South Atlanta News

There were 9,501 fifth grade students enrolled in Clayton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Georgia Cyber Academy welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 1,533 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Georgia Cyber Academy	1,533	8.3%	18,568
Kemp Elementary School	442	34.8%	1,270
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy	349	18.1%	1,928
Mount Zion Elementary School	340	33.2%	1,024
Roberta T. Smith Elementary School	286	18.9%	1,517
Dubois Integrity Academy	270	10.5%	2,574
Haynie Elementary School	265	17.7%	1,497
River's Edge Elementary School	258	20.7%	1,249
Hawthorne Elementary School	253	16.1%	1,574
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	248	16.3%	1,523
Northcutt Elementary School	243	18.9%	1,287
East Clayton Elementary School	228	19%	1,199
Callaway Elementary School	222	16.2%	1,367
Harper Elementary School	222	16.5%	1,342
Brown Elementary School	220	16.6%	1,322
Swint Elementary School	220	19.4%	1,132
Kilpatrick Elementary School	211	17%	1,244
Riverdale Elementary School	209	17.2%	1,216
William M. McGarrah Elementary School	209	17.5%	1,193
Church Street Elementary School	208	16.2%	1,282
Tara Elementary School	201	17.9%	1,121
Huie Elementary School	197	16.4%	1,204
Oliver Elementary School	192	18.5%	1,039
Kay R. Pace Elementary School of the Arts	192	19%	1,008
Lake City Elementary School	190	19.4%	980
Suder Elementary School	182	15.7%	1,157
James Jackson Elementary School	182	15.4%	1,184
Lee Street Elementary School	179	17.8%	1,003
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School	176	16%	1,098
Lake Ridge Elementary School	175	19%	921
Anderson Elementary School	174	18.2%	958
Arnold Elementary School	170	20.2%	843
Fountain Elementary School	164	16.3%	1,004
Morrow Elementary School	163	19.2%	847
West Clayton Elementary School	158	18.3%	865
Pointe South Elementary School	153	15.6%	983
Edmonds Elementary School	146	16%	910
Unidos Dual Language School	71	9.6%	736
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School	0	0%	423
Kemp Primary School	0	0%	1,146
Mount Zion Primary School	0	0%	1,027