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Fair Street International Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1094^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Fair Street International Academy is an elementary school in Gainesville, GA, serving 651 students in grades PK–5 within the Gainesville City school district, where 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—the highest rate among district elementary schools.

Fair Street has shown meaningful progress in several areas. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 23.0% in 2022–2023 to 14.6% in 2025–2026, now better than the district average (16.8%) and the state average (17.7%), and also better than nearby Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy (16.5%) and Centennial Arts Academy (17.3%). Academically, 5th grade math proficiency jumped from 15.1% to 26.7%—an 11.6-point gain—and 5th grade science nearly tripled from 5.8% to 16.3%. While these scores remain below state averages, the upward trend is encouraging. The school’s overall ranking improved from the 6th percentile to the 11th percentile, marking a second consecutive year of growth.

Fair Street’s spending of $14,228 per student is mid-range for the area—less than Gainesville Exploration Academy ($16,238), which posts an identical 11th-percentile ranking, suggesting Fair Street achieves comparable results with fewer resources. However, a striking comparison exists with New Holland Leadership Academy, just 0.45 miles away, which serves a similar high-poverty population (84% free/reduced lunch) yet ranks in the 38th percentile with 3rd grade math proficiency more than double Fair Street’s. This gap suggests school-level strategies matter. Fair Street also outperforms Lyman Hall Elementary in every subject tested, despite Lyman Hall having lower absenteeism. With improving attendance and notable academic gains, Fair Street appears to be building momentum, though significant work remains to close the gap with its district peers.

651

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,228

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

695 Fair St
Gainesville, GA 30501

(770) 536-5295

District: Gainesville City

Students who attend Fair Street International Academy usually attend:

High:

Gainesville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.7%

African American:

16.1%

White:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (23% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

Georgia avg47%

1,094^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Gainesville City

157^th of 202Gainesville City 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	1094 of 1222	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	1161 of 1238	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1158 of 1236	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1113 of 1223	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	988 of 1220	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	940 of 1214	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1198 of 1234	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1058 of 1209	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	1072 of 1205	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	1111 of 1233	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.3	1141 of 1240	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	1069 of 1231	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.3	1008 of 1225	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	1108 of 1201	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.8	1175 of 1212	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	1119 of 1183	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	960 of 1133	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.1	707 of 1134	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.6	849 of 1125	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	962 of 1101	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	692 of 892	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	491 of 870	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	532 of 876	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	186 of 215	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	277 of 317	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	297 of 304	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	280 of 286	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	212 of 283	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	1035 of 1189	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	1173 of 1224	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1136 of 1223	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1102 of 1212	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1066 of 1206	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	453 of 504	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	556 of 583	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	534 of 565	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	510 of 535	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	441 of 516	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	1082 of 1186	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	1115 of 1225	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1156 of 1220	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1106 of 1210	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	890 of 1209	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)22nd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics25%-23 vs state

Science16%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
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%)	14.2	1094^th of 1222 public elementary schools	10.5%		11.2	1161^st of 1238 public elementary schools	6.2%	67	20.7	26.5	26.7	16.3	$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%)	35.1	754^th of 1222 public elementary schools	38.3%		26.3	905^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.9%	151	47.4	40.5	36.7	18.8	$14,853	$1,033	$13,820
Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1340 Enota Ave NE	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-7711	767	54	14.1	56.8%	264 (34.4%)	122 (15.9%)	314 (40.9%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.2%)	59.5	435^th of 1222 public elementary schools	64.4%		59.5	441^st of 1238 public elementary schools	64.4%	6	48.3	47.1	52.1	48.7	$14,872	$1,098	$13,774
Centennial Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	852 Century Pl	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 287-2044	760	53	14.2	72.8%	105 (13.8%)	125 (16.4%)	480 (63.2%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	20.3	988^th of 1222 public elementary schools	19.1%		22.2	971^st of 1238 public elementary schools	21.6%	17	25.5	36.1	27.4	18.9	$14,955	$924	$14,030
Gainesville Exploration Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1145 McEver Rd	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 287-1223	536	39	13.6	84.0%	38 (7.1%)	100 (18.7%)	373 (69.6%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	14.5	1089^th of 1222 public elementary schools	10.9%		17.8	1033^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	16.6%	56	28.3	25.7	20.3	18.0	$16,238	$969	$15,269
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%)	10.6	1152^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	5.7%		11	1163^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	6.1%	11	17.7	22.3	22.5	13.7	$13,731	$1,115	$12,616
Sandra Dunagan Deal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2850 Ramsey Road	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Hall County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 892-3250	762	54	14.1	78.7%	243 (31.9%)	41 (5.4%)	441 (57.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)	25	911^th of 1222 public elementary schools	25.5%					(n/a)	32.5	41.4	27.5	20.0	$13,452	$785	$12,667
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%)	20	992^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	18.8%		10	1182^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	4.5%	190	32.3	30.0	32.0	9.8	$13,645	$1,523	$12,122
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%)	39.9	672^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	45.0%		34.9	756^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.9%	84	38.9	43.6	38.6	35.7	$13,338	$849	$12,489
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%)	11.8	1130^th of 1222 public elementary schools	7.5%		16	1074^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.2%	56	29.4	30.1	11.4	9.3	$14,616	$1,058	$13,559

Frequently Asked Questions about Fair Street International Academy

What district is Fair Street International Academy in?

Gainesville City

What is the racial makeup of Fair Street International Academy?

Students at Fair Street International Academy are 77% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Fair Street International Academy a good school?

Fair Street International Academy ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Fair Street International Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Fair Street International Academy.

What schools do graduates of Fair Street International Academy attend?

Students who attend Fair Street International Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Gainesville High School

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2025–26 attendance dataAug 6, 2026

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