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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 30606

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

Schools

3,565

Students

Top rankedTimothy Elementary School404^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School up 203 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School 8.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Schools in zip code 30606 (Athens, GA) serve approximately 3,565 students across seven schools in the Clarke County district, including four elementary schools, two middle schools, and one alternative high school, with a high-poverty population where free/reduced lunch rates range from 68% to 100%.

For parents, the standout school in this area is Timothy Elementary School, which ranks in the 67th percentile statewide (3 stars) and exceeds state averages in most subjects, while also having the lowest poverty rate (68%) and the lowest chronic absenteeism (15.8%) among elementary schools. In contrast, Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2% statewide (0 stars) with 100% poverty, 33% chronic absenteeism, and math proficiency rates of just 10-14%—dramatically below the state average of 44-50%. Whitehead Road Elementary School sits in the middle, performing near state averages in math (42-49% proficiency) and showing positive momentum, improving from the 39th to 52nd percentile over two years. Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School also improved (24th to 40th percentile) but still trails state averages in most subjects.

At the middle school level, Clarke Middle School and Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School show a striking paradox: both achieve 89-90% proficiency in Algebra I End of Course assessments—nearly double the state average of 48%—yet score below state averages in grade-level math (30-44% vs. 41-46% statewide). Both also struggle significantly in 8th-grade physical science, with proficiency rates of 30-37% versus the state's 61%. Classic City High School serves a highly at-risk alternative population (58 students) with an 80% chronic absenteeism rate and 16.9% dropout rate, though its 76.3% graduation rate may represent a success for students who might otherwise leave school entirely. Across the area, chronic absenteeism and poverty concentration are the strongest predictors of outcomes, with spending per student ($19,000-$32,000) showing no correlation with performance.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical 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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	39.9	327^th of 578 public middle schools	43.4%		49.7	268^th of 585 public middle schools	54.2%	59	89.4						30.9	38.6	39.7		35.2	37.4	$19,260	$1,205	$18,055
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
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
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
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%)	39.3	329^th of 578 public middle schools	43.1%		47.7	281^st of 585 public middle schools	52.0%	48	90.2						30.3	42.4	44.4		30.3	30.7	$19,221	$1,393	$17,828
Classic City High School	Public	9-12	440 Dearing Ext	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 353-2323	58	7	8.2	82.8%	0 (0.0%)	54 (93.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	4.8	442^nd of 455 public high schools	2.9%		4	447^th of 451 public high schools	0.9%	5	0.0	0.0	8.6

Cities Near Zip Code 30606

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Athens	0.96 mi	24	263^rd
Bogart	4.88 mi	5	21^st
Watkinsville	5.33 mi	5	10^th
Winterville	7.79 mi	1	284^th
Hull	8.69 mi	1	107^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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