Clarkesville Elementary School

Clarkesville Elementary School is one of the small primary schools in Clarkesville, Georgia, one of the schools within Habersham County, with 466 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 23% smaller than typical.

Habersham County comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 7,257 students; Clarkesville Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Clarkesville Elementary School lists that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Habersham County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Clarkesville Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Clarkesville Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Habersham County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clarkesville Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 25.7%; actual is 44.8%, +19.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Habersham County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,309 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Habersham County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,835 students), of which Clarkesville Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is North Habersham Middle School, roughly 2.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clarkesville Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clarkesville Elementary School has rose 4%, going from 447 students in 2018 to 466 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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