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Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

757 N Chase St, Athens, GA 30601 · (706) 543-1081 · Part of Clarke County School District

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Directions
Students
492
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, A−, 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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757 N Chase St, Athens

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K62
Kindergarten63
Grade 180
Grade 275
Grade 369
Grade 473
Grade 570
Enrollment over time
481’20
467’21
492’22
486’23
492’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Black 38%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School from Athens families.

Other schools in Clarke County School District

The district →
Whitehead Road Elementary School
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C
632 students10:1
Gaines Elementary School
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D
568 students11:1
Timothy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Athens
B
565 students11:1
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School
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C−
563 students10:1
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.