1
Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY·NCES 130117000454
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School
1150 Oglethorpe Ave, Athens, GA 30606 · (706) 549-0762 · Clarke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
563 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 65 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
Student demographics
69%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
23.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.5pp since 2021
Math
31.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.2% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 35.6% |
| 2022-23 | 23.7% | 27.8% |
| 2021-22 | 25.6% | 23.5% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 →
Where Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clarke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #860 of 1,208 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #823 of 1,215 | #9 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #928 of 1,215 | #9 of 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #529 of 1,183 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #696 of 1,324 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #45 of 1,301 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #137 of 1,301 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #741 of 854 | #13 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
563
-24 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 9.9:1
% White
20%
was 16%
% Hispanic
39%
was 36%
% Black
32%
was 44%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 563 | 55.6 | 10.1:1 | 100% (563) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 52.2 | 10.9:1 | 85% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 56.2 | 10.3:1 | 83% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 59 | 9.9:1 | 92% (540) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School.
About Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School sits in Athens, Georgia, and is classified as an elementary school. It had 563 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School is among 21 schools run by Clarke County, which serves 12,275 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School is Hispanic, with 39% of students. Other groups make up 32% Black, 20% White, and 6% multiracial. Clarke County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
There are 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is higher. Of all students at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Clarke County is 91%.
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.0% is 2.3 points above the 25.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Clarke County show that the median household earns about $53,625 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Clarke County has 22 public schools with about 13,750 students, including Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School.
The closest school to Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School is Foothills Regional High School, located about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 587 students in 2017-18 to 563 in 2024-25. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Black share, which decreased from 44% to 32%.
This page collects posts and questions about Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Foothills Regional High School0.7 mi · 1,475
- Whitehead Road Elementary School1.4 mi · 632
- Classic City High School1.6 mi · 58
- Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School1.6 mi · 492
- Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School1.6 mi · 322
- Clarke Middle School1.6 mi · 718
Frequently asked questions
About Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary SchoolHow large is Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School?
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School serve?
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School?
At Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 39% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School?
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School is overseen by Clarke County in Clarke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.