Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Morrow, Georgia
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Morrow, Georgia enrolled 801 students in 2024-25 with 55.0 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Georgia elementary-school median of 13.4. 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, 23% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).
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 rose 6%
793 students in 2022-23, 844 students in 2023-24, 801 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.0 to 55.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 793 | 52.0 | 15.3 |
| 2023-24 | 844 | 57.0 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 801 | 55.0 | 14.6 |
14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Georgia elementary schools
Among the 1,289 Georgia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 382 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thurgood Marshall Elementary School enrolled 764 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 382 of the 764 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent29.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
67.9% of students were Black, 18.9% Hispanic, 8.6% Asian in 2024-25.
- Black67.9%
- Hispanic18.9%
- Asian8.6%
- Two or more races2.7%
- White1.6%
- American Indian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary School scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% 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 | 23% | 21% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 24% | 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.
Elementary schools in Morrow
5 public elementary schools in Morrow report 2024-25 enrollment; Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School | 801 | 14.6 | 100.0% |
| Haynie Elementary School | 767 | 13.2 | 100.0% |
| William M. McGarrah Elementary School | 658 | 14.3 | 100.0% |
| Tara Elementary School | 570 | 12.4 | 100.0% |
| Morrow Elementary School | 406 | 11.9 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
- William M. McGarrah Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 658 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Morrow Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 406 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Thurgood Marshall Elementary School with William M. McGarrah Elementary 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 GeorgiaThurgood Marshall Elementary School is the number 230 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#230 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.14.6:1
- 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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
How many students attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?
801 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 793 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Morrow, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?
14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Thurgood Marshall Elementary School a Title I school?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% 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 district is Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in?
Clayton County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1301230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130123003316 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
- 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.