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Enrollment
632
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY·NCES 130117000447
Whitehead Road Elementary School
555 Quailwood Dr, Athens, GA 30606 · (706) 548-7296 · Clarke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- B+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
9.6:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
626 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 59 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
68%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
28.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.5pp since 2021
Math
44.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.9% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 41.1% |
| 2022-23 | 28.1% | 36.1% |
| 2021-22 | 29.4% | 36.7% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Whitehead Road Elementary School
Whitehead Road Elementary School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead Road Elementary School this school | 632 | 99.1% | 34.1% |
| Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School Athens | 563 | 100.0% | 28.0% |
| Eastside Elementary School Cairo | 735 | 100.0% | 28.8% |
| Southside Elementary School Cairo | 610 | 100.0% | 30.8% |
| Gould Elementary School Savannah | 559 | 92.7% | 22.8% |
| Glyndale Elementary School Brunswick | 585 | 100.0% | 31.7% |
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 Whitehead Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clarke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #694 of 1,208 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #538 of 1,215 ▲ 35 | #4 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #753 of 1,215 ▲ 102 | #5 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #499 of 1,183 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #522 of 1,324 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #25 of 1,301 | #6 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #199 of 1,301 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #466 of 1,312 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #140 of 854 | #4 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
632
-73 (-10%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 632 | 66 | 9.6:1 | 99% (626) |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 70.6 | 9.4:1 | 81% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 73.1 | 9.4:1 | 83% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 705 | 68 | 10.4:1 | 82% (577) |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 63 | 13.5:1 | 92% (785) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 92% (736) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | 47 | 14.2:1 | 86% (569) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 62% (263) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 36 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitehead Road Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (852 to 632); teachers up 5% (63 to 66).
About Whitehead Road Elementary School
Whitehead Road Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Athens, Georgia. Enrollment is 632 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
The 21 schools of Clarke County, including Whitehead Road Elementary School, enroll 12,275 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Whitehead Road Elementary School, at 42%. Other groups include 33% Black, 19% White, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Clarke County residents are about 12% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 66 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.6:1. That is 3.8 students per teacher below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Whitehead Road Elementary School reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Clarke County averages 91%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Whitehead Road Elementary School is B. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Whitehead Road Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.1% is 7.9 points above the 26.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Clarke County show that the median household income is $53,625, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 22 public schools in Clarke County, enrolling about 13,750 students in all.
Foothills Regional High School is the closest public school, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Whitehead Road Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Whitehead Road Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Whitehead Road Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when Whitehead Road Elementary School had 705 students, to 2024-25, when it had 632.
Community posts for Whitehead Road Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
- Hilsman Middle SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- Coile Middle SchoolMiddle · 582 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 School1.3 mi · 1,475
- Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School1.4 mi · 563
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School2.3 mi · 707
- Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School2.6 mi · 492
- Classic City High School2.9 mi · 58
- Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School3.0 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Whitehead Road Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Whitehead Road Elementary School?
Whitehead Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 632 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Whitehead Road Elementary School serve?
Whitehead Road Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitehead Road Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitehead Road Elementary School is approximately 9.6:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitehead Road Elementary School?
At Whitehead Road Elementary School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 42% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Whitehead Road Elementary School in?
Whitehead Road Elementary School is part of Clarke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.