📍 2984 Mount Zion Rd, Jonesboro, Clayton County, 30236
Mount Zion Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jonesboro, Clayton County. The school has 503 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clayton County school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Zion Elementary School enrolls 503 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 350 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.2% |
| White | 8 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
455 of the school's 503 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 455 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mount Zion Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 78.
Mount Zion Elementary School is one of 67 schools in Clayton County, based in Jonesboro, Georgia. The district serves 51,055 students district-wide and employs 3,382 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 503 students, Mount Zion Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 762 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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