Best Public Schools in Clarkesville, GA

Summary:

The city of Clarkesville, Georgia is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools and 1 middle school. While the elementary schools perform well, the standout school in the area is North Habersham Middle School, which consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state and boasts exceptional test scores that far exceed the Habersham County and Georgia state averages.

North Habersham Middle School's 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and its 84th place ranking out of 578 Georgia middle schools demonstrate its academic excellence. The school's students achieve proficiency rates as high as 60.5% in 8th grade Science, compared to just 46.6% for Habersham County and 25.6% for the state. Additionally, North Habersham Middle School had a remarkable 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra I End of Course exam, far surpassing the county and state averages.

While the two elementary schools, Clarkesville Elementary School and Woodville Elementary School, also perform well, they do not stand out to the same degree as North Habersham Middle School. The schools in Clarkesville face some socioeconomic challenges, with relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, and the racial makeup of the student population is predominantly white, raising questions about equity and access for students of color.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Habersham Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Wall Bridge Rd	Clarkesville	30523	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	No	(706) 754-2915	557	43	13.0	46.3%	477 (85.6%)	8 (1.4%)	50 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	84.6	84^th of 578 public middle schools	85.5%		87.4	64^th of 577 public middle schools	88.9%	20				48.4	54.0	58.6		60.5	60.7	$9,822	$208	$9,613
Woodville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	911 Historic Old Highway 441	Clarkesville	30523	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	No	(706) 754-4225	224	19	12.1	53.1%	190 (84.8%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	70.8	327^th of 1218 public elementary schools	73.2%		75.5	277^th of 1242 public elementary schools	77.7%	50	32.5	58.1	57.9				57.9			$13,530	$531	$12,999
Clarkesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6539 Highway 115	Clarkesville	30523	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	No	(706) 754-2442	442	33	13.3	55.0%	372 (84.2%)	15 (3.4%)	35 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	60.5	424^th of 1218 public elementary schools	65.2%		72.8	306^th of 1242 public elementary schools	75.4%	118	47.1	43.5	45.5				36.4			$10,440	$523	$9,917

Cities Near Clarkesville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Demorest	3.46 mi	3	92^nd
Mount Airy	4.14 mi	4	56^th
Cornelia	6.5 mi	3	158^th
Baldwin	8.69 mi	1	213^th
Sautee Nacoochee	10.58 mi	1	60^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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