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Chestnut Mountain Elementary School

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Chestnut Mountain Elementary School ranks 390 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

390^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Chestnut Mountain Elementary School in Flowery Branch, GA, serves approximately 918 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of Hall County Schools. This school stands out for its remarkable consistency and steady improvement, earning a 3-star rating for a decade while climbing from the 55th to the 68th percentile statewide—now ranking 390th out of 1,219 elementary schools in Georgia.

One of the most impressive things about Chestnut Mountain is its students' attendance. Only 10.5% of students are chronically absent, which is dramatically better than the district rate of 18.6% and the state rate of 17.7%. This isn't a fluke—the school has consistently beaten district and state averages for five straight years. Academically, the school shines in math, with proficiency rates exceeding both district and state averages at every grade level. For example, 4th graders hit 59.3% proficiency in math, compared to just 42.7% for the district. Science scores are also a standout: 47.4% of 5th graders are proficient, nearly 18 points above the district average and above the state average. This represents a remarkable turnaround from just a few years ago when science proficiency was below 25%. The school also serves special education students well, ranking in the 65th percentile statewide.

Compared to nearby schools, Chestnut Mountain is a strong value. It spends about $11,554 per student—significantly less than Myers Elementary ($14,874) or Oakwood Elementary ($15,002)—yet achieves far better results. While Spout Springs Elementary ranks higher (84th percentile), it serves a student population with far less economic disadvantage. Chestnut Mountain achieves its 68th percentile ranking while serving a student body where 41.4% qualify for free or reduced lunch—nearly double Spout Springs' rate. The school's decade-long stability, strong attendance, efficient spending, and above-average test scores paint a picture of a well-managed institution that delivers reliable results for its students.

918

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,554

Per pupil spending ?

41.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4841 Union Church Rd
Flowery Branch, GA 30542

(770) 967-3121

District: Hall County

Students who attend Chestnut Mountain Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cherokee Bluff Middle
High:	Cherokee Bluff High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

23.5%

African American:

7.4%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hall County

✓Above the Georgia median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg37%

Georgia avg47%

390^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 17Elementary Schools in the Hall County

118^th of 201Hall 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	390 of 1219	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	399 of 1238	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	432 of 1236	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	513 of 1223	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	436 of 1220	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	456 of 1214	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	437 of 1234	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	404 of 1209	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	437 of 1205	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.6	554 of 1233	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.2	630 of 1240	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.4	563 of 1231	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.8	620 of 1225	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.9	630 of 1201	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.5	463 of 1212	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.6	806 of 1183	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.6	584 of 1133	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.1	650 of 1134	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.2	569 of 1125	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.3	561 of 1101	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	33.5	204 of 283	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	410 of 1186	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	395 of 1224	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	425 of 1223	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	482 of 1212	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	388 of 1206	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	281 of 503	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	220 of 583	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	168 of 565	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.1	286 of 535	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	281 of 516	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	358 of 1183	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	402 of 1225	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	429 of 1220	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	542 of 1210	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	474 of 1209	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	163 of 465	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.7	274 of 565	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	153 of 487	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	210 of 455	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	176 of 415	57.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	312 of 700	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	384 of 769	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	462 of 772	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	522 of 775	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	451 of 779	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

Female (2026)65th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)28th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics52%+5 vs state

Science47%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

My son has been attending Chestnut Mountain for a year now. Their principal is deffinately the best I have ever seen in any school. You will never find him just sitting at his desk, he personaly evaluates every class, interact with students, teachers and parents. My son is a tough kid to teach. He is an extremely stubborn child, but is so happy at Chestnut Mountain and as a kindergarten student is already reading, writing and doing math on a 1st grade level. I do not understand why this school is ranked this low! I know 3 parents that have tried to get the school board to move their children over from CW Davis, Martin and Oakwood elementary. This is the reason I believe reviews etc, doesn't matter. Because my first hand experience with this school is different from the 3 star rating. Close Quote

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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
Chestnut Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4841 Union Church Rd	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-3121	918	54	16.8	41.4%	565 (61.5%)	68 (7.4%)	216 (23.5%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.6%)	64	390^th of 1219 public elementary schools	68.0%		63.6	399^th of 1238 public elementary schools	67.8%	9	55.0	59.3	44.5	47.4	$11,554	$430	$11,124
World Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4670 Winder Hwy	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-5854	677	42	16.0	59.4%	114 (16.8%)	15 (2.2%)	531 (78.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	60.1	431^st of 1219 public elementary schools	64.6%		52.7	528^th of 1238 public elementary schools	57.4%	97	74.1	51.6	44.2	31.2	$11,535	$336	$11,199
Spout Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6640 Spout Springs Rd	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-4860	855	48	17.7	22.9%	620 (72.5%)	36 (4.2%)	135 (15.8%)	23 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.6%)	82.1	200^th of 1219 public elementary schools	83.6%		80.3	232^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	81.3%	32	58.0	69.4	65.2	57.9	$11,544	$324	$11,220
Martin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4216 Martin Rd	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 965-1578	628	41	15.4	65.4%	237 (37.7%)	60 (9.6%)	267 (42.5%)	25 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	23	949^th of 1219 public elementary schools	22.1%		28.2	870^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.7%	79	40.5	26.4	29.4	20.6	$13,789	$789	$13,000
Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Allen St	Oakwood	30566	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-1656	509	36	13.9	74.3%	136 (26.7%)	40 (7.9%)	299 (58.7%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)								(n/a)					$15,002	$731	$14,271
Flowery Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5544 Radford Rd	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-6621	711	45	15.7	63.9%	304 (42.8%)	76 (10.7%)	260 (36.6%)	29 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	44.5	625^th of 1219 public elementary schools	48.7%		29.3	845^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.7%	220	43.1	49.6	34.5	38.7	$11,803	$654	$11,149
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	990^th of 1219 public elementary schools	18.8%		10	1182^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	4.5%	192	32.3	30.0	32.0	9.8	$13,645	$1,523	$12,122
Friendship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4450 Friendship Rd	Buford	30519	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 932-1223	673	45	15.0	62.7%	295 (43.8%)	52 (7.7%)	257 (38.2%)	26 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	34.8	755^th of 1219 public elementary schools	38.1%		47.3	602^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	51.4%	153	44.7	45.5	33.0	22.8	$13,572	$695	$12,877
Myers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2676 Candler Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-0814	524	44	11.9	91.4%	74 (14.1%)	17 (3.2%)	417 (79.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	32	801^st of 1219 public elementary schools	34.3%		38.3	708^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.8%	93	33.0	37.0	50.0	12.0	$14,874	$955	$13,919
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	671^st of 1219 public elementary schools	45.0%		34.9	756^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.9%	85	38.9	43.6	38.6	35.7	$13,338	$849	$12,489

Frequently Asked Questions about Chestnut Mountain Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Chestnut Mountain Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chestnut Mountain Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cherokee Bluff Middle
High : Cherokee Bluff High School

How many students attend Chestnut Mountain Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 918 students attended Chestnut Mountain Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Chestnut Mountain Elementary School?

Students at Chestnut Mountain Elementary School are 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Chestnut Mountain Elementary School in?

Hall County

Is Chestnut Mountain Elementary School a good school?

Chestnut Mountain Elementary School ranks 390^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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