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Cornelia Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

926^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Cornelia Elementary School in Cornelia, GA, serves approximately 491 students in grades PK-5 within the Habersham County School District. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 24th percentile statewide, a slight improvement from last year's 19th percentile, though it remains the lowest-performing elementary school in its district.

Math proficiency at Cornelia Elementary trails district averages significantly. In the most recent testing cycle, 3rd grade math proficiency was 25.6% compared to the district's 48% average—a gap of more than 22 points. Similar gaps appear in 4th and 5th grade math, as well as 5th grade science. For context, nearby Hazel Grove Elementary (76th percentile) and Woodville Elementary (68th percentile) serve similar student populations but achieve dramatically higher proficiency rates—71.4% and 65.5% in 3rd grade math, respectively. Even Baldwin Elementary, the next-lowest ranked school in the district, outperforms Cornelia by 18 percentile points. Notably, the school's special education program is a relative strength, ranking at the 50th percentile statewide with 3 stars, while other subgroups rank much lower.

There are encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 18.5% to 12.3% over two years—now better than both district and state averages. The school also shows a consistent pattern of improvement from 3rd to 5th grade, suggesting interventions may be gaining traction. However, the most recent ELA scores are not yet available; those results will be released in December. With 100% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school faces real challenges, but the success of nearby schools with similar demographics—like Level Grove Elementary, just two miles away—shows that higher outcomes are achievable. Parents may want to watch the December ELA release closely to see if the school's upward trend continues.

491

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,236

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 Old Cleveland Rd
Cornelia, GA 30531

(706) 778-6526

District: Habersham County

Students who attend Cornelia Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School
High:	Habersham Central High School
	Habersham Success Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.0%

White:

25.3%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg45%

Georgia avg47%

926^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Habersham County

56^th of 201Habersham 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	926 of 1219	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	1007 of 1238	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	946 of 1236	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	755 of 1223	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	741 of 1220	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	718 of 1214	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	958 of 1234	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	838 of 1209	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.4	853 of 1205	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.5	799 of 1233	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	793 of 1240	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.6	538 of 1231	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	582 of 1225	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.1	751 of 1201	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.9	812 of 1212	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.0	799 of 1183	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.9	824 of 1133	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	904 of 1134	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	868 of 1125	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	950 of 1101	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	299 of 317	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	284 of 304	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	172 of 286	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	101 of 283	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	1060 of 1186	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	1145 of 1224	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1067 of 1223	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	920 of 1212	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	900 of 1206	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	391 of 503	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	525 of 583	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	485 of 565	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	384 of 535	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	338 of 516	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	777 of 1183	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.9	854 of 1225	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	806 of 1220	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	582 of 1210	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	586 of 1209	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	233 of 465	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.2	257 of 565	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	244 of 487	49.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	667 of 700	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	746 of 769	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	722 of 772	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	593 of 775	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics31%-17 vs state

Science29%-15 vs state

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

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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	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
Cornelia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	375 Old Cleveland Rd	Cornelia	30531	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 778-6526	491	42	11.6	100.0%	124 (25.3%)	14 (2.9%)	319 (65.0%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	24.4	926^th of 1219 public elementary schools	24.0%		19.3	1007^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.7%	81	25.6	35.9	32.2	29.0	$15,236	$1,922	$13,314
Level Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Level Grove Rd	Cornelia	30531	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 778-3087	591	49	12.1	96.1%	295 (49.9%)	24 (4.1%)	238 (40.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	53.4	518^th of 1219 public elementary schools	57.5%		62.8	405^th of 1238 public elementary schools	67.3%	113	53.6	51.7	35.7	40.5	$15,086	$462	$14,624
Baldwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	894 Willingham Ave	Baldwin	30511	Banks County	Habersham County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 778-6435	422	37	11.2	100.0%	128 (30.3%)	10 (2.4%)	267 (63.3%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	37.3	708^th of 1219 public elementary schools	41.9%		34.1	771^st of 1238 public elementary schools	37.7%	63	45.6	41.5	32.2	30.5	$17,322	$1,961	$15,362
Demorest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3116 Demorest Mount Airy Hwy	Demorest	30535	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 778-4126	548	42	13.0	94.3%	329 (60.0%)	11 (2.0%)	157 (28.6%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	56.5	471^st of 1219 public elementary schools	61.4%		69.3	332^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	73.2%	139	50.0	44.3	48.5	48.6	$13,847	$509	$13,338
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2925 Cannon Bridge Rd	Demorest	30535	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	No	(706) 778-2030	478	41	11.6	96.2%	376 (78.7%)	5 (1.0%)	69 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	50.6	537^th of 1219 public elementary schools	55.9%		60.3	430^th of 1238 public elementary schools	65.3%	107	52.1	39.5	56.4	32.3	$15,965	$498	$15,467
Hazel Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6390 Dicks Hill Pkwy	Mount Airy	30563	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	No	(706) 754-2942	272	22	12.3	100.0%	194 (71.3%)	4 (1.5%)	60 (22.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	73.2	291^st of 1219 public elementary schools	76.1%		73.9	285^th of 1238 public elementary schools	77.0%	6	71.4	54.0	59.6	45.2	$17,192	$1,746	$15,446
Clarkesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6539 Highway 115	Clarkesville	30523	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	No	(706) 754-2442	466	38	12.2	100.0%	368 (79.0%)	15 (3.2%)	59 (12.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	57.4	460^th of 1219 public elementary schools	62.3%		60	433^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	65.0%	27	36.8	62.5	38.5	56.3	$15,503	$1,235	$14,268
Woodville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	911 Historic Old Highway 441	Clarkesville	30523	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	No	(706) 754-4225	187	18	10.6	100.0%	149 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	64.2	389^th of 1219 public elementary schools	68.1%		80.2	234^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.1%	155	65.5	73.7	44.1	29.4	$17,916	$946	$16,970
Lula Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6130 Chattahoochee St	Lula	30554	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 869-3261	382	28	13.4	66.5%	233 (61.0%)	10 (2.6%)	118 (30.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	45	616^th of 1219 public elementary schools	49.5%		30.7	822^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	33.6%	206	43.9	35.3	45.3	42.2	$14,637	$1,011	$13,626
Liberty Elementary School	Public	1-2	222 Old Liberty Hill Rd	Toccoa	30577	Stephens County	Stephens County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 886-3934	571	43	13.1	100.0%	385 (67.4%)	76 (13.3%)	40 (7.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.0%)								(n/a)					$13,053	$1,138	$11,915

Frequently Asked Questions about Cornelia Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Cornelia Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cornelia Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School
High : Habersham Central High School
High : Habersham Success Academy

How many students attend Cornelia Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Cornelia Elementary School.

Is Cornelia Elementary School a good school?

Cornelia Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cornelia Elementary School?

Students at Cornelia Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 25% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Cornelia Elementary School in?

Habersham County

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