Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Athens, Georgia
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School in Athens, Georgia enrolled 707 students in 2024-25 with 61.7 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the Georgia middle-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 27% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
728 students in 2022-23, 718 students in 2023-24, 707 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 57.0 to 61.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 728 | 57.0 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 60.3 | 11.9 |
| 2024-25 | 707 | 61.7 | 11.5 |
11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 of every 100 Georgia middle schools
Among the 475 Georgia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 344 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School enrolled 687 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 79 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 344 of the 687 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions79
- Chronically absent25.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.9% of students were Hispanic, 38.9% Black, 15.6% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic40.9%
- Black38.9%
- White15.6%
- Two or more races3.1%
- Asian1.4%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 27% | 28% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30% | 27% (2021-22) | 38.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Athens
4 public middle schools in Athens report 2024-25 enrollment; Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Middle School | 718 | 11.3 | 83.8% |
| Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School | 707 | 11.5 | 100.0% |
| Hilsman Middle School | 624 | 11.0 | 100.0% |
| Coile Middle School | 582 | 10.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School
- Clarke Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.0 miles away: 718 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
- Malcom Bridge Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.7 miles away: 548 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.7 mi
- Compare Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School with Clarke Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clarke County spends per student$21,012 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,012
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaBurney-Harris-Lyons Middle School is the number 259 by size of 475 Georgia middle schools open in 2024-25.#259 of 475
- Georgia schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.9 for middle schools.11.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School
How many students attend Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School?
707 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 728 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Athens, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School?
11.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for middle schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School a Title I school?
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School in?
Clarke County, NCES district ID 1301170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130117000456 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.