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Sugar Hill Elementary

Q: Is Sugar Hill Elementary a good school?

Sugar Hill Elementary ranks 892 nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

892^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Sugar Hill Elementary is a public elementary school in Gainesville, Georgia, serving 655 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Despite spending more per student than the state average, Sugar Hill Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Hall County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.8% of 5th-grade students at Sugar Hill were proficient or better in Science, compared to 26.8% in Hall County and 43.8% statewide. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing 892 out of 1,238 elementary schools in Georgia, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Sugar Hill has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 88.4% in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing Sugar Hill Elementary to other nearby schools in the Hall County district, it is clear that Sugar Hill is one of the lower-performing schools in the area. For instance, World Language Academy, located just 6.81 miles away, consistently outperforms Sugar Hill on state assessments, with significantly higher proficiency rates in all subject areas. Despite the higher spending per student, Sugar Hill Elementary has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the past several years, and the school's statewide ranking and star rating have remained low.

685

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,549

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3259 Athens Hwy
Gainesville, GA 30507

(770) 503-1749

District: Hall County

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

White:

6.7%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Georgia average

!Near the bottom of Hall County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg34%

Georgia avg42%

892^nd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	892 of 1238	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	852 of 1248	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	802 of 1242	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	876 of 1244	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	838 of 1214	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	997 of 1234	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	918 of 1209	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	945 of 1205	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.6	961 of 1233	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	909 of 1240	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	58.7	610 of 1231	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	729 of 1225	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.5	868 of 1201	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.1	920 of 1212	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.0	889 of 1183	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	1013 of 1133	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	3.2	1124 of 1134	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.8	1110 of 1125	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.5	1092 of 1101	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-13 vs state

English Language Arts26%-13 vs state

Science15%-29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, March 5, 2016

Sugar Hill is a wonderful school with a variety of enrichment activities. My child learns about different careers, interests, and service learning. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 9, 2009

The school has slowly been changing since it opened. The teachers at the school want to be there and work very hard to help the students meet the high expectations placed upon them. Many people when looking at the scores do not realize the high ESL population as well as the high number of students with special needs. Even though the world is turning into a test driven world the teachers here provide a good quality education along with test taking strategies. Close Quote

Schools Near Sugar Hill Elementary

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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
Sugar Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3259 Athens Hwy	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 503-1749	685	48	14.2	84.8%	46 (6.7%)	16 (2.3%)	609 (88.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	26.9	892^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	27.9%		30.1	852^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	31.7%	40	27.6	23.1	27.5	35.4	32.4	29.4	14.8	$13,549	$923	$12,626
Myers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2676 Candler Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-0814	524	44	11.9	91.4%	74 (14.1%)	17 (3.2%)	417 (79.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	38.3	708^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.8%		26.8	898^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.0%	190	27.1	30.6	25.6	41.1	44.9	46.8	18.2	$14,874	$955	$13,919
Tadmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3278 Gillsville Hwy	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-9929	488	38	12.9	91.4%	57 (11.7%)	11 (2.3%)	410 (84.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	16	1074^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.2%		18.6	1025^th of 1248 public elementary schools	17.9%	49	15.4	15.2	14.4	33.3	32.6	16.7	14.4	$14,616	$1,058	$13,559
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
North Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1880 Old Gainesville Hwy	Talmo	30575	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 693-2246	517	42	12.3	63.1%	240 (46.4%)	83 (16.1%)	161 (31.1%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	56.7	481^st of 1238 public elementary schools	61.1%		54.1	517^th of 1248 public elementary schools	58.6%	36	25.0	35.6	50.0	36.9	47.9	55.8	51.6	$15,052	$651	$14,401
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
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
World Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4670 Winder Hwy	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-5854	677	42	16.0	59.4%	114 (16.8%)	15 (2.2%)	531 (78.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	52.7	528^th of 1238 public elementary schools	57.4%		48.1	581^st of 1248 public elementary schools	53.4%	53	39.2	47.1	37.6	55.9	42.4	37.6	24.7	$11,535	$336	$11,199
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sugar Hill Elementary

Is Sugar Hill Elementary a good school?

Sugar Hill Elementary ranks 892^nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Sugar Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Sugar Hill Elementary.

What district is Sugar Hill Elementary in?

Hall County

What is the racial makeup of Sugar Hill Elementary?

Students at Sugar Hill Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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