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Whitehead Road Elementary School

Q: Is Whitehead Road Elementary School a good school?

Whitehead Road Elementary School ranks 586 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

586^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Whitehead Road Elementary School in Athens, GA, serves 632 students in grades PK through 5 within the Clarke County school district, and has climbed from a 1-star to a 3-star rating over the past five years.

This is a school that beats the odds. Nearly all of its students (99%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet Whitehead Road consistently outperforms the district average in math and science. For example, 5th graders hit 43.8% proficiency in math versus the district's 33.3%, and science scores have jumped from 23% to 38.2% over two years. The school also shines with specific groups: White students rank in the 70th percentile statewide, English Language Learners in the 69th, and Hispanic and African American students in the high 50s. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 14.4% compared to the district's 26.8%, meaning kids are showing up ready to learn. With a favorable 9.5:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $22,563, the school invests heavily in its students. The main area for growth is special education, where students rank in the 31st percentile statewide.

Compared to nearby schools, Whitehead Road sits comfortably in the middle-to-upper tier. It outperforms Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary (40th percentile) and Judia Jackson Harris Elementary (35th percentile), while Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary (83rd percentile) and Timothy Elementary (67th percentile) rank higher. The contrast with Malcom Bridge Elementary in neighboring Oconee County (94th percentile) highlights resource differences—Whitehead Road spends nearly $9,300 more per student to serve a much higher-need population. The bottom line: this is a school on a steady upward trajectory, making real gains for its students year after year.

632

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,563

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 Quailwood Dr
Athens, GA 30606

(706) 548-7296

District: Clarke County

Students who attend Whitehead Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School
High:	Clarke Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.1%

African American:

33.1%

White:

18.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg37%

Georgia avg47%

586^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Clarke County

138^th of 202Clarke County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	586 of 1222	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	662 of 1238	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	765 of 1236	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	741 of 1223	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	674 of 1220	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	870 of 1214	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	675 of 1234	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	598 of 1209	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.5	516 of 1205	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.1	565 of 1233	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.1	646 of 1240	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.6	782 of 1231	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.4	650 of 1225	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.0	802 of 1201	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	738 of 1212	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.0	864 of 1183	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.9	876 of 1133	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.7	876 of 1134	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.2	959 of 1125	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.3	947 of 1101	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	356 of 829	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.5	558 of 892	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	633 of 879	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	671 of 870	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	513 of 876	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	67 of 215	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.7	210 of 317	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	223 of 304	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	174 of 286	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.3	59 of 283	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	485 of 1189	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	579 of 1224	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	734 of 1223	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	731 of 1212	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	689 of 1206	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	205 of 504	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.2	407 of 583	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	346 of 565	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	313 of 535	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	269 of 516	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	672 of 1186	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	763 of 1225	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	780 of 1220	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	722 of 1210	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	660 of 1209	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	320 of 466	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	207 of 703	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	89.4	63 of 769	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	97 of 772	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	166 of 775	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	94 of 779	87.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)71st percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)69th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics45%-3 vs state

Science38%-6 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, December 20, 2013

The teachers are attentive and they help each student. My daughters are in the gifted program and they have a reading level of 3rd-4th grade(and they are only in 1st).

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
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%)	47.4	586^th of 1222 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.7	662^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	46.5%	76	48.8	42.0	43.8	38.2	$22,563	$1,315	$21,248
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%)	36.1	735^th of 1222 public elementary schools	39.9%		24.2	937^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.3%	202	45.8	39.2	27.3	34.9	$22,691	$1,439	$21,252
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%)	80.9	213^th of 1222 public elementary schools	82.6%		77	257^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.2%	44	69.5	57.9	58.8	60.3	$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%)	6	1202^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	1.6%		10.2	1180^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.7%	22	12.8	10.3	13.7	14.0	$26,519	$1,784	$24,735
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%)	62.6	405^th of 1222 public elementary schools	66.9%		70.5	324^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.8%	81	59.8	57.4	33.8	47.7	$22,136	$1,131	$21,005
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%)	50.2	543^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	55.6%		57.2	475^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.6%	68	50.0	39.2	40.0	47.3	$22,187	$1,221	$20,966
Cleveland Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Cleveland Rd	Bogart	30622	Oconee 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%)	48.3	570^th of 1222 public elementary schools	53.4%		29.9	834^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.6%	264	55.3	22.2	47.4	42.1	$30,137	$1,676	$28,461
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%)	27.4	875^th of 1222 public elementary schools	28.4%		24.1	940^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.1%	65	43.6	45.7	23.8	17.7	$25,789	$1,782	$24,007
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%)	7.5	1182^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	3.3%		6.4	1223^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	1.2%	41	18.9	17.1	15.5	11.1	$29,249	$1,662	$27,587
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%)	32.5	793^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	35.1%		28.9	859^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.6%	66	46.5	42.9	32.6	17.6	$24,593	$1,818	$22,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitehead Road Elementary School

How many students attend Whitehead Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended Whitehead Road Elementary School.

Is Whitehead Road Elementary School a good school?

Whitehead Road Elementary School ranks 586^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Whitehead Road Elementary School in?

Clarke County

What is the racial makeup of Whitehead Road Elementary School?

Students at Whitehead Road Elementary School are 42% Hispanic, 33% African American, 19% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Whitehead Road Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Whitehead Road Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School
High : Clarke Central High School

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