📍 2920 Mount Zion Rd, Jonesboro, Clayton County, 30236
Mount Zion Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jonesboro, Clayton County. The school has 589 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clayton County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Zion Primary enrolls 589 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 387 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 141 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.4% |
| White | 8 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
532 of the school's 589 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 532 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 Primary 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 Primary 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 589 students, Mount Zion Primary 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