William M. McGarrah Elementary School

Regular School · Morrow, GA

William M. McGarrah Elementary School is a regular school school in Morrow, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 658 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

658

Teachers (FTE)

46.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	401	61%
Hispanic/Latino	146	22%
Asian	68	10%
Two or more races	24	4%
White	15	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	658	355M / 303F

English Language Learners: 109 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15-19%	36.4%	78
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	39.4%	81
Science Proficiency	21-39%	—	21

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.31 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

11 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

103

15.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	658	100%

Contact & Location

2201 Lake Harbin Rd

Morrow, GA 30260

Phone: (770)968-2910

District

Clayton County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,476

District enrollment: 52,186

Other Schools in District

Anderson Elementary School Elementary
Arnold Elementary School Elementary
Brown Elementary School Elementary
Callaway Elementary School Elementary
Church Street Elementary School Elementary
East Clayton Elementary School Elementary
Edmonds Elementary School Elementary
Fountain Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30260) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130123000483

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD