Best Public Schools in Zip Code 30506

Summary:

The 30506 zip code area is home to 10 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools, spread across the Forsyth County and Hall County school districts. While the overall performance of the schools varies, a few standouts emerge, including East Forsyth High School, North Hall Middle School, and Mount Vernon Elementary School.

The Forsyth County schools, such as East Forsyth High School, consistently outperform the Hall County schools on Milestones Assessments and in SchoolDigger rankings, suggesting significant differences in the quality of education and resources between the two districts. Additionally, the schools with the lowest free/reduced lunch rates, like East Forsyth High School, Mount Vernon Elementary, and North Hall Middle School, tend to have the highest academic performance, aligning with research on the link between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes.

Despite the overall lower performance of Hall County schools, the middle schools in the district, such as North Hall Middle School and Chestatee Middle School, stand out as academic standouts, significantly outperforming the district and state averages on Milestones Assessments. This suggests that these middle schools may be providing a higher quality of education compared to their elementary and high school counterparts in the Hall County district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2024)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
East Forsyth High School	Public	9-12	8910 Jot Em Down Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-1235	1,453	86	16.9	24.2%	1,036 (71.3%)	30 (2.1%)	324 (22.3%)	13 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (3.0%)	59.4	136^th of 458 public high schools	70.3%		60	119^th of 442 public high schools	73.1%	17	57.1	24.4	51.2	41.4
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
Chestatee Middle School	Public	6-8	2740 Fran Mar Dr	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 297-6270	895	69	12.9	60.0%	391 (43.7%)	19 (2.1%)	471 (52.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	40.8	329^th of 588 public middle schools	44.0%		39.2	339^th of 577 public middle schools	41.2%	10		81.4						30.5	35.5	30.3				35.3	37.4	37.4		13.8	23.5	$9,365	$493	$8,873
Chestatee High School	Public	9-12	3005 Sardis Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 532-1162	1,244	79	15.7	48.1%	488 (39.2%)	30 (2.4%)	693 (55.7%)	15 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	36.8	255^th of 458 public high schools	44.3%		32.6	272^nd of 442 public high schools	38.5%	17	34.6	15.0	34.0	35.7																$8,472	$257	$8,215
North Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	4856 Rilla Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-9749	822	63	13.0	31.1%	648 (78.8%)	14 (1.7%)	133 (16.2%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	66.8	167^th of 588 public middle schools	71.6%		70.6	144^th of 577 public middle schools	75.0%	23		97.2						47.2	45.2	43.3				41.5	47.2	56.0		15.4	47.6	$9,139	$319	$8,820
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
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
North Hall High School	Public	9-12	4885 Mount Vernon Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-7331	1,138	74	15.3	25.7%	914 (80.3%)	6 (0.5%)	189 (16.6%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.8%)	52.1	171^st of 458 public high schools	62.7%		50.3	170^th of 442 public high schools	61.5%	1	43.4	29.3	48.7	36.6																$9,318	$245	$9,073

Cities Near Zip Code 30506

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gainesville	2.24 mi	36	264^th
Dawsonville	8.59 mi	8	81^st
Oakwood	10.06 mi	3	290^th
Dahlonega	10.93 mi	4	89^th
Lula	11.69 mi	1	240^th

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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.

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