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Which teacher or staff member at Clarkesville Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HABERSHAM COUNTY·NCES 130258002042
Clarkesville Elementary School
6539 Highway 115, Clarkesville, GA 30523 · (706) 754-2442 · Habersham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
466 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 43 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
45.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -12.0pp since 2021
Math
47.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -7.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.8% | 50.8% |
| 2021-22 | 57.6% | 54.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Georgia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clarkesville Elementary School
Clarkesville Elementary School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkesville Elementary School this school | 466 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| Mossy Creek Elementary School Cleveland | 427 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| Fairview Elementary School Demorest | 478 | 96.2% | 44.8% |
| West Fannin Elementary School Blue Ridge | 443 | 96.6% | 42.7% |
| Stone Creek Elementary School Rossville | 448 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| West Side Elementary School Rossville | 471 | 98.9% | 29.8% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clarkesville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Habersham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #444 of 1,208 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #463 of 1,215 ▼ 26 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #338 of 1,215 ▲ 70 | #4 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.8pp | #27 of 1,183 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #938 of 1,324 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #327 of 1,301 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #1,004 of 1,301 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #266 of 1,312 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #288 of 386 | N/A |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
+57 (+14%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 466 | 38.1 | 12.2:1 | 100% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 34.1 | 13.3:1 | 64% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 33.2 | 13.3:1 | 55% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 48% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 29.5 | 15.2:1 | 57% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 52% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 48% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 32% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 605 | 38 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarkesville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (447 to 466); teachers up 29% (29.5 to 38.1).
About Clarkesville Elementary School
Clarkesville Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in Clarkesville, Georgia. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 466 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Georgia enroll about 605 students on average.
Habersham County runs Clarkesville Elementary School along with 13 other schools, enrolling 7,257 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Clarkesville Elementary School, about 79 are White. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among Habersham County residents, the White share is about 79%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Clarkesville Elementary School scores 36%.
Clarkesville Elementary School has 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. At Clarkesville Elementary School, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 90% average for public schools in Habersham County.
Clarkesville Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Clarkesville Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 19.1 points (44.8% versus 25.7%), a top-10% result in Georgia on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Habersham County show that median household income comes to about $67,309, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Habersham County counts 13 public schools with about 6,835 students.
About 2.0 miles separate Clarkesville Elementary School from the closest public school, North Habersham Middle School. The five-mile area around Clarkesville Elementary School holds 7 other public schools. Local comparison: Clarkesville Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 44.8% versus a 47.9% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 466, from 409 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Clarkesville Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Habersham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,793
Census ACS
Median income
$67,309
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Habersham County
- Habersham Central High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Level Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Habersham Ninth Grade AcademyHigh · 552 students
- Demorest Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
- North Habersham Middle SchoolMiddle · 542 students
Other schools in Clarkesville
- North Habersham Middle SchoolMiddle · 542 students
- Woodville Elementary SchoolElementary · 187 students
Nearby schools
- North Habersham Middle School2.0 mi · 542
- Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School3.7 mi · 566
- Demorest Elementary School3.8 mi · 548
- Fairview Elementary School4.1 mi · 478
- Habersham Success Academy4.6 mi · 75
- Habersham Ninth Grade Academy4.6 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Clarkesville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clarkesville Elementary School?
Clarkesville Elementary School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Clarkesville Elementary School serve?
Clarkesville Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Clarkesville Elementary School have?
Clarkesville Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Clarkesville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clarkesville Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Clarkesville Elementary School in?
Clarkesville Elementary School is part of Habersham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.