📍 1600 Tallassee Rd, Athens, Clarke County, 30606
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Athens, Clarke County. The school has 728 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clarke County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School enrolls 728 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 304 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 270 | 37% |
| White | 113 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
603 of the school's 728 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 603 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.
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle 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 46, state house district 118.
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle 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 728 students, Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School is larger than 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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