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East Hall Middle School

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East Hall Middle School ranks 412 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

East Hall Middle School in Gainesville, GA, serves approximately 775 students in grades 6-8 as part of Hall County Schools. The school holds a 1-star rating and has seen its statewide ranking decline over the past decade, with about 82% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—the highest rate among nearby middle schools.

The most striking finding is the school's "Algebra I paradox." Students in the accelerated Algebra I track perform exceptionally well, with 90.9% scoring proficient in 2025-2026—nearly double the district rate and far above the state average. This success extends to High School Physical Science, where 63% of students scored proficient, also exceeding district and state averages. However, standard grade-level math tells a very different story: only 20.7% of 6th graders, 29.1% of 7th graders, and 33.7% of 8th graders scored proficient, well below district averages. Eighth-grade science is particularly concerning at just 8.1% proficiency, compared to 29.7% statewide. This suggests the school has built highly effective advanced course pathways, but students in standard classes are struggling significantly.

East Hall spends more per student ($16,504) than any comparable school—about $3,700 more than Cherokee Bluff Middle, which achieves dramatically better results across most metrics. The school also maintains a favorable 10.7:1 student-teacher ratio. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved substantially, dropping from 33.2% in 2021-2022 to 20.3% in 2025-2026, though it still exceeds district and state averages. Subgroup data shows the school serves its Special Education students relatively well (41st percentile statewide), while other subgroups rank lower. The consistent success in advanced courses suggests that expanding access to accelerated pathways could be a key strategy for improving overall outcomes at this school.

775

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,465

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4120 E Hall Rd
Gainesville, GA 30507

(770) 531-9457

District: Hall County

Students who attend East Hall Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Hall High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.3%

White:

28.4%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2021 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2026) from a 21st-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 22 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg37%

Georgia avg43%

412^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Middle Schools in the Hall County

120^th of 202Hall 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	28.0	412 of 578	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	444 of 585	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	431 of 578	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	431 of 569	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	418 of 558	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	430 of 542	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	359 of 559	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	292 of 543	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.0	286 of 539	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.0	249 of 545	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.4	204 of 537	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.7	225 of 521	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.1	215 of 527	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.1	214 of 508	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.4	217 of 504	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.2	281 of 494	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	262 of 466	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.3	304 of 462	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.8	350 of 445	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	355 of 420	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	21.3	416 of 489	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	407 of 485	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	344 of 482	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	125 of 166	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	170 of 199	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	145 of 200	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	126 of 166	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	129 of 157	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	411 of 550	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	456 of 567	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	461 of 558	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	447 of 553	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	411 of 544	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	309 of 374	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	330 of 400	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	307 of 381	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	301 of 380	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	316 of 367	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	395 of 550	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	416 of 569	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	376 of 561	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	382 of 559	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	418 of 553	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	250 of 425	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.0	325 of 442	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	291 of 437	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	342 of 429	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	305 of 431	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	357 of 404	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	380 of 415	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	372 of 417	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	397 of 429	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	388 of 425	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2024)15th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I91%+43 vs state

HS Physical Science63%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-15 vs state

Social Studies24%-17 vs state

Science8%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	4120 E Hall Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 531-9457	775	72	10.7	81.8%	220 (28.4%)	30 (3.9%)	498 (64.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.0%)	28	412^th of 578 public middle schools	28.7%		24	444^th of 585 public middle schools	24.1%	32	90.9	20.7	29.1	33.7	8.1	23.6	63.0	$16,465	$998	$15,467
Gainesville Middle School East	Public	6-8	1581 Community Way	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-4237	896	61	14.6	73.3%	163 (18.2%)	153 (17.1%)	522 (58.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.4%)	31.8	386^th of 578 public middle schools	33.2%		30.7	404^th of 585 public middle schools	30.9%	18	78.1	26.7	33.0	27.2	19.5	24.7	67.8	$13,404	$712	$12,692
Gainesville Middle School West	Public	6-8	1279 McEver Rd SW	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 532-6250	931	57	16.3	73.3%	50 (5.4%)	201 (21.6%)	613 (65.8%)	29 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.1%)	19.7	466^th of 578 public middle schools	19.4%		18.4	483^rd of 585 public middle schools	17.4%	17	51.1	16.9	19.6	24.9	7.0	26.2	36.2	$9,571	$218	$9,353
South Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Poplar Springs Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-4416	955	75	12.6	77.4%	176 (18.4%)	39 (4.1%)	706 (73.9%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.6%)	44.8	297^th of 578 public middle schools	48.6%		41.6	327^th of 585 public middle schools	44.1%	30	79.6	45.8	32.9	46.9	8.3	28.1	57.2	$13,995	$875	$13,121
World Language Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Poplar Springs Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 533-4004	256	20	12.9	61.7%	37 (14.5%)	5 (2.0%)	210 (82.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.1	345^th of 578 public middle schools	40.3%		45.7	294^th of 585 public middle schools	49.7%	51	82.6	32.6	33.7	37.7		39.8	22.6	$12,295	$326	$11,969
Chestatee Middle School	Public	6-8	2740 Fran Mar Dr	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 297-6270	834	66	12.5	71.5%	349 (41.8%)	6 (0.7%)	454 (54.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.8%)	42.5	308^th of 578 public middle schools	46.7%		40.2	338^th of 585 public middle schools	42.2%	30	74.3	37.3	35.3	46.0	19.3	29.7	31.4	$13,907	$705	$13,202
North Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	4856 Rilla Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-9749	826	59	14.1	41.8%	635 (76.9%)	13 (1.6%)	154 (18.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	61.7	198^th of 578 public middle schools	65.7%		60.4	205^th of 585 public middle schools	65.0%	7	96.4	38.9	46.0	61.3	15.6	56.2	48.9	$12,541	$324	$12,217
West Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	5470 McEver Rd	Oakwood	30566	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 967-4871	842	69	12.2	74.1%	195 (23.2%)	65 (7.7%)	548 (65.1%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	23.8	437^th of 578 public middle schools	24.4%		16.1	500^th of 585 public middle schools	14.5%	63	91.8	24.6	18.5	33.2	10.6	22.1	38.8	$13,797	$679	$13,119
C. W. Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	4335 Falcon Pkwy	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 965-3020	748	55	13.6	53.1%	386 (51.6%)	43 (5.7%)	267 (35.7%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.0%)	43.2	305^th of 578 public middle schools	47.2%		46.7	286^th of 585 public middle schools	51.1%	19	90.0	46.9	43.9	38.1	10.5	20.8	51.8	$13,527	$373	$13,154
Cherokee Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	5458 Union Circle	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-0071	828	54	15.3	36.7%	522 (63.0%)	54 (6.5%)	192 (23.2%)	23 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.1%)	76.6	120^th of 578 public middle schools	79.2%		77.8	114^th of 585 public middle schools	80.5%	6	98.7	63.4	64.2	72.9	15.9	47.2	71.8	$12,722	$324	$12,398

Frequently Asked Questions about East Hall Middle School

What high school do graduates of East Hall Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Hall Middle School usually go on to attend East Hall High School

What is the racial makeup of East Hall Middle School?

Students at East Hall Middle School are 64% Hispanic, 28% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is East Hall Middle School in?

Hall County

Is East Hall Middle School a good school?

East Hall Middle School ranks 412^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend East Hall Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended East Hall Middle School.

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