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East Hall Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

444^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

East Hall Middle School is a public middle school in Gainesville, Georgia, serving 833 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Hall County School District, which is ranked 120 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, East Hall Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates on the Georgia Milestones assessments compared to the Hall County and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.7% of 6th graders, 28.5% of 7th graders, and 18% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the Hall County averages of 29.1%, 33.7%, and 30.2%, respectively. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 78.11% to 84.87% over the past 3 years, which is significantly higher than the rates at nearby schools like Cherokee Bluff Middle and C.W. Davis Middle.

Despite these challenges, East Hall Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.4 to 13.4 over the past 3 years, which is lower than the ratios of some nearby schools. This could potentially be an advantage in terms of individual attention and support for students. However, the school's lower spending per student, ranging from $8,396 to $9,175, may limit the resources available for targeted interventions and support programs to help improve academic outcomes. Collaboration with higher-performing nearby schools and the district could provide valuable insights and strategies for addressing the challenges faced by East Hall Middle School.

775

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,504

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4120 E Hall Rd
Gainesville, GA 30507

(770) 531-9457

District: Hall County

Students who attend East Hall Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Hall High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.3%

White:

28.4%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg34%

Georgia avg40%

444^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Middle 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	444 of 584	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	434 of 588	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	431 of 577	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	421 of 567	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	430 of 542	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	359 of 559	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	292 of 543	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.0	286 of 539	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.0	249 of 545	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.4	204 of 537	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.7	225 of 521	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.1	215 of 527	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.1	214 of 508	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.4	217 of 504	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.2	281 of 494	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	262 of 466	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.3	304 of 462	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.8	350 of 445	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	355 of 420	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I87%+42 vs state

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Social Studies20%-19 vs state

Science9%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th 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
East Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	4120 E Hall Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 531-9457	775	72	10.7	81.8%	220 (28.4%)	30 (3.9%)	498 (64.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.0%)	24	444^th of 584 public middle schools	24.0%		26.6	434^th of 588 public middle schools	26.2%	10	86.8	19.7	28.5	18.0	21.8	28.5	30.5	9.1	19.9	$16,504	$1,001	$15,502
Gainesville Middle School East	Public	6-8	1581 Community Way	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-4237	896	61	14.6	73.3%	163 (18.2%)	153 (17.1%)	522 (58.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.4%)	30.7	404^th of 584 public middle schools	30.8%		24.9	441^st of 588 public middle schools	25.0%	37	47.2	35.4	28.5	33.0	27.2	23.9	28.8	16.4	12.9	$13,404	$712	$12,692
Gainesville Middle School West	Public	6-8	1279 McEver Rd SW	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 532-6250	931	57	16.3	73.3%	50 (5.4%)	201 (21.6%)	613 (65.8%)	29 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.1%)	18.4	483^rd of 584 public middle schools	17.3%		21.7	464^th of 588 public middle schools	21.1%	19	64.5	20.3	24.7	18.0	19.3	25.3	19.6	4.7	14.3	$9,571	$217	$9,353
South Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Poplar Springs Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-4416	955	75	12.6	77.4%	176 (18.4%)	39 (4.1%)	706 (73.9%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.6%)	41.6	327^th of 584 public middle schools	44.0%		43.5	315^th of 588 public middle schools	46.4%	12	83.5	27.0	31.8	32.0	29.5	36.0	57.3	6.9	29.5	$14,034	$878	$13,156
World Language Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Poplar Springs Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 533-4004	256	20	12.9	61.7%	37 (14.5%)	5 (2.0%)	210 (82.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	45.7	294^th of 584 public middle schools	49.7%		55.7	239^th of 588 public middle schools	59.4%	55	78.3	26.1	36.5	44.1	31.5	32.3	38.2	8.7	48.5	$12,333	$329	$12,004
Chestatee Middle School	Public	6-8	2740 Fran Mar Dr	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 297-6270	834	66	12.5	71.5%	349 (41.8%)	6 (0.7%)	454 (54.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.8%)	40.2	338^th of 584 public middle schools	42.1%		40.8	329^th of 588 public middle schools	44.0%	9	77.8	25.0	31.2	26.3	34.9	41.2	48.4	16.5	25.3	$13,946	$708	$13,237
North Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	4856 Rilla Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-9749	826	59	14.1	41.8%	635 (76.9%)	13 (1.6%)	154 (18.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	60.4	205^th of 584 public middle schools	64.9%		66.8	167^th of 588 public middle schools	71.6%	38	100.0	32.7	44.5	39.4	35.5	53.4	58.2	11.8	52.6	$12,580	$328	$12,252
West Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	5470 McEver Rd	Oakwood	30566	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 967-4871	842	69	12.2	74.1%	195 (23.2%)	65 (7.7%)	548 (65.1%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	16.1	500^th of 584 public middle schools	14.4%		26.1	436^th of 588 public middle schools	25.9%	64	83.8	13.0	16.8	14.5	17.1	22.0	29.1	6.4	12.2	$13,836	$682	$13,154
C. W. Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	4335 Falcon Pkwy	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 965-3020	748	55	13.6	53.1%	386 (51.6%)	43 (5.7%)	267 (35.7%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.0%)	46.7	286^th of 584 public middle schools	51.0%		48.8	281^st of 588 public middle schools	52.2%	5	89.7	32.5	35.5	31.0	39.7	40.3	45.8	15.3	33.8	$13,565	$377	$13,189
Cherokee Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	5458 Union Circle	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-0071	828	54	15.3	36.7%	522 (63.0%)	54 (6.5%)	192 (23.2%)	23 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.1%)	77.8	114^th of 584 public middle schools	80.5%		77	116^th of 588 public middle schools	80.3%	2	100.0	57.1	49.1	47.6	70.4	60.5	62.9	15.5	51.6	$12,761	$327	$12,433

Frequently Asked Questions about East Hall Middle School

What district is East Hall Middle School in?

Hall County

What is the racial makeup of East Hall Middle School?

Students at East Hall Middle School are 64% Hispanic, 28% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of East Hall Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Hall Middle School usually go on to attend East Hall High School

Is East Hall Middle School a good school?

East Hall Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Georgia middle schools.

How many students attend East Hall Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended East Hall Middle School.

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