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Schools in Winterville · Clarke County School District

Winterville’s public schools score below 84% of Georgia districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Winterville’s districts is 28%, below the Georgia average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Winterville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
28%
▼ 12 pts vs GA 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 10 pts vs GA 37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
▼ 9 pts vs GA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.5K
▲ 43% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
6,428 students on the public path
In brief

Winterville’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 109 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Winterville’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 40% and 37% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $22,545 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then four middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Winterville’s grade

C Test scoresD− Graduation

C−: better than 16% of Georgia school districts. Both inputs trail the Georgia average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 16%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (109)Better than 4%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 6,222 test results and a graduating class of 768 could put Winterville anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Winterville’s students in the tested grades sat them (6,353 in math, 6,090 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Winterville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Winterville Elementary SchoolClarke County School DistrictD
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

Winterville’s public schools are run by Clarke County School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Clarke County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 21 schools · 12,275 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$22,545GA $15,800 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 39.6% · 6090 students tested
Math27%
State average 37.4% · 6353 students tested

Winterville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Winterville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WintervilleC−Clarke County
Athens-Clarke County unified government——

Every school in Winterville

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Wintervilleby address
Winterville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
343 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Wintervillein other towns
Clarke Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Athens
B−
718 students11:1Rate it →
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Athens
C
707 students11:1Rate it →
Hilsman Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Athens
C−
624 students11:1Rate it →
Coile Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Athens
D
582 students11:1Rate it →
Clarke Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Athens
C
1,907 students16:1Rate it →
Cedar Shoals High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Athens
1,489 students14:1Rate it →
Classic City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Athens
58 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Winterville’s schools

Are Winterville’s schools good?

On Georgia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Winterville children attend score below 84% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Winterville in?

Clarke County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 12,275 students in 21 schools (2024–25).

Where do Winterville kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Clarke Central High School, Cedar Shoals High School and Classic City High School.

What is Winterville’s graduation rate?

75% of the class of 2023 in Clarke County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.

How much does Winterville spend per student?

$22,545 in Clarke County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.