Whit Davis Road Elementary School

As a small elementary campus in Athens, Georgia, Whit Davis Road Elementary School teaches 395 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Clarke County. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 35% below typical.

Across the 21 schools in Clarke County (12,275 students total), Whit Davis Road Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Whit Davis Road Elementary School reports that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 23% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Whit Davis Road Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Whit Davis Road Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Whit Davis Road Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.4%; this one delivers 29.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Clarke County indicate median household income runs about $53,625, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Clarke County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,750 students), of which Whit Davis Road Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Barnett Shoals Elementary School, roughly 1.2 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Whit Davis Road Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.9%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 34%: 594 students in 2018 compared to 395 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 35% to 21% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Whit Davis Road Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.