Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for

Clayton County

78
High Regular 925 students 15.9:1 ratio
#45

Dubois Integrity Academy

State Charter Schools- Dubois Integrity Academy

77
Combined Charter 1,320 students 16.5:1 ratio
#46

Mundys Mill Middle School

Clayton County

77
Middle Regular 768 students 16.0:1 ratio
#47

Suder Elementary School

Clayton County

77
Elementary Regular 631 students 15.8:1 ratio
#48

Kendrick Middle School

Clayton County

77
Middle Regular 696 students 15.8:1 ratio
#49

Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School

State Charter Schools- Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter

76
Middle Charter 390 students 15.6:1 ratio
#50

Oliver Elementary School

Clayton County

76
Elementary Regular 539 students 15.9:1 ratio
#51

Eddie White Middle School

Clayton County

76
Middle Regular 1,438 students 16.9:1 ratio
#52

7 Pillars Career Academy

Clayton County

76
Middle Charter 226 students 15.1:1 ratio
#53

West Clayton Elementary School

Clayton County

74
Elementary Regular 488 students 16.3:1 ratio
#54

Kemp Elem School

Clayton County

74
Elementary Regular 638 students 16.8:1 ratio
#55

Mount Zion High School

Clayton County

73
High Regular 1,239 students 17.7:1 ratio
#56

Riverdale High School

Clayton County

72
High Regular 1,333 students 18.0:1 ratio
#57

Elite Scholars Academy School

Clayton County

72
Combined Regular 680 students 17.4:1 ratio
#58

Charles R. Drew High School

Clayton County

71
High Regular 1,652 students 18.4:1 ratio
#59

Forest Park High School

Clayton County

70
High Regular 1,765 students 19.0:1 ratio
#60

Mundy's Mill High School

Clayton County

70
High Regular 1,629 students 18.7:1 ratio
#61

Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School

Clayton County

70
Elementary Charter 217 students 16.7:1 ratio
#62

East Clayton Elementary School

Clayton County

69
Elementary Regular 632 students 18.1:1 ratio
#63

Sequoyah Middle School

Clayton County

69
Middle Regular 842 students 18.3:1 ratio
#64

North Clayton High School

Clayton County

68
High Regular 1,206 students 19.1:1 ratio
#65

Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts

Clayton County

66
Elementary Regular 508 students 18.8:1 ratio
#66

Morrow High School

Clayton County

65
High Regular 1,980 students 20.6:1 ratio
#67

Jonesboro High School

Clayton County

64
High Regular 1,535 students 20.5:1 ratio
#68

Lovejoy High School

Clayton County

61
High Regular 2,136 students 21.6:1 ratio
#69

Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy

Clayton County

59
Elementary Regular 1,019 students 21.7:1 ratio
#70

Utopian Academy for the Arts High School

Clayton County

42
High Charter 158 students 52.7:1 ratio

National Center for Education Statistics |Vintage: 2022-2023 |Last refreshed: Sep 2024 |Next refresh: Sep 2025 |Source