Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY·NCES 130117000457
Fowler Drive Elementary School
400 Fowler Dr, Athens, GA 30601 · (706) 357-5330 · Clarke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
8.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
366 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
61%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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
19.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.9pp since 2021
Math
35.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.3% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.9% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.2% | 27.0% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Schools most like Fowler Drive Elementary School
Fowler Drive Elementary School's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Drive Elementary School this school | 366 | 100.0% | 24.4% |
| Fountain Elementary School Forest Park | 437 | 100.0% | 27.0% |
| Austell Elementary School Austell | 367 | 100.0% | 37.7% |
| Cox Elementary School Moultrie | 466 | 100.0% | 20.7% |
| Edmonds Elementary School Forest Park | 426 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| Anderson Elementary School Conley | 420 | 100.0% | 21.5% |
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 Fowler Drive Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clarke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #945 of 1,208 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #729 of 1,215 ▲ 89 | #7 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #1,031 of 1,215 ▼ 15 | #11 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #486 of 1,183 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #1,151 of 1,324 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #13 of 1,301 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #445 of 1,301 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #71 of 1,312 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #164 of 854 | #6 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. 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
366
-55 (-13%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 366 | 42.6 | 8.6:1 | 100% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 44.2 | 8.9:1 | 98% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 47.8 | 8.1:1 | 83% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 47 | 9.0:1 | 82% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 44.5 | 10.8:1 | 92% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 92% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 39 | 10.1:1 | 99% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 89% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 37 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fowler Drive Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (480 to 366); teachers down 4% (44.5 to 42.6).
About Fowler Drive Elementary School
At 400 Fowler Dr in Athens, Georgia, Fowler Drive Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. School enrollment was 366 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students.
Fowler Drive Elementary School reports to Clarke County, which has 21 schools and 12,275 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Fowler Drive Elementary School, 48% of enrollment. Next come 39% Black, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 12% Hispanic among all Clarke County residents. By the diversity index, Fowler Drive Elementary School comes in at 61%.
The school reports 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 8.6 students per teacher. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. Compared with the 91% average for public schools in Clarke County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Fowler Drive Elementary School is C. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Fowler Drive Elementary School is 1.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 24.4%. Predicted: 25.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Clarke County show that median household income is about $53,625, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 22 public schools operate in Clarke County, serving about 13,750 students.
The nearest public school is Howard B. Stroud Elementary School, at about 1.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Fowler Drive Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Fowler Drive Elementary School went from 421 students to 366.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Howard B. Stroud Elementary School1.1 mi · 350
- Judia Jackson Harris Elementary1.7 mi · 392
- Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School2.5 mi · 492
- Clarke Central High School3.1 mi · 1,907
- Foothills Regional High School3.2 mi · 1,475
- Barrow Elementary School3.5 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Fowler Drive Elementary SchoolHow large is Fowler Drive Elementary School?
Fowler Drive Elementary School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fowler Drive Elementary School serve?
Fowler Drive Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fowler Drive Elementary School have?
Fowler Drive Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Fowler Drive Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fowler Drive Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 48% Hispanic, 39% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Fowler Drive Elementary School in?
Fowler Drive Elementary School is part of Clarke County.
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