South Atlanta News

There were 9,071 third grade students enrolled in Clayton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Georgia Cyber Academy welcomed the largest number of third grade students among county schools, registering 1,239 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Georgia Cyber Academy	1,239	6.7%	18,568
Kemp Elementary School	412	32.4%	1,270
Dubois Integrity Academy	358	13.9%	2,574
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy	318	16.5%	1,928
Mount Zion Elementary School	280	27.3%	1,024
Roberta T. Smith Elementary School	261	17.2%	1,517
Harper Elementary School	259	19.3%	1,342
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	251	16.5%	1,523
Haynie Elementary School	248	16.6%	1,497
Hawthorne Elementary School	240	15.2%	1,574
Callaway Elementary School	238	17.4%	1,367
Kilpatrick Elementary School	230	18.5%	1,244
Northcutt Elementary School	221	17.2%	1,287
Huie Elementary School	213	17.7%	1,204
Riverdale Elementary School	213	17.5%	1,216
Church Street Elementary School	212	16.5%	1,282
William M. McGarrah Elementary School	211	17.7%	1,193
Suder Elementary School	209	18.1%	1,157
Brown Elementary School	204	15.4%	1,322
East Clayton Elementary School	194	16.2%	1,199
James Jackson Elementary School	193	16.3%	1,184
Fountain Elementary School	184	18.3%	1,004
Oliver Elementary School	183	17.6%	1,039
River's Edge Elementary School	182	14.6%	1,249
Pointe South Elementary School	179	18.2%	983
Lee Street Elementary School	178	17.7%	1,003
Swint Elementary School	177	15.6%	1,132
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School	175	15.9%	1,098
Kay R. Pace Elementary School of the Arts	173	17.2%	1,008
Anderson Elementary School	167	17.4%	958
Tara Elementary School	158	14.1%	1,121
Arnold Elementary School	157	18.6%	843
Edmonds Elementary School	156	17.1%	910
Lake Ridge Elementary School	151	16.4%	921
Morrow Elementary School	139	16.4%	847
Lake City Elementary School	135	13.8%	980
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School	127	30%	423
West Clayton Elementary School	126	14.6%	865
Unidos Dual Language School	120	16.3%	736
Kemp Primary School	0	0%	1,146
Mount Zion Primary School	0	0%	1,027