📍 900 Gaines School Rd, Athens, Clarke County, 30605
Gaines Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Athens, Clarke County. The school has 518 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clarke County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gaines Elementary School enrolls 518 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 355 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 18% |
| White | 38 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
429 of the school's 518 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 429 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gaines Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 119.
Gaines Elementary School is one of 21 schools in Clarke County, based in Athens, Georgia. The district serves 12,275 students district-wide and employs 1,220 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 518 students, Gaines Elementary School is close to the district average of about 585 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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