Judia Jackson Harris Elementary

Judia Jackson Harris Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Athens, Georgia, overseen by Clarke County. Current enrollment sits at 392 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 35% below typical.

Clarke County comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 12,275 students; Judia Jackson Harris Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Judia Jackson Harris Elementary logs that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 21% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Judia Jackson Harris Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Judia Jackson Harris Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Clarke County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Judia Jackson Harris Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 29.6%, a residual of +4.0 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Clarke County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,625 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Clarke County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,750 students), Judia Jackson Harris Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fowler Drive Elementary School, around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Judia Jackson Harris Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Judia Jackson Harris Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.2%.

Judia Jackson Harris Elementary operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Judia Jackson Harris Elementary has edged down 27%, going from 539 students in 2018 to 392 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 59% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.