Summary:
Hapeville Elementary School is the only school within the city limits of Hapeville, Georgia, serving grades PK through 5 with 539 students as part of the Fulton County School District.
As the sole school in Hapeville, Hapeville Elementary serves as the community's educational anchor. The school stands out for its significant resource investment, spending $20,797 per student—well above typical state levels—and maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. All 539 students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high-poverty population. Despite these challenges, the school posts a chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.6%, which is substantially better than both the district (16.6%) and state (17.7%) averages, suggesting strong family engagement and a positive school culture around attendance.
Academically, the school shows mixed results on the Milestones assessment. In mathematics, proficiency rates for 2025-2026 range from 36.4% in 3rd grade to 40.5% in 4th grade, all below district and state averages. Fifth-grade science proficiency sits at 39.0%, closer to the state average of 44.2% than the math scores are to their respective state benchmarks. Year-over-year trends show improvement in 3rd-grade math (+1.7 points) and slight gains in science (+0.2 points), but declines in 4th-grade math (-5.4 points) and 5th-grade math (-1.0 points). The school's state ranking has slipped from the 50th percentile (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 44th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026, even as some raw scores improved—indicating other Georgia schools are advancing at a faster pace. The combination of high per-student spending, favorable staffing ratios, and strong attendance suggests the school is effectively using resources to support students in non-academic areas, even as academic proficiency remains below state averages across most subjects.
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