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Fowler Drive Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

940^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Fowler Drive Elementary School is a public elementary school in Athens, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 392 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.

Fowler Drive Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, with a ranking between 937 and 1,104 out of around 1,200-1,250 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. Academically, Fowler Drive Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the Clarke County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.4% of 3rd graders, 17.9% of 4th graders, and 21.2% of 5th graders at Fowler Drive were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 26.6%, 28.1%, and 28.2% for Clarke County, and 34.9%, 39.3%, and 43% for the state of Georgia.

Fowler Drive Elementary School has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 82.73% to 98.21% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Fowler Drive Elementary, ranging from $12,036 to $13,747 over the past few years, the school's academic performance remains significantly lower than the state and district averages, as well as many of the nearby schools, such as Barrow Elementary and Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School.

366

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,789

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Fowler Dr
Athens, GA 30601

(706) 357-5330

District: Clarke County

Students who attend Fowler Drive Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Coile Middle School
High:	Cedar Shoals High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

African American:

39.1%

White:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Science scores 36 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg31%

Georgia avg42%

940^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary 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	24.1	940 of 1238	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	955 of 1248	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	963 of 1242	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	937 of 1244	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1077 of 1214	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1104 of 1234	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1025 of 1209	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	1000 of 1205	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	1001 of 1233	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	1005 of 1240	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.6	869 of 1231	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.4	799 of 1225	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.1	859 of 1201	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.6	976 of 1212	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	1031 of 1183	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	935 of 1133	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.4	1011 of 1134	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.4	1103 of 1125	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.3	1077 of 1101	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%-10 vs state

English Language Arts20%-19 vs state

Science8%-36 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hull-Sanford Elementary School	Public	K-5	9193 Fortson Store Rd	Hull	30646	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 353-7888	494	45	10.9	100.0%	228 (46.2%)	100 (20.2%)	120 (24.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	55.3	496^th of 1238 public elementary schools	59.9%		60.1	451^st of 1248 public elementary schools	63.9%	45	36.6	35.7	41.2	53.7	47.6	41.2	43.5	$17,637	$1,279	$16,358
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fowler Drive Elementary School

How many students attend Fowler Drive Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Fowler Drive Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fowler Drive Elementary School?

Students at Fowler Drive Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 39% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Fowler Drive Elementary School in?

Clarke County

Is Fowler Drive Elementary School a good school?

Fowler Drive Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Fowler Drive Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fowler Drive Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coile Middle School
High : Cedar Shoals High School

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