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Gaines Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

900 Gaines School Rd, Athens, GA 30605 · (706) 357-5333 · Part of Clarke County School District

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Directions
Students
568
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gaines Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 38.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

900 Gaines School Rd, Athens

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K70
Kindergarten78
Grade 180
Grade 288
Grade 382
Grade 480
Grade 590
Enrollment over time
529’20
510’21
518’22
545’23
568’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 68%Hispanic 19%White 6%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gaines Elementary School from Athens families.

Other schools in Clarke County School District

The district →
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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
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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.