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Howard B. Stroud Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Howard B. Stroud Elementary School in Athens, GA, serves about 350 students in grades PK-5 within the Clarke County School District, located near downtown Athens.

Stroud Elementary faces significant academic challenges. In the most recent testing cycle, math proficiency rates were dramatically below district and state averages—for example, only 18.9% of 3rd graders met proficiency in math, compared to 44.7% districtwide and 48.3% statewide. Science scores tell a similar story, with just 11.1% of 5th graders proficient versus 44.2% statewide. The school currently ranks in the bottom 3% of Georgia elementary schools. What makes this particularly striking is the comparison to nearby Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary, just over two miles away, where 3rd grade math proficiency reaches 69.5%—a difference of more than 50 percentage points. Even when compared to schools with similar economic demographics, such as Judia Jackson Harris Elementary (46.5% math proficiency) and Fowler Drive Elementary (43.6%), Stroud lags considerably behind.

Chronic absenteeism is another concern, with 30.1% of students missing significant instructional time—nearly double the state average of 17.7%. While this has improved from a peak of 35.0% a few years ago, it remains among the highest in the district. On a positive note, the school maintains an excellent student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1, among the best in the district, and spends more per student ($29,249) than any comparable school in the area. Despite these substantial resources, academic outcomes have not improved correspondingly, suggesting that the school may need to examine how funds and staffing are being deployed. For parents considering this school, it's important to know that while the investment in students is high, the academic results and attendance patterns indicate significant challenges that the school community continues to work on addressing.

350

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,249

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

715 Fourth St
Athens, GA 30601

(706) 369-1893

District: Clarke County

Students who attend Howard B. Stroud Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Coile Middle School
High:	Cedar Shoals High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.4%

Hispanic:

18.0%

White:

3.7%

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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 — 9th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (16% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg37%

Georgia avg47%

1,179^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th 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	7.5	1179 of 1219	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	1223 of 1238	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1209 of 1236	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1032 of 1223	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1090 of 1220	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1131 of 1214	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1012 of 1234	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1088 of 1209	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	998 of 1205	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	1120 of 1233	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	1173 of 1240	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.7	1113 of 1231	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	1018 of 1225	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	1000 of 1201	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.6	935 of 1212	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.0	1032 of 1183	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.1	1005 of 1133	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.3	1085 of 1134	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	1083 of 1125	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.3	1098 of 1101	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	783 of 828	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	882 of 892	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	867 of 879	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	682 of 870	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	839 of 876	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	1133 of 1186	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	1186 of 1224	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1169 of 1223	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1030 of 1212	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1143 of 1206	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	1136 of 1183	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	1220 of 1225	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1184 of 1220	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	970 of 1210	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1000 of 1209	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	549 of 565	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics17%-30 vs state

Science11%-33 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
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
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
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
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
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	791^st of 1219 public elementary schools	35.1%		28.9	859^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.6%	68	46.5	42.9	32.6	17.6	$24,593	$1,818	$22,774
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
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
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
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%)	29.7	840^th of 1219 public elementary schools	31.1%		23.4	955^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.9%	115	47.6	39.6	23.8	19.1	$24,243	$1,255	$22,988
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 Howard B. Stroud Elementary School

Is Howard B. Stroud Elementary School a good school?

Howard B. Stroud Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Howard B. Stroud Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Howard B. Stroud Elementary School.

What district is Howard B. Stroud Elementary School in?

Clarke County

What is the racial makeup of Howard B. Stroud Elementary School?

Students at Howard B. Stroud Elementary School are 73% African American, 18% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Howard B. Stroud Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Howard B. Stroud Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coile Middle School
High : Cedar Shoals High School

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