South Atlanta News

There were 8,682 second grade students enrolled in Clayton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Georgia Cyber Academy welcomed the largest number of second grade students among county schools, registering 1,219 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Clayton County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Clayton County ranked fifth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 122,922 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked fifth the year before.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	# of 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Georgia Cyber Academy	1,219	6.6%	18,568
Kemp Primary School	389	33.9%	1,146
Dubois Integrity Academy	372	14.5%	2,574
Mount Zion Primary School	335	32.6%	1,027
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy	265	13.7%	1,928
Roberta T. Smith Elementary School	245	16.2%	1,517
James Jackson Elementary School	242	20.4%	1,184
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	220	14.4%	1,523
Harper Elementary School	218	16.2%	1,342
Hawthorne Elementary School	217	13.8%	1,574
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School	217	19.8%	1,098
River's Edge Elementary School	217	17.4%	1,249
Haynie Elementary School	212	14.2%	1,497
William M. McGarrah Elementary School	210	17.6%	1,193
Huie Elementary School	210	17.4%	1,204
Kilpatrick Elementary School	208	16.7%	1,244
Northcutt Elementary School	206	16%	1,287
Callaway Elementary School	204	14.9%	1,367
Church Street Elementary School	197	15.4%	1,282
Suder Elementary School	197	17%	1,157
Brown Elementary School	193	14.6%	1,322
East Clayton Elementary School	188	15.7%	1,199
Riverdale Elementary School	187	15.4%	1,216
Tara Elementary School	185	16.5%	1,121
Pointe South Elementary School	164	16.7%	983
Kay R. Pace Elementary School of the Arts	161	16%	1,008
Lee Street Elementary School	158	15.8%	1,003
Fountain Elementary School	156	15.5%	1,004
Swint Elementary School	151	13.3%	1,132
Unidos Dual Language School	150	20.4%	736
Lake City Elementary School	144	14.7%	980
Oliver Elementary School	143	13.8%	1,039
Lake Ridge Elementary School	141	15.3%	921
Anderson Elementary School	140	14.6%	958
West Clayton Elementary School	139	16.1%	865
Edmonds Elementary School	136	14.9%	910
Arnold Elementary School	129	15.3%	843
Morrow Elementary School	117	13.8%	847
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School	100	23.6%	423
Kemp Elementary School	0	0%	1,270
Mount Zion Elementary School	0	0%	1,024