Best Elementary Schools in Gainesville, GA

Summary:

The city of Gainesville, Georgia is home to 19 elementary schools spread across three school districts: Forsyth County, Gainesville City, and Hall County. The data reveals a wide range of performance among these schools, with some standout high-performers and several underperforming institutions struggling with low test scores and high poverty rates.

The top-performing elementary schools in the Gainesville area are Chestatee Elementary in Forsyth County, Mount Vernon Elementary and Wauka Mountain Elementary in Hall County. These schools rank in the top 40% of Georgia elementary schools and maintain 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Chicopee Elementary, Fair Street International Academy, and White Sulphur Elementary are among the lowest-performing, ranking in the bottom 12% of Georgia elementary schools with 0-star or 1-star ratings.

The data suggests a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, with the highest-poverty schools generally underperforming. However, increased spending per student does not necessarily translate to better outcomes. Addressing these disparities in performance and resources could be a key focus for improving educational outcomes across the Gainesville area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centennial Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	852 Century Pl	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 287-2044	808	57	14.1	72.8%	118 (14.6%)	122 (15.1%)	504 (62.4%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.9%)	25.1	925^th of 1248 public elementary schools	25.9%		15.4	1084^th of 1242 public elementary schools	12.7%	159	19.2	23.5	29.1	31.5	35.7	29.1	20.5	$9,378	$841	$8,537
Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1340 Enota Ave NE	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-7711	755	52	14.5	57.0%	254 (33.6%)	148 (19.6%)	283 (37.5%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.1%)	49.9	565^th of 1248 public elementary schools	54.7%		47.2	587^th of 1242 public elementary schools	52.7%	22	43.1	33.6	54.6	40.6	38.5	37.0	35.3	$9,846	$892	$8,953
Fair Street International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	695 Fair St	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-5295	564	39	14.3	90.8%	11 (2.0%)	105 (18.6%)	436 (77.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	11.3	1166^th of 1248 public elementary schools	6.6%		12.8	1125^th of 1242 public elementary schools	9.4%	41	12.9	16.5	15.9	22.4	24.7	7.2	4.3	$11,621	$1,279	$10,342
New Holland Knowledge Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Barn St	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 287-1095	548	34	16.1	83.8%	43 (7.8%)	147 (26.8%)	333 (60.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.3%)	36.2	753^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	39.7%		28.6	858^th of 1242 public elementary schools	30.9%	105	25.0	10.3	40.7	43.8	35.9	42.0	30.9	$9,252	$1,068	$8,183
Gainesville Exploration Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1145 McEver Rd	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 287-1223	554	39	14.0	83.8%	39 (7.0%)	95 (17.1%)	392 (70.8%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	18.7	1021^st of 1248 public elementary schools	18.2%		19.5	1014^th of 1242 public elementary schools	18.4%	7	25.4	12.5	26.6	29.6	20.8	18.1	25.5	$11,178	$1,053	$10,125
Mundy Mill Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4260 Mundy Mill Parkway	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-0671	726	48	15.0	72.0%	75 (10.3%)	98 (13.5%)	475 (65.4%)	42 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.8%)	37.1	740^th of 1248 public elementary schools	40.7%		30.5	825^th of 1242 public elementary schools	33.6%	85	26.1	32.1	33.6	44.5	50.0	26.2	20.6	$9,749	$995	$8,753
Chestatee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6945 Keith Bridge Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 887-2341	1,228	81	15.1	30.4%	948 (77.2%)	23 (1.9%)	195 (15.9%)	12 (1.0%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.2%)	54.4	512^th of 1248 public elementary schools	59.0%		63.1	418^th of 1242 public elementary schools	66.3%	94	40.1	33.3	46.3	54.1	49.2	43.5	31.9	$8,857	$146	$8,711
Myers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2676 Candler Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-0814	602	47	12.9	83.4%	94 (15.6%)	27 (4.5%)	458 (76.1%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	26.8	898^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.0%		12.9	1124^th of 1242 public elementary schools	9.5%	226	20.0	26.7	29.6	34.3	45.6	24.7	10.3	$10,533	$975	$9,558
Riverbend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1742 Cleveland Hwy	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-4141	367	27	13.8	57.5%	194 (52.9%)	7 (1.9%)	153 (41.7%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	35.1	773^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	38.1%		41.3	665^th of 1242 public elementary schools	46.5%	108	35.1	35.1	25.8	38.6	45.6	19.4	25.8	$9,964	$585	$9,379
Tadmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3278 Gillsville Hwy	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-9929	522	44	11.8	83.3%	66 (12.6%)	9 (1.7%)	438 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	18.6	1025^th of 1248 public elementary schools	17.9%		24.9	917^th of 1242 public elementary schools	26.2%	108	13.3	16.7	24.4	31.3	28.6	26.7	14.0	$10,582	$1,040	$9,543
McEver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3265 Montgomery Dr	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-7473	541	37	14.5	82.3%	71 (13.1%)	8 (1.5%)	446 (82.4%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	18.1	1037^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.9%		23	960^th of 1242 public elementary schools	22.7%	77	17.9	18.3	18.5	28.6	22.0	32.6	8.7	$10,078	$838	$9,240
Lyman Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2150 Memorial Park Dr	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-7044	698	59	11.9	93.1%	18 (2.6%)	8 (1.1%)	669 (95.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10.5	1176^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.8%		11.5	1150^th of 1242 public elementary schools	7.4%	26	9.1	12.1	18.8	20.9	15.3	20.5	7.1	$10,717	$998	$9,719
Sardis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 Sardis Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-0104	591	43	13.6	51.4%	389 (65.8%)	5 (0.8%)	172 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	50.7	558^th of 1248 public elementary schools	55.3%		47.7	577^th of 1242 public elementary schools	53.5%	19	30.7	40.4	46.2	38.6	43.8	47.4	38.5	$10,022	$565	$9,457
Sugar Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3259 Athens Hwy	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 503-1749	596	45	13.3	81.4%	45 (7.6%)	13 (2.2%)	528 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	30.1	852^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	31.7%		32.5	802^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	35.4%	50	25.5	18.2	36.2	39.2	39.4	24.5	25.5	$10,254	$852	$9,402
Chicopee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2029 Calvary Church Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-2075	771	57	13.5	93.8%	60 (7.8%)	31 (4.0%)	664 (86.1%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	6.8	1231^st of 1248 public elementary schools	1.4%		6.8	1223^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	1.5%	8	8.7	6.9	10.7	16.5	14.7	10.7	4.1	$9,225	$792	$8,434
Lanier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4782 Thompson Bridge Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-8781	535	31	17.1	54.8%	334 (62.4%)	15 (2.8%)	155 (29.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	41.7	666^th of 1248 public elementary schools	46.6%		36.9	740^th of 1242 public elementary schools	40.4%	74	39.1	21.1	40.0	56.5	35.5	28.8	26.3	$9,743	$428	$9,316
White Sulphur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2480 Old Cornelia Hwy	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-0945	478	33	14.6	86.2%	149 (31.2%)	42 (8.8%)	263 (55.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	15.4	1094^th of 1248 public elementary schools	12.3%		18.3	1042^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	16.1%	52	12.1	16.2	13.4	40.9	20.3	16.4	7.6	$10,507	$1,088	$9,419
Mount Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4844 Jim Hood Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-1759	619	41	14.9	24.2%	537 (86.8%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	73	305^th of 1248 public elementary schools	75.6%		66.8	372^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	70.0%	67	42.9	58.1	55.8	47.6	67.7	55.8	47.1	$8,791	$281	$8,510
Wauka Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5850 Brookton Lula Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-3221	558	37	15.1	26.7%	487 (87.3%)	4 (0.7%)	49 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	57.6	474^th of 1248 public elementary schools	62.0%		59.6	448^th of 1242 public elementary schools	63.9%	26	45.7	38.0	41.6	41.3	56.5	42.5	43.7	$9,065	$404	$8,661

Cities Near Gainesville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oakwood	5.39 mi	3	290^th
Flowery Branch	7.5 mi	9	153^rd
Talmo	10.28 mi	1	82^nd
Lula	11.6 mi	1	240^th
Cumming	11.73 mi	32	22^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.