Athens Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 140 students
Gaines Elementary School
900 Gaines School Rd, Athens, GA 30605
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
568
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Clarke County
Clarke County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,213 Georgia elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Georgia elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Gaines Elementary School
Gaines Elementary School is a public elementary school in Athens, Georgia, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Clarke County. The school is located in a midsize city in Clarke County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 568 students were enrolled, with about 11.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Georgia elementary school (13.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 1,213 Georgia elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 568 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Clarke County
- County
- Clarke County
- NCES school ID
- 130117000455
Schools near Gaines Elementary School
All 28 schools in Athens →
Barnett Shoals Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 490 students
Whit Davis Road Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 395 students
Barrow Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 456 students
Downtown Academy
Private · Grades K–5 · 49 students
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 350 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.