Schools in Athens · Clarke County school district, State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High School
The schools Athens kids attend
Reading proficiency
21%
▼ 18 pts vs GA 39%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 18 pts vs GA 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
11%
▼ 74 pts vs GA 85%
class of 2020
Students per teacher
12.1
GA 14.4 · smaller classes
Schools
28
13,750 students
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Athens (some depend on your address).
14 schools teach Pre-K in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Whitehead Road Elementary School, Gaines Elementary School, Timothy Elementary School and Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School and more.
14 schools teach K in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Whitehead Road Elementary School, Gaines Elementary School, Timothy Elementary School and Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School and more.
14 schools teach 1st grade in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Whitehead Road Elementary School, Gaines Elementary School, Timothy Elementary School and Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School and more.
14 schools teach 2nd grade in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Whitehead Road Elementary School, Gaines Elementary School, Timothy Elementary School and Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School and more.
14 schools teach 3rd grade in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Whitehead Road Elementary School, Gaines Elementary School, Timothy Elementary School and Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School and more.
14 schools teach 4th grade in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Whitehead Road Elementary School, Gaines Elementary School, Timothy Elementary School and Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School and more.
14 schools teach 5th grade in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Whitehead Road Elementary School, Gaines Elementary School, Timothy Elementary School and Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School and more.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Clarke Middle School, Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School, Hilsman Middle School and Coile Middle School.
4 schools teach 7th grade in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Clarke Middle School, Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School, Hilsman Middle School and Coile Middle School.
4 schools teach 8th grade in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Clarke Middle School, Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School, Hilsman Middle School and Coile Middle School.
4 schools teach 9th grade in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Clarke Central High School, Cedar Shoals High School, Foothills Regional High School and Classic City High School.
4 schools teach 10th grade in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Clarke Central High School, Cedar Shoals High School, Foothills Regional High School and Classic City High School.
4 schools teach 11th grade in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Clarke Central High School, Cedar Shoals High School, Foothills Regional High School and Classic City High School.
4 schools teach 12th grade in Athens’s district. Which one depends on your address: Clarke Central High School, Cedar Shoals High School, Foothills Regional High School and Classic City High School.
The path, start to finish
PK–514 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Athens
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Clarke County school districtGrades PK–12 · 21 schools · 12,275 students
$22,545GA $15,800
C−State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1 school · 1,475 students
D−Test scores · 2020–21
Below the state in reading
Reading · PK–12, Clarke County school district21%
State average 38.5%
Reading · 9–12, State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High School47%
State average 38.5%
Math · PK–12, Clarke County school district17%
State average 34.8%
Math · 9–12, State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High School25%
State average 34.8%
Every school in Athens
28 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Whitehead Road Elementary School
C632 students10:1Rate it →
Gaines Elementary School
D568 students11:1Rate it →
Timothy Elementary School
B565 students11:1Rate it →
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School
C−563 students10:1Rate it →
Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School
A−492 students11:1Rate it →
Barnett Shoals Elementary School
C+490 students10:1Rate it →
Barrow Elementary School
B+456 students11:1Rate it →
Whit Davis Road Elementary School
C−395 students11:1Rate it →
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary
C−392 students10:1Rate it →
Fowler Drive Elementary School
D366 students9:1Rate it →
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School
C−350 students8:1Rate it →
Winterville Elementary School
D343 students9:1Rate it →
Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School
D−322 students8:1Rate it →
Cleveland Road Elementary School
C256 students8:1Rate it →
Middle
Clarke Middle School
B−718 students11:1Rate it →
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School
C707 students11:1Rate it →
Hilsman Middle School
C−624 students11:1Rate it →
Coile Middle School
D582 students11:1Rate it →
High
Clarke Central High School
C1,907 students16:1Rate it →
Cedar Shoals High School
D−1,489 students14:1Rate it →
Foothills Regional High School
B1,475 students52:1Rate it →
Classic City High School
58 students8:1Rate it →
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In town
Colleges →Colleges in Athens
2 colleges in Athens, and 2 more within 30 miles.
University of Georgia40,273 students on campus
- Admission
- 38%
- Net price
- $13,936
- Graduate
- 90%
- Admission
- Open
- Net price
- $6,949
- Graduate
- 51%
College of AthensUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Watkinsville
7.7 mi68 students
Emmanuel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Franklin Springs
26.1 mi837 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Athens. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.