Elementary Schools in Clarke County

The 14 elementary schools located in Clarke County, Georgia serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The district has a mix of public schools, with varying levels of academic performance based on factors like proficiency rates, school rankings, and student demographics.

A few schools stand out as top performers, including Timothy Elementary School, Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School, and Barrow Elementary School. These schools consistently rank among the top elementary schools in Georgia and have significantly higher proficiency rates in core subjects compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, some schools like Gaines Elementary School, Howard B. Stroud Elementary School, and Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School struggle with lower proficiency rates, often less than half of the state averages.

The Clarke County school district as a whole is ranked 146 out of 203 districts in Georgia and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant challenges across the district. High rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 82.60% to 83.01% across all the elementary schools, suggest that socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the overall lower performance compared to the state. While the schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, the data does not show a clear correlation between higher spending per student and better academic outcomes, suggesting a need for a more comprehensive approach to school improvement.