Overview of Gaines Elementary School:

Gaines Elementary School is a public school situated in Athens, GA, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of Gaines Elementary School is 559, and the school serves PK-5. At Gaines Elementary School, 19% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 17% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 95%. The learner-teacher ratio is 11:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school serves 92% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 52 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Gaines Elementary School:

At Gaines Elementary School, 19% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 17% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Clarke County, 30% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 34% tested above or at that level for math.

Gaines Elementary School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Georgia, 38% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 41% tested above or at that level for math.