Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School

Regular School · Athens, GA

Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School is a regular school school in Athens, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 492 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

492

Teachers (FTE)

44.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	214	43%
Black or African American	189	38%
Hispanic/Latino	56	11%
Two or more races	27	5%
Asian	6	1%
Total enrollment	492	245M / 247F

English Language Learners: 9 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40-44%	36.4%	154
Reading Proficiency	45-49%	39.4%	155
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	35

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

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

116 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

115

23.4% 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.)	492	100%

Contact & Location

757 N Chase St

Athens, GA 30601

Phone: (706)543-1081

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
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30601) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130117000451

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