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Barrow Elementary School

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Barrow Elementary School ranks 542 nd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Barrow Elementary School in Athens, GA, serves 456 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Clarke County school district, where it stands out as a solid mid-tier performer with a 3-star rating and a statewide rank of 542nd (56th percentile) among Georgia elementary schools.

Barrow is a clear academic bright spot within its district, particularly in science, where 5th graders posted a 47.3% proficiency rate—14 points above the district average and above the state average. Math scores are more mixed: 3rd graders hit 50% proficiency (above district and state averages), but 4th and 5th graders lag the state by roughly 10 points. The school also excels at getting kids to class, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.9%—nearly 9 points better than the district average and right in line with the state. That consistency is a strong foundation for learning. Barrow also uses its resources efficiently: at $22,187 per student, it achieves far better results than nearby schools like Howard B. Stroud Elementary ($29,249 per student, 3rd percentile) or Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary ($26,519, 2nd percentile).

The most instructive comparison is to Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary, the district’s top performer (83rd percentile). Both schools serve similar student populations and spend nearly the same per pupil, yet Burks outperforms Barrow in every subject—for example, 69.5% vs. 50% in 3rd grade math. That gap shows Barrow has room to grow, but it also proves higher achievement is possible with the same resources. Barrow’s ranking has slipped gradually from its 2016-2017 peak (80th percentile), so while the school remains a dependable choice, families should watch whether it can reverse that trend and close the gap with its highest-achieving peers.

456

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,187

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Pinecrest Dr
Athens, GA 30605

(706) 543-2676

District: Clarke County

Students who attend Barrow Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clarke Middle School
High:	Clarke Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.5%

White:

38.8%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clarke County

✓Above the Georgia median (56th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg37%

Georgia avg47%

542^nd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 14Elementary Schools in the Clarke County

137^th of 201Clarke 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	50.1	542 of 1219	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	475 of 1238	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	437 of 1236	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	423 of 1223	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	490 of 1220	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	369 of 1214	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	434 of 1234	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	347 of 1209	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	247 of 1205	79.5%	★★★★☆
2016	62.5	406 of 1233	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.6	422 of 1240	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.4	643 of 1231	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.9	599 of 1225	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.8	503 of 1201	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.2	467 of 1212	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.3	389 of 1183	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.3	314 of 1133	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.5	131 of 1134	88.4%	★★★★☆
2007	80.6	164 of 1125	85.4%	★★★★☆
2006	82.6	125 of 1101	88.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	752 of 828	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	854 of 892	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	865 of 879	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	849 of 870	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	842 of 876	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	487 of 1186	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	519 of 1224	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	408 of 1223	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	343 of 1212	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	545 of 1206	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	582 of 1183	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	451 of 1225	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	460 of 1220	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	497 of 1210	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	451 of 1209	62.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	135 of 700	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.8	96 of 769	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	147 of 772	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	73 of 775	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.4	170 of 779	78.2%	★★★★☆

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)81st percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science47%+3 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

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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	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
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%)	50.1	542^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	55.5%		57.2	475^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.6%	67	50.0	39.2	40.0	47.3	$22,187	$1,221	$20,966
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	1200^th of 1219 public elementary schools	1.6%		10.2	1180^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.7%	20	12.8	10.3	13.7	14.0	$26,519	$1,784	$24,735
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 1219 public elementary schools	82.5%		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
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	1179^th of 1219 public elementary schools	3.3%		6.4	1223^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	1.2%	44	18.9	17.1	15.5	11.1	$29,249	$1,662	$27,587
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	734^th of 1219 public elementary schools	39.8%		24.2	937^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.3%	203	45.8	39.2	27.3	34.9	$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%)	10.1	1154^th of 1219 public elementary schools	5.3%		6.9	1213^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.0%	59	21.5	13.9	19.0	19.0	$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%)	27.4	873^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	28.4%		24.1	940^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.1%	67	43.6	45.7	23.8	17.7	$25,789	$1,782	$24,007
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	404^th of 1219 public elementary schools	66.9%		70.5	324^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.8%	80	59.8	57.4	33.8	47.7	$22,136	$1,131	$21,005
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%)	48.8	562^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	53.9%		48.1	590^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.3%	28	46.1	37.0	46.2	45.4	$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%)	47.3	586^th of 1219 public elementary schools	51.9%		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Barrow Elementary School

Is Barrow Elementary School a good school?

Barrow Elementary School ranks 542^nd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Barrow Elementary School in?

Clarke County

How many students attend Barrow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Barrow Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Barrow Elementary School?

Students at Barrow Elementary School are 39% African American, 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Barrow Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Barrow Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clarke Middle School
High : Clarke Central High School

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