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Which teacher or staff member at Barrow Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY·NCES 130117000458
Barrow Elementary School
100 Pinecrest Dr, Athens, GA 30605 · (706) 543-2676 · Clarke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
353 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
44.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 46.4% |
| 2022-23 | 42.7% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.9% | 41.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Barrow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clarke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #440 of 1,208 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #525 of 1,215 | #3 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #397 of 1,215 | #3 of 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #555 of 1,183 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #956 of 1,324 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #101 of 1,301 | #12 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #196 of 1,301 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #756 of 1,312 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #220 of 854 | #7 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
456
-43 (-9%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 456 | 42 | 10.9:1 | 77% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 42.8 | 10.7:1 | 79% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 46.2 | 9.8:1 | 83% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 50 | 10.0:1 | 64% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 50 | 11.5:1 | 92% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 50 | 12.0:1 | 92% (553) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 38 | 12.1:1 | 53% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 52% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 21 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barrow Elementary School.
About Barrow Elementary School
The public elementary school Barrow Elementary School is located in Athens, Georgia. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 456 students. The school is 25% below the average for elementary schools in Georgia.
The district, Clarke County, has 12,275 students enrolled across 21 schools.
Of every 100 students at Barrow Elementary School, about 39 are Black, the largest group. The remaining students are 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Clarke County is about 26% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Barrow Elementary School comes to 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.9:1. Elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. Barrow Elementary School counts 77% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 91% average among public schools in Clarke County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Barrow Elementary School is 7.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 45.0% actual, 37.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
In the surrounding county, Clarke County, median household income comes to about $53,625, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 22, with about 13,750 students.
Clarke Central High School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 24.5%; Barrow Elementary School's is 45.0%, ranking 2nd of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Barrow Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
From 499 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 456 by 2024-25.
People who know Barrow Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,609
Census ACS
Median income
$53,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
13,750 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarke County
- Clarke Central High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Cedar Shoals High SchoolHigh · 1,489 students
- Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Whitehead Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Hilsman Middle SchoolMiddle · 624 students
Other schools in Athens
- Clarke Central High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Cedar Shoals High SchoolHigh · 1,489 students
- Foothills Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- South Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Clarke Central High School0.8 mi · 1,907
- Classic City High School1.2 mi · 58
- Clarke Middle School1.3 mi · 718
- Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School1.4 mi · 322
- Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School1.7 mi · 492
- Howard B. Stroud Elementary School2.6 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Barrow Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Barrow Elementary School?
Barrow Elementary School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades PK-05.
Is Barrow Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barrow Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Barrow Elementary School have?
Barrow Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barrow Elementary School?
At Barrow Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 39% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Barrow Elementary School in?
Barrow Elementary School is part of Clarke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.