Lake Ridge Elementary counts 186 Hispanic students in 2024-25, marking 23% increase

In the 2024-25 school year, Lake Ridge Elementary School enrolled 186 Hispanic students, marking a 23.2% rise from the prior year, Georgia Department of Education reports show.

Total enrollment at Lake Ridge Elementary reached 491 students in 2024-25. Of those, Hispanic students accounted for 38%, standing as the second-largest demographic group at the school.

The campus belongs to the Clayton County School District, centralized in Jonesboro.

Within the 65 schools of Clayton County School District, Forest Park High School posted the highest Hispanic student enrollment for 2024-25, with 882 students.

According to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report, more than 1.7 million students attended Georgia public schools. Elementary grades made up the largest segment with 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by middle schools with 388,733 students (22.7%), and high schools with 539,092 students (31.4%).

Chronic absenteeism persists as a leading challenge in Georgia’s post-pandemic schools, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, per the Georgia Department of Education. In response, the department initiated new statewide measures including a real-time attendance dashboard, public outreach, and targeted intervention for districts in need to raise daily attendance rates.

In 2025, state legislators approved attendance law updates that bar expulsion solely due to absenteeism. The legislation introduces fresh reporting obligations and connects with alternative programs assisting students to complete diploma requirements.

By 2026, Georgia schools had an average student-to-teacher ratio near 14:1, which surpasses the national average of 15:1.