📍 8495 Thomas Rd, Jonesboro, Clayton County, 30238
Pointe South Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jonesboro, Clayton County. The school has 760 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clayton County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pointe South Middle School enrolls 760 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 573 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.8% |
| White | 10 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
688 of the school's 760 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 688 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.
Pointe South Middle 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 75.
Pointe South Middle 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 760 students, Pointe South Middle School is close to 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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