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Spout Springs Elementary School

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Spout Springs Elementary School ranks 200 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Spout Springs Elementary School in Flowery Branch, GA, serves approximately 855 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and has earned a reputation as one of the strongest elementary schools in the Hall County district, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide.

What makes Spout Springs stand out is the size of its academic advantage over nearby schools. In the most recent testing cycle, math proficiency rates ranged from 58% to 69% across grades 3-5—roughly 20 to 40 percentage points higher than neighboring schools like Oakwood Elementary, Flowery Branch Elementary, and Martin Elementary, all located within a few miles. Fifth-grade science scores are especially impressive at 57.9% proficiency—nearly double the district average of 29.6%—and have improved dramatically over the past two years. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism low at just 10.3%, compared to 18.6% districtwide, and maintains strong results across student subgroups, including Hispanic and special education students. Notably, Spout Springs achieves these outcomes with lower per-student spending ($11,544) and larger class sizes than many of its peers, suggesting effective instruction and efficient resource use.

While Spout Springs outperforms its Hall County neighbors by wide margins, it sits just below the top-tier schools in neighboring Gwinnett County, such as Ivy Creek Elementary and Duncan Creek Elementary, which post math proficiency rates in the 73-79% range. However, Spout Springs' science scores actually exceed those of Patrick Elementary in Gwinnett, and its decade-long consistency—never dropping below the 74th percentile—makes it a reliable standout. For parents considering schools in the Flowery Branch area, Spout Springs offers a compelling combination of strong academics, stable attendance, and a track record of continuous improvement that sets it apart from nearby options.

855

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,544

Per pupil spending ?

22.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6640 Spout Springs Rd
Flowery Branch, GA 30542

(770) 967-4860

District: Hall County

Students who attend Spout Springs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cherokee Bluff Middle
High:	Cherokee Bluff High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.5%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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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 — 74th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (63% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg37%

Georgia avg47%

200^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	82.1	200 of 1219	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	232 of 1238	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	297 of 1236	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	236 of 1223	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	271 of 1220	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	152 of 1214	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	240 of 1234	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	281 of 1209	76.8%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	288 of 1205	76.1%	★★★★☆
2016	69.8	319 of 1233	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	65.8	351 of 1240	71.7%	★★★★☆
2014	69.3	416 of 1231	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.0	407 of 1225	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.3	338 of 1201	71.9%	★★★★☆
2011	67.3	448 of 1212	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.3	420 of 1183	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.1	223 of 1133	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	67.4	379 of 1134	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.6	519 of 1125	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.3	569 of 1101	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	161 of 1186	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	228 of 1224	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	295 of 1223	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	264 of 1212	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	354 of 1206	70.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	95 of 503	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	110 of 583	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	244 of 565	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	89 of 535	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	142 of 516	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	262 of 1183	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.8	237 of 1225	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	297 of 1220	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	206 of 1210	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	191 of 1209	84.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	76 of 465	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	37.7	276 of 487	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	307 of 455	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	120 of 415	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	257 of 700	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	305 of 769	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	335 of 772	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	294 of 775	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	327 of 779	58.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics64%+17 vs state

Science58%+14 vs state

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Ivy Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3443 Ridge Rd	Buford	30519	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 714-3655	1,507	99	15.2	39.7%	425 (28.2%)	298 (19.8%)	292 (19.4%)	406 (26.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (5.6%)	95	74^th of 1219 public elementary schools	93.9%		93.5	93^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	92.5%	19	78.1	78.4	73.8	75.5	$13,141	$467	$12,674
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
Duncan Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Braselton Hwy	Hoschton	30548	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 714-5800	1,593	109	14.6	40.8%	493 (30.9%)	408 (25.6%)	246 (15.4%)	348 (21.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (5.8%)	92.4	104^th of 1219 public elementary schools	91.5%		88.6	144^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.4%	40	67.4	79.3	73.1	71.0	$13,328	$655	$12,673
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
Patrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2707 Kilgore Rd	Buford	30519	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 765-5260	999	70	14.2	49.5%	160 (16.0%)	309 (30.9%)	235 (23.5%)	230 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.4%)	70.6	316^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.1%		67.7	355^th of 1238 public elementary schools	71.3%	39	57.9	60.7	50.0	51.1	$14,123	$703	$13,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Spout Springs Elementary School

How many students attend Spout Springs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 855 students attended Spout Springs Elementary School.

Is Spout Springs Elementary School a good school?

Spout Springs Elementary School ranks 200^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Spout Springs Elementary School in?

Hall County

What is the racial makeup of Spout Springs Elementary School?

Students at Spout Springs Elementary School are 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Spout Springs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Spout Springs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cherokee Bluff Middle
High : Cherokee Bluff High School

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