Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Jonesboro, Georgia
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts in Jonesboro, Georgia enrolled 494 students in 2024-25 with 35.0 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Georgia high-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Georgia: 84.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
488 students in 2022-23, 468 students in 2023-24, 494 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 35.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 488 | 35.0 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 35.0 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 494 | 35.0 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 Georgia high schools
Among the 476 Georgia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
16 AP courses and one counselor per 267 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts enrolled 534 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses16
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 267 of the 534 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent10.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.3% of students were Black, 14.4% Hispanic, 3.2% Asian in 2024-25.
- Black78.3%
- Hispanic14.4%
- Asian3.2%
- Two or more races2.2%
- White1.2%
- American Indian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑64% | 21% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60‑64% | 13% (2021-22) | 38.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 148 students in Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 81% | 84.4% |
| Students in the class | 148 | 4,000 | 134,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Jonesboro
6 public high schools in Jonesboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mundy's Mill High School | 1,665 | 18.3 | 99.4% |
| Jonesboro High School | 1,630 | 21.2 | 100.0% |
| Mount Zion High School | 1,232 | 18.1 | 100.0% |
| Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for | 887 | 13.4 | 100.0% |
| Elite Scholars Academy School | 757 | 18.9 | 100.0% |
| Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts | 494 | 14.1 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts
- Mount Zion High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 1,232 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Elite Scholars Academy SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 757 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts with Mount Zion High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clayton County Public Schools spends per student$14,609 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,609
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaMartha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts is the number 355 by size of 478 Georgia high schools open in 2024-25.#355 of 478
- Georgia schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 15.8 for high schools.14.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts
How many students attend Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts?
494 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 488 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Jonesboro, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts?
14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts a Title I school?
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts do on state tests?
The students tested at Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts?
95% or more of the 148 students in Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts in?
Clayton County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1301230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130123004154 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.