Pointe South Middle School
8495 Thomas Rd
Jonesboro GA, 30238, Clayton County
Phone: 770-473-2890
Ranking: 
(1,583 out of 1,747, bottom 9%)*
(1,583 out of 1,747, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Clayton County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 48 | 44 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 65 | 64 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 836 | 873 | 844 | 838 | 803 | 816 | 864 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 249 | 29.8% | 306 | 35.1% | 285 | 33.8% | 276 | 32.9% | 282 | 35.1% | 300 | 36.8% | 276 | 31.9% |
| Grade 7: | 306 | 36.6% | 283 | 32.4% | 275 | 32.6% | 279 | 33.3% | 288 | 35.9% | 257 | 31.5% | 288 | 33.3% |
| Grade 8: | 281 | 33.6% | 284 | 32.5% | 284 | 33.6% | 283 | 33.8% | 233 | 29.0% | 259 | 31.7% | 300 | 34.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 457 | 54.7% | 461 | 52.8% | 424 | 50.2% | 439 | 52.4% | 424 | 52.8% | 401 | 49.1% | 416 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 379 | 45.3% | 412 | 47.2% | 420 | 49.8% | 399 | 47.6% | 379 | 47.2% | 386 | 47.3% | 418 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 111 | 13.3% | 103 | 11.8% | 74 | 8.8% | 74 | 8.8% | 53 | 6.6% | 44 | 5.4% | 50 | 5.8% |
| Black: | 675 | 80.7% | 718 | 82.2% | 718 | 85.1% | 693 | 82.7% | 695 | 86.6% | 714 | 87.5% | 744 | 86.1% |
| White: | 20 | 2.4% | 20 | 2.3% | 25 | 3.0% | 27 | 3.2% | 23 | 2.9% | 26 | 3.2% | 33 | 3.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 2.3% | 20 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.0% | 31 | 3.7% | 16 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 833 | 99.6% | 742 | 85.0% | 670 | 79.4% | 690 | 82.3% | 609 | 75.8% | 582 | 71.3% | 625 | 72.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 8.2% | 69 | 8.2% | 60 | 7.2% | 87 | 10.8% | 112 | 13.7% | 112 | 13.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.42 | 19.84 | 16.88 | 15.96 | 13.61 | 12.70 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74.6% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 79.4% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 83.5% | 87.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 86.7% | 90.5% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 88.6% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 87.6% | 91.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 86.6% | 92% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 88.7% | 92.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 48.6% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 52.5% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 64% | 69.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 68.9% | 74.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 68.7% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 68.3% | 76.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 69.2% | 80% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 72.1% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 86% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 83.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86.8% | 91.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 89.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87.7% | 91% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 89.5% | 93.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 92.3% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 93.2% | 96.0% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 41.7% | 61% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 41.6% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 51.6% | 66.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 51% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 50% | 70% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 50.1% | 70.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 58.3% | 73% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 64.7% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 73.2% | 85% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 71.7% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 39.3% | 64% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 44.9% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 55.4% | 73% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 65.1% | 77.5% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 72.1% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 82.8% | 89.2% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 82.6% | 89.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 86.1% | 89.4% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88.8% | 91% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 90.7% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 91.2% | 94% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.2% | 93.0% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 69.4% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 63.4% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 72.4% | 79.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 79.7% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 80.6% | 86% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 85.1% | 89.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 87.1% | 91% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 82.6% | 89.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 66% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 76.2% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 79.7% | 88% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 85.6% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 86% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 85.8% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 91.3% | 94% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 91.3% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 41% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 50.5% | 70% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 57.5% | 75.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 62.5% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 67.5% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 68.3% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 79.4% | 85% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 79.5% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 75.8% | 86% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 74.7% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 48.7% | 71% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 48.2% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 66.2% | 78% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 71.7% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 80% | 87% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 84.5% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 85% | 89.3% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.2% | 91.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.8% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.6% | 92.8% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 93.2% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 92.3% | 94.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 65.6% | 77% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 72.9% | 81.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 51.8% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 59.2% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 64.1% | 74% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 68.4% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 73.7% | 83.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 83.2% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 83.1% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 86.1% | 90.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.5% | 92.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 93.2% | 95% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 93.4% | 96% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 93.7% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 95.3% | 96.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 59.2% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 56.4% | 74% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 35.7% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 42% | 64.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 46.3% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 44.1% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 64.7% | 74% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 67.3% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 77.4% | 87% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 76% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 38.7% | 58.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 45.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 50.8% | 70% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 53% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 69.6% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 69.5% | 77.9% |
| EOCT | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 43% | 64% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75.4% | 37.2% | 65% |
| 2013 | Coordinate Algebra | End of course | % met std | 43.6% | 22.2% | 36.9% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 81% | 49% | 61% |
| 2007 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 51% | 62% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 47.4% | 63% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 52.5% | 67% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 92.3% | 61.5% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 96.1% | 62.5% | 76.2% |
| 2012 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 96.2% | 67% | 77.5% |
| 2013 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 98.2% | 74.5% | 82.7% |
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* Pointe South Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.