Summary:
Lula, Georgia is served by a single elementary school, Lula Elementary School, part of the Hall County School District, which enrolls 382 students in grades PK through 5 in this small city.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that Lula Elementary is a school on the rise, with clear strengths in math and science. In 2025-2026, 5th-grade math proficiency hit 45.3%, beating both the district (37.4%) and state (44.1%), while 5th-grade science jumped an impressive 13.9 percentage points to 42.2%—now 12.6 points ahead of the district and nearly matching the state average. The school’s overall state ranking improved from the 34th percentile to the 49th percentile, its best showing in three years. However, the picture is uneven: 4th-grade math dipped to 35.3% even as other grades improved, and based on the most recent available data (2024-2025), English Language Arts proficiency lagged significantly, ranging from 18.5% to 25% across grades, well below district and state levels. Current-year ELA results are pending release.
Beyond academics, the school maintains a favorable 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio and spends $14,637 per student, above the typical Georgia elementary school. With 66.5% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, chronic absenteeism sits at 17.7%, exactly matching the state average and slightly better than the district’s 18.6%. The school has earned a 2-star rating for three consecutive years, but the recent upward momentum in math and science—combined with pending ELA data—suggests Lula Elementary is positioned to potentially reach a 3-star rating soon. Parents should view this as a school with strong subject-specific successes, a supportive resource base, and a clear area for growth in literacy.
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