📍 937 Mount Zion Rd, Morrow, Clayton County, 30260
Tara Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Morrow, Clayton County. The school has 584 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clayton County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tara Elementary School enrolls 584 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 367 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 187 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.6% |
| White | 11 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
528 of the school's 584 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 528 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.
Tara 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-50, state senate district 34, state house district 77.
Tara 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 584 students, Tara 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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