Whitehead Road Elementary School

Regular School · Athens, GA

Whitehead Road Elementary School is a regular school school in Athens, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 632 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

632

Teachers (FTE)

66.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	266	42%
Black or African American	209	33%
White	118	19%
Two or more races	29	5%
Asian	9	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	632	290M / 342F

English Language Learners: 192 (30% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20.0% -16.4pp	36.4%	241
Reading Proficiency	21.0% -18.4pp	39.4%	242
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	81

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.14 grade levels

Math

+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

54 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

131

20.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	632	100%

Contact & Location

555 Quailwood Dr

Athens, GA 30606

Phone: (706)548-7296

District

Clarke County

Per-pupil expenditure: $22,831

District enrollment: 12,340

Other Schools in District

Barnett Shoals Elementary School Elementary
Barrow Elementary School Elementary
Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School Elementary
Cleveland Road Elementary School Elementary
Fowler Drive Elementary School Elementary
Gaines Elementary School Elementary
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School Elementary
Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30606) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130117000447

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD