West Clayton Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · College Park, Georgia

West Clayton Elementary School in College Park, Georgia enrolled 464 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 16.6 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, 9% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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 fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

488 students in 2022-23, 422 students in 2023-24, 464 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at West Clayton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 488, 2023-24: 422, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-234882023-244222024-25464
Students enrolled at West Clayton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 488, 2023-24: 422, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-234882023-244222024-25464
Students enrolled at West Clayton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 488, 2023-24: 422, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-234882023-244222024-25464
Students enrolled at West Clayton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 488, 2023-24: 422, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-234882023-244222024-25464
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348830.016.3
2023-2442229.014.6
2024-2546428.016.6

16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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.

Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 16.6; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 16.6; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 16.6; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 16.6; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

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 445 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Clayton Elementary School enrolled 445 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 445 of the 445 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent35.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.9% of students were Black, 7.8% Hispanic, 2.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black87.9%
  2. Hispanic7.8%
  3. Two or more races2.6%
  4. American Indian1.1%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. White0.2%

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 West Clayton Elementary School scored proficient or above: 9% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-229%21%39.6%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%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 College Park

13 public elementary schools in College Park report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Main Street Charter Academy81716.038.1%
Nolan Elementary School77914.7100.0%
Wolf Creek Elementary71214.8100.0%
Cliftondale Elementary School69415.4100.0%
Feldwood Elementary School67814.1100.0%
Northcutt Elementary School61814.0100.0%
Bethune Elementary School60814.0100.0%
Stonewall Tell Elementary School57913.8100.0%

All public schools in College Park →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about West Clayton Elementary School

  1. Northcutt Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 618 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 516 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare West Clayton Elementary School with Northcutt Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaWest Clayton Elementary School is the number 928 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#928 of 1,289
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.16.6:1
  7. 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 West Clayton Elementary School

  1. How many students attend West Clayton Elementary School?
    464 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 488 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in College Park, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at West Clayton Elementary School?
    16.6 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.
  3. Is West Clayton Elementary School a Title I school?
    West Clayton Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at West Clayton Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at West Clayton Elementary School scored proficient or above: 9% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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.
  5. What district is West Clayton Elementary School in?
    Clayton County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1301230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130123000498 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.

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