Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School

Regular School · Athens, GA

Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School is a regular school school in Athens, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 707 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

707

Teachers (FTE)

61.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	289	41%
Black or African American	275	39%
White	110	16%
Two or more races	22	3%
Asian	10	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	707	355M / 352F

English Language Learners: 89 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	19.0% -17.4pp	36.4%	502
Reading Proficiency	23.0% -16.4pp	39.4%	522
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	170

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)

-0.51 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

127 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.7% 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.)	707	100%

Contact & Location

1600 Tallassee Rd

Athens, GA 30606

Phone: (706)548-7208

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

130117000456

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