Summary:
The city of Hartsfield, Georgia has one public elementary school, Hamilton Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 231 students. The school is part of the Colquitt County school district, which is ranked 113 out of 203 districts in Georgia and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
Hamilton Elementary School appears to be a standout performer in the Hartsfield area, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Georgia elementary schools over the past 3 school years. The school's performance on the Milestones Assessment, Georgia's standardized test, is significantly higher than the Colquitt County and state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 5th grade ELA, 78.8% of students were proficient or better, compared to 40.9% in Colquitt County and 48.2% statewide.
Despite the school's high academic performance, it has a very high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients at 96.97%, indicating that the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. However, the school's spending per student of $11,478 is higher than the state average, suggesting that the district is investing resources into supporting the school and its students. The data highlights the importance of analyzing school performance at the individual school level, as the Colquitt County district as a whole is ranked relatively low, but Hamilton Elementary School is a standout performer within the district.
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