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Whitehead Road Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

555 Quailwood Dr, Athens, GA 30606 · (706) 548-7296 · Part of Clarke County School District

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Students
632
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Whitehead Road Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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555 Quailwood Dr, Athens

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K59
Kindergarten94
Grade 197
Grade 282
Grade 3107
Grade 490
Grade 5103
Enrollment over time
705’20
713’21
691’22
667’23
632’24

Down 10.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 42%Black 33%White 19%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Whitehead Road Elementary School from Athens families.

Other schools in Clarke County School District

The district →
Gaines Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Athens
D
568 students11:1
Timothy Elementary School
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B
565 students11:1
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Athens
C−
563 students10:1
Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Athens
A−
492 students11:1
Barnett Shoals Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Athens
C+
490 students10:1
Barrow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Athens
B+
456 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Athens’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.