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D−

Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for

PublicHighGrades 6–12

137 Spring St, Jonesboro, GA 30236 · (770) 515-7601 · Part of Clayton County School District

Jonesboro’s School Grade D better than 10% of Georgia school districts

Students
887
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state

On the path

Where Jonesboro kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–12Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center forYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

137 Spring St, Jonesboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 99
Grade 10186
Grade 11461
Grade 12231
Enrollment over time
911’20
882’21
925’22
1,064’23
887’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 67%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 3%White 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for from Jonesboro families.

Other schools in Clayton County School District

The district →
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C
1,048 students16:1
Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
D
813 students16:1
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morrow
C
801 students15:1
Haynie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morrow
C−
767 students13:1
Roberta T. Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rex
C+
720 students13:1
Church Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverdale
D−
706 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Jonesboro’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.