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Lyman Hall Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1163^rd

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of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lyman Hall Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hall County, Georgia, serving 712 students in grades PK-5. Despite having the highest per-student spending and smallest class sizes among nearby schools, Lyman Hall Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Lyman Hall Elementary School has struggled to provide a high-quality education to its students.

The school's academic performance is significantly below the Hall County and Georgia averages, with proficiency rates as low as 10.6% in 3rd grade English Language Arts and 12.7% in 4th grade ELA, compared to county averages of 29.8% and 30.4%, respectively. Additionally, Lyman Hall Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.12% to 97.33% over the past few years, which is much higher than the nearby schools.

Despite the school's high spending and small class sizes, these factors do not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes for students. This suggests that the challenges faced by Lyman Hall Elementary may be more complex, requiring a multifaceted approach to address the root causes of its poor performance and support the needs of its predominantly low-income student population.

785

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,731

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2150 Memorial Park Dr
Gainesville, GA 30504

(770) 534-7044

District: Hall County

Students who attend Lyman Hall Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chestatee Middle School
High:	Chestatee High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.9%

White:

2.5%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg34%

Georgia avg42%

1,163^rd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Hall County

120^th of 206Hall County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1163 of 1238	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1176 of 1248	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1150 of 1242	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1093 of 1244	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1037 of 1214	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1050 of 1234	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1023 of 1209	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	1103 of 1205	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	1135 of 1233	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	1197 of 1240	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.2	1151 of 1231	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.9	1185 of 1225	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.2	1099 of 1201	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.8	1080 of 1212	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	964 of 1183	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.5	947 of 1133	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.7	811 of 1134	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.2	1041 of 1125	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	1101 of 1101	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics20%-26 vs state

Science16%-27 vs state

English Language Arts13%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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	785	58	13.6	96.2%	20 (2.5%)	7 (0.9%)	753 (95.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11	1163^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	6.1%		10.5	1176^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.8%	13	10.6	12.7	15.4	22.1	20.2	17.2	16.4	$13,731	$1,115	$12,616
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	825	54	15.2	72.2%	96 (11.6%)	116 (14.1%)	532 (64.5%)	50 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.6%)	34.9	756^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.9%		37.1	740^th of 1248 public elementary schools	40.7%	16	20.6	35.5	36.6	33.3	45.5	30.4	26.8	$13,338	$849	$12,489
Gainesville Exploration Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1145 McEver Rd	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 287-1223	536	39	13.6	84.0%	38 (7.1%)	100 (18.7%)	373 (69.6%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	17.8	1033^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	16.6%		18.7	1021^st of 1248 public elementary schools	18.2%	12	21.3	23.2	18.6	28.8	33.3	17.5	12.4	$16,238	$969	$15,269
McEver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3265 Montgomery Dr	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-7473	487	35	13.7	85.6%	52 (10.7%)	6 (1.2%)	415 (85.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	28.3	868^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.9%		18.1	1037^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.9%	169	20.8	28.4	20.5	38.5	51.4	22.1	12.8	$13,724	$1,057	$12,666
Centennial Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	852 Century Pl	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 287-2044	760	53	14.2	72.8%	105 (13.8%)	125 (16.4%)	480 (63.2%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	22.2	971^st of 1238 public elementary schools	21.6%		25.1	925^th of 1248 public elementary schools	25.9%	46	15.7	20.4	27.8	22.9	29.2	32.2	29.6	$14,955	$924	$14,030
Chicopee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2029 Calvary Church Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-2075	809	59	13.7	92.5%	58 (7.2%)	24 (3.0%)	706 (87.3%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	10	1182^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	4.5%		6.8	1231^st of 1248 public elementary schools	1.4%	49	5.1	6.2	8.6	19.2	30.7	20.3	7.9	$13,645	$1,523	$12,122
Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Allen St	Oakwood	30566	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-1656	509	36	13.9	74.3%	136 (26.7%)	40 (7.9%)	299 (58.7%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	22.1	972^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	21.5%		27.6	886^th of 1248 public elementary schools	29.0%	86	19.3	23.8	21.3	26.5	37.5	27.7	20.2	$15,002	$731	$14,271
Fair Street International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	695 Fair St	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-5295	651	42	15.4	91.1%	27 (4.1%)	105 (16.1%)	499 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	11.2	1161^st of 1238 public elementary schools	6.2%		11.3	1166^th of 1248 public elementary schools	6.6%	5	13.0	12.5	14.0	18.5	30.7	15.1	5.8	$14,228	$1,007	$13,220
New Holland Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Barn St	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 287-1095	573	39	14.6	83.9%	43 (7.5%)	152 (26.5%)	350 (61.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	26.3	905^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.9%		36.2	753^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	39.7%	152	15.9	21.7	27.4	24.4	33.7	42.5	28.8	$14,853	$1,033	$13,820
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	767	54	14.1	56.8%	264 (34.4%)	122 (15.9%)	314 (40.9%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.2%)	59.5	441^st of 1238 public elementary schools	64.4%		49.9	565^th of 1248 public elementary schools	54.7%	124	44.1	36.6	45.3	49.2	46.4	43.8	46.9	$14,872	$1,098	$13,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyman Hall Elementary School

Is Lyman Hall Elementary School a good school?

Lyman Hall Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Lyman Hall Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended Lyman Hall Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lyman Hall Elementary School?

Students at Lyman Hall Elementary School are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Lyman Hall Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lyman Hall Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chestatee Middle School
High : Chestatee High School

What district is Lyman Hall Elementary School in?

Hall County

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