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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Clarke County, Georgia

18 public schools in Clarke County, Georgia appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School leads the list at 56.4%, against a median of 25.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
18
Clarke County, Georgia
Top % Proficient (Reading)
56.4%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
25.2%
BEST IN READING · CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)Rank change
1Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyElementary49256.4%no change
2Timothy Elementary SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyElementary56544.2%no change
3Barrow Elementary SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyElementary45642.9%no change
4Clarke Middle SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyMiddle71838.5%no change
5Barnett Shoals Elementary SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyElementary49034.5%no change
6Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyMiddle70730.8%▲ 1
7Whitehead Road Elementary SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyElementary63228.9%▲ 2
8Cleveland Road Elementary SchoolBogart, GAClarke CountyElementary25628.6%▼ 2
9Whit Davis Road Elementary SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyElementary39525.6%▲ 1
10Judia Jackson Harris ElementaryAthens, GAClarke CountyElementary39224.9%▲ 3
11Hilsman Middle SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyMiddle62424.6%no change
12Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyElementary56323.2%no change
13Winterville Elementary SchoolWinterville, GAClarke CountyElementary34322.7%▼ 5
14Fowler Drive Elementary SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyElementary36619.3%no change
15Coile Middle SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyMiddle58218.4%no change
16Howard B. Stroud Elementary SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyElementary3508.6%▲ 1
17Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyElementary3228.3%▲ 1
18Gaines Elementary SchoolAthens, GAClarke CountyElementary5687.6%▼ 2

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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