Elementary Schools in Harris County

Summary:

The Harris County school district in Georgia is home to 4 elementary schools, serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. These schools have shown a range of academic performance, with some standouts that consistently rank among the top elementary schools in the state.

Pine Ridge Elementary School and New Mountain Hill Elementary School are the top-performing schools in the district, ranking 183 and 163 out of 1,238 Georgia elementary schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. Both schools have earned 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger and significantly outperform the Harris County and Georgia averages in English Language Arts and Math for 3rd and 4th grades.

The other two schools, Park Elementary School and Mulberry Creek Elementary School, have shown more varied performance, with Park Elementary having the highest spending per student but lower test scores compared to the top-ranked schools, and Mulberry Creek Elementary demonstrating consistent improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years.

District Detail

132 Barnes Mill Rd
Hamilton, GA 31811

(706) 628-4206

SchoolDigger Rank:
15^th of 206 Georgia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,663

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)		Milestones Assessment Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Mountain Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Mountain Hill Rd	Fortson	31808	Harris County	Harris County	No	No	No	No	(706) 323-1144	509	36	14.0	38.5%	364 (71.5%)	58 (11.4%)	48 (9.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.1%)	86.8	163^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	86.8%		89.7	140^th of 1248 public elementary schools	88.8%	23	58.6	54.5	57.5	77.2	$13,624	$301	$13,323
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	13185 US Highway 27 N	Hamilton	31811	Harris County	Harris County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 628-4997	628	49	12.8	58.8%	395 (62.9%)	136 (21.7%)	47 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.3%)	78.9	246^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.1%		55.3	501^st of 1248 public elementary schools	59.9%	255	51.9	52.9	54.8	60.6	$15,967	$1,169	$14,798
Pine Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	15750 Ga Highway 315	Ellerslie	31807	Harris County	Harris County	No	No	No	No	(706) 568-6578	635	42	15.1	36.7%	438 (69.0%)	98 (15.4%)	58 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.8%)	85.2	183^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	85.2%		85.8	175^th of 1248 public elementary schools	86.0%	8	54.1	59.0	58.2	67.2	$13,381	$465	$12,916
Mulberry Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8405 Ga Highway 315	Cataula	31804	Harris County	Harris County	No	No	No	No	(706) 320-9397	529	37	14.2	35.5%	382 (72.2%)	64 (12.1%)	45 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	75.1	276^th of 1238 public elementary schools	77.7%		80.2	228^th of 1248 public elementary schools	81.7%	48	49.4	45.2	50.6	67.3	$14,071	$379	$13,691

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Muscogee County	9.96 mi	55	155^th
Troup County	15 mi	20	113^th
Department of Juvenile Justice	15.44 mi	32
Meriwether County	22.33 mi	7	179^th
Talbot County	28.05 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.