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Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School

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Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School ranks 281 st of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School is a public middle school located in Athens, Georgia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 718 students. The school is part of the Clarke County School District, which is ranked 150 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School consistently outperforms the Clarke County and Georgia state averages in Milestones Assessment proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Algebra I proficiency rate was 94.4%, compared to 34.5% for Clarke County and 44.9% for Georgia. The school's 7th and 8th grade mathematics proficiency rates were around 43-44%, significantly higher than the county and state averages. Additionally, the school's spending per student has ranged from $10,083 to $10,968 in recent years, which is higher than the state average and suggests a relatively well-funded school.

Compared to other nearby middle schools in the same district, such as Coile Middle School and Hilsman Middle School, Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School significantly outperforms them in academic proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels. However, when compared to higher-performing districts in the region, such as Oconee County and Jefferson City, Burney-Harris-Lyons lags behind in some areas, with schools like Dove Creek Middle School in Oconee County having significantly higher proficiency rates.

707

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,221

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Tallassee Rd
Athens, GA 30606

(706) 548-7208

District: Clarke County

Students who attend Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School usually attend:

High:

Clarke Central High School

Feeder schools for Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School:

Elementary:	Cleveland Road Elementary School
	Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School
	Whitehead Road Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

African American:

38.9%

White:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Georgia median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg30%

Georgia avg41%

281^st of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Clarke County

150^th of 206Clarke 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
2025	47.7	281 of 584	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	345 of 588	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	306 of 577	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	317 of 567	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	393 of 542	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	390 of 559	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	389 of 543	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	377 of 539	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.7	414 of 545	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.0	394 of 537	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.2	364 of 521	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.8	399 of 527	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.5	375 of 508	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.7	398 of 504	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	406 of 494	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.3	414 of 466	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	409 of 462	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.9	376 of 445	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	380 of 420	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I94%+49 vs state

Social Studies44%+5 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

English Language Arts31%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

I hate this school. It lacks self motivation and support for students of Hispanic race. This year 2019-2020 was the worse for my kid. The 8th grade teachers are mean and they grade really hard. My son didnt get the support and the credit he sure deserves. Awards are given at the end and some of the awards are not even mentioned at the beginning. So parents are not equally informed of awards like Carson Eve , presendential , principal, PBS awards. It is so confusing how our kids supposed to get this awards if we don't know anything about them. The principal does acknowledge good kids and when you see her she doesn't acknowledge parents. I m so glad my son is leaving this but I hope things change when my daughter starts 6th grade. I m very concern how she is to be treated academically. Close Quote

Schools Near Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th 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
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Tallassee Rd	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 548-7208	707	62	11.4	100.0%	110 (15.6%)	275 (38.9%)	289 (40.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	47.7	281^st of 584 public middle schools	51.9%		39.3	345^th of 588 public middle schools	41.3%	64	94.4	27.5	32.3	31.6	33.8	43.6	43.1		43.5	$19,221	$1,393	$17,828
Clarke Middle School	Public	6-8	1235 Baxter St	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 543-6547	718	63	11.3	83.8%	249 (34.7%)	324 (45.1%)	94 (13.1%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.0%)	49.7	268^th of 584 public middle schools	54.1%		55	243^rd of 588 public middle schools	58.7%	25	83.0	40.3	33.6	40.5	31.2	30.2	44.4		40.2	$19,260	$1,205	$18,055
Malcom Bridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Malcom Bridge Rd	Bogart	30622	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 310-1992	548	40	13.7	17.2%	380 (69.3%)	18 (3.3%)	58 (10.6%)	69 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	97.2	19^th of 584 public middle schools	96.7%		98.3	11^th of 588 public middle schools	98.1%	8	100.0	68.7	71.0	71.1	74.1	80.9	82.0		81.0	$13,618	$222	$13,396
Bear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	228 Jefferson St	Statham	30666	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-2116	752	59	12.8	57.7%	344 (45.7%)	115 (15.3%)	217 (28.9%)	25 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	41.8	325^th of 584 public middle schools	44.3%		43	319^th of 588 public middle schools	45.7%	6	82.4	34.6	32.6	33.8	31.7	30.1	42.5	29.1	22.4	$13,768	$822	$12,945
Oconee County Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 Mars Hill Rd	Watkinsville	30677	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 769-3575	940	58	16.2	18.3%	755 (80.3%)	35 (3.7%)	74 (7.9%)	35 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	94.1	39^th of 584 public middle schools	93.3%		95.5	31^st of 588 public middle schools	94.7%	8	100.0	68.5	61.6	66.8	65.6	65.3	78.9		72.1	$10,990	$370	$10,620
Hilsman Middle School	Public	6-8	870 Gaines School Rd	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 548-7281	624	57	11.0	100.0%	116 (18.6%)	354 (56.7%)	112 (17.9%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	22.5	451^st of 584 public middle schools	22.8%		24.8	443^rd of 588 public middle schools	24.7%	8	84.0	25.1	18.6	28.8	9.7	17.9	28.8		24.8	$20,802	$1,543	$19,259
Dove Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	7915 Hog Mountain Rd	Statham	30666	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 310-2017	528	34	15.6	9.8%	431 (81.6%)	16 (3.0%)	22 (4.2%)	36 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	97.6	16^th of 584 public middle schools	97.3%		96.9	19^th of 588 public middle schools	96.8%	3	100.0	73.9	73.1	68.3	77.7	79.0	82.5		83.0	$12,633	$112	$12,521
Coile Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Old Elberton Rd	Athens	30601	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5318	582	55	10.5	100.0%	30 (5.2%)	232 (39.9%)	302 (51.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	15.1	515^th of 584 public middle schools	11.8%		12.5	541^st of 588 public middle schools	8.0%	26	60.5	18.8	16.8	19.1	14.1	10.7	23.4		16.6	$20,057	$1,978	$18,079
East Jackson Middle School	Public	6-7	1880 Hoods Mill Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 335-2083	536	38	13.9	68.8%	355 (66.2%)	34 (6.3%)	114 (21.3%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	59	212^th of 584 public middle schools	63.7%		55.2	241^st of 588 public middle schools	59.0%	29		41.2	32.6		46.7	46.1				$14,564	$668	$13,897
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Dragon Dr	Jefferson	30549	Jackson County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(706) 367-2882	1,009	67	15.1	30.0%	778 (77.1%)	72 (7.1%)	84 (8.3%)	22 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.2%)	96.1	22^nd of 584 public middle schools	96.2%		93.9	38^th of 588 public middle schools	93.5%	16		70.8	67.3	71.4	74.1	72.8	85.7		65.6	$11,192	$165	$11,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School?

Students at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School are 41% Hispanic, 39% African American, 16% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School in?

Clarke County

Is Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School a good school?

Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School ranks 281^st of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 707 students attended Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School attend?

Students who attend Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School usually go on to attend Clarke Central High School

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