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Pointe South Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 8482 Thomas Rd, Riverdale, Clayton County, 30274

531
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Pointe South Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Riverdale, Clayton County. The school has 531 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clayton County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Clayton County

Enrollment & staffing

Pointe South Elementary School enrolls 531 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
261 (49%)
Female students
270 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American40376%
Hispanic or Latino8516%
Two or more races183.4%
Asian173.2%
White5<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

480 of the school's 531 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 480 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Pointe South 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.

School district: Clayton County

Pointe South 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 531 students, Pointe South Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 762 students per school.

51,055
District students
67
Schools
3,382
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
30%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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