Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School

Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary-level community in Athens, Georgia, run under Clarke County. The school works with 492 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School is one of 21 schools operated by Clarke County, a district that works with 12,275 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Clarke County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.9%, the actual is 54.1%, a residual of +15.2 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clarke County put median household earnings sit near $53,625, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Clarke County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,750 students), Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Clarke Central High School, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 25.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 564 (now 492). The White share of enrollment contracted from 53% to 44% over that span.

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