Elementary Schools in Clarke County

Summary:

The Clarke County school district in Georgia contains 14 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The schools in this district exhibit a wide range of academic performance, with some standout high-achieving schools as well as several struggling schools with significant challenges.

Among the top-performing elementary schools in the district are Timothy Elementary School and Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School, which consistently rank in the top 25-30% and 20-25% of Georgia elementary schools, respectively. These schools boast exceptional test scores, particularly in English Language Arts, where students outperform the state average by 20-30 percentage points. Another promising school is Cleveland Road Elementary School, which has shown significant improvement in recent years, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating.

In contrast, several schools in the Clarke County district struggle with very high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which is often correlated with lower academic achievement. Schools like Gaines Elementary, Fowler Drive Elementary, and Howard B. Stroud Elementary have 100% of their students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and their test scores lag significantly behind the district and state averages.

District Detail

595 Prince Ave
Athens, GA 30601

(706) 546-7721

SchoolDigger Rank:
150^th of 206 Georgia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,275

Primary Schools: 14
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Timothy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Timothy Rd	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 549-0107	565	53	10.5	68.3%	217 (38.4%)	210 (37.2%)	82 (14.5%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	70.5	324^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.8%		71.5	326^th of 1248 public elementary schools	73.9%	2	36.8	46.8	53.3	54.7	59.7	60.0	48.3	$22,136	$1,131	$21,005
Winterville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Cherokee Rd	Winterville	30683	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5222	343	37	9.2	93.6%	66 (19.2%)	139 (40.5%)	122 (35.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	23.4	955^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.9%		32.1	807^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.3%	148	23.4	21.3	23.2	31.9	21.3	23.2	33.9	$24,243	$1,255	$22,988
Barnett Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3220 Barnett Shoals Rd	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5334	490	50	9.7	100.0%	131 (26.7%)	248 (50.6%)	54 (11.0%)	10 (2.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	48.1	590^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.3%		44.6	631^st of 1248 public elementary schools	49.4%	41	31.0	39.1	33.3	43.7	49.3	37.0	38.9	$22,785	$1,382	$21,403
Whitehead Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Quailwood Dr	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 548-7296	632	66	9.5	99.1%	118 (18.7%)	209 (33.1%)	266 (42.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.6%)	41.7	662^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	46.5%		35.3	767^th of 1248 public elementary schools	38.5%	105	26.7	32.2	27.6	42.9	50.0	40.0	34.3	$22,563	$1,315	$21,248
Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	757 N Chase St	Athens	30601	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 543-1081	492	44	11.1	74.4%	214 (43.5%)	189 (38.4%)	56 (11.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	77	257^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.2%		76.5	273^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	78.1%	16	57.4	53.9	59.1	60.3	53.9	45.5	53.8	$21,739	$1,207	$20,533
Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Alps Rd	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 548-2261	322	38	8.4	100.0%	12 (3.7%)	243 (75.5%)	36 (11.2%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	10.2	1180^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.6	1233^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	1.2%	53	9.3	12.8	2.6	32.6	20.5	5.1	5.1	$26,519	$1,784	$24,735
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Oglethorpe Ave	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 549-0762	563	56	10.1	100.0%	114 (20.2%)	182 (32.3%)	222 (39.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.4%)	24.2	937^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.3%		30.3	849^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.0%	88	15.6	24.3	29.1	27.8	37.1	31.4	20.9	$22,691	$1,439	$21,252
Gaines Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Gaines School Rd	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5333	568	50	11.3	100.0%	36 (6.3%)	386 (68.0%)	110 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)	6.9	1213^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.0%		9	1205^th of 1248 public elementary schools	3.4%	8	8.0	11.7	3.5	13.3	23.4	9.3	7.0	$22,170	$1,726	$20,444
Fowler Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Fowler Dr	Athens	30601	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5330	366	43	8.5	100.0%	28 (7.7%)	143 (39.1%)	176 (48.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	24.1	940^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.1%		23.4	955^th of 1248 public elementary schools	23.5%	15	20.4	17.9	21.2	49.0	34.3	25.0	7.7	$25,789	$1,782	$24,007
Barrow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Pinecrest Dr	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 543-2676	456	42	10.8	77.4%	177 (38.8%)	180 (39.5%)	38 (8.3%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	57.2	475^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.6%		61.8	437^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.0%	38	45.6	39.7	43.3	42.1	53.4	39.4	42.4	$22,187	$1,221	$20,966
Cleveland Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Cleveland Rd	Bogart	30622	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5333	256	32	8.0	100.0%	41 (16.0%)	111 (43.4%)	69 (27.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	28 (10.9%)	29.9	834^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.6%		45.4	622^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	50.2%	212	13.9	30.8	32.0	16.7	38.5	32.0	36.0	$30,137	$1,676	$28,461
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Fourth St	Athens	30601	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 369-1893	350	42	8.3	100.0%	13 (3.7%)	257 (73.4%)	63 (18.0%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	6.4	1223^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	1.2%		8.1	1220^th of 1248 public elementary schools	2.2%	3	8.9	10.4	6.4	15.6	12.5	10.6	8.5	$29,249	$1,662	$27,587
Whit Davis Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Whit Davis Rd	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 369-1036	395	37	10.6	96.7%	84 (21.3%)	180 (45.6%)	89 (22.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.4%)	31.8	810^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.6%		26	914^th of 1248 public elementary schools	26.8%	104	34.8	19.6	24.3	37.0	41.1	30.0	31.4	$21,663	$1,331	$20,332
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Danielsville Rd	Athens	30601	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5203	392	41	9.6	100.0%	17 (4.3%)	81 (20.7%)	288 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	28.9	859^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.6%		32.7	801^st of 1248 public elementary schools	35.8%	58	27.1	20.0	28.6	49.2	22.9	30.4	23.2	$24,593	$1,818	$22,774

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northeast Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency	1.33 mi	1
State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High School	2.03 mi	1	141^st
Oconee County	5.35 mi	12	2^nd
Madison County	8.3 mi	7	51^st
Jackson County	9.43 mi	13	38^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.