Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School

Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in Athens, Georgia, overseen by Clarke County, with 322 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 47% below the state mean of about 605.

Within Clarke County, which oversees 21 schools and 12,275 students, Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School shows that 75% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Clarke County (around 91%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 25.7%; actual is 11.1%, a gap of -14.6 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Clarke County) logs that median household earnings sit near $53,625, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Clarke County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,750 students), of which Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Clarke Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School has fell 24%, going from 425 students in 2018 to 322 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 80% to 75%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 in 2025.

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