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Lewis Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1117th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools
Better than 9% of Georgia elementary schools
Summary

Lewis Elementary School in Sparta, GA, serves 293 students in grades PK through 5 and is part of the Hancock County district, a rural area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most exciting news for parents is that Lewis Elementary is showing signs of a real turnaround. After years of ranking in the bottom 1% of Georgia elementary schools, the school jumped to the 9th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. The clearest evidence of this progress is in 4th-grade math: 41.7% of students scored proficient, up from just 6.7% the year before. That rate now beats the nearby Freeman Elementary School (28.6%) and approaches the state average. The school also stands out for its attendance—only 15.7% of students are chronically absent, which is lower than the state average (17.7%) and less than half of Freeman Elementary's rate (31.1%). With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.6 and spending over $19,500 per student, the school is investing heavily in its students.

However, the picture is uneven. While 4th-grade math is a bright spot, 3rd-grade math proficiency sits at just 5.8%, and 5th-grade scores remain low (11.1% in math, 13.3% in science). This inconsistency suggests that gains may be tied to specific teachers or cohorts rather than school-wide changes yet. The school also shows a gap in how it serves different groups: female students (11th percentile) and African American students (14th percentile) are performing better than male students (7th percentile). For parents, this means Lewis Elementary is a school with real momentum and clear areas of strength, but also with work still to be done to make success consistent across every grade and subject. Note that state ELA scores were not included in this release and will be available in December.

293
Students ?
10.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,509
Per pupil spending ?
95.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 11145 Ga Highway 15
       Sparta, GA  31087

(706) 444-7028

District: Hancock County


Students who attend Lewis Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Hancock Central Middle School
High:    Hancock Central High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
92.2%
White:
3.8%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2024 → 9th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2026) from a <1st-percentile low (2024)
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Georgia average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!Science scores 31 pts below the Georgia average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school17%
District avg17%
Georgia avg47%
1,117th of 1,222
Georgia public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 11 pts since 2016
From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
195th of 202Hancock 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202612.91117 of 12228.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.51231 of 12380.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.11232 of 12360.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.41211 of 12231.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.01211 of 12200.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.41209 of 12140.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.91216 of 12341.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.81093 of 12099.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.71098 of 12058.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201620.8990 of 123319.7%★☆☆☆☆
201512.31139 of 12408.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20149.61137 of 12317.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.71216 of 12250.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.61185 of 12011.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20117.31149 of 12125.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.11149 of 11832.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200911.01065 of 11336.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200819.4997 of 113412.1%★☆☆☆☆
200723.6946 of 112515.9%★☆☆☆☆
200614.81001 of 11019.1%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202620.9713 of 82914.0%★☆☆☆☆
20259.4880 of 8921.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.7875 of 8790.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.1852 of 8702.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.5862 of 8761.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202615.41053 of 118911.4%★☆☆☆☆
20259.41183 of 12243.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.11214 of 12230.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.41196 of 12121.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.31177 of 12062.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202611.91099 of 11867.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.41225 of 12250.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.31215 of 12200.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.51201 of 12100.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.31208 of 12090.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2026)14th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)7th percentile~ school
By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics19%-28 vs state
Science13%-31 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lewis Elementary School

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

Middle : Hancock Central Middle School
High : Hancock Central High School

Lewis Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

Students at Lewis Elementary School are 92% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Lewis Elementary School.

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Latest Georgia data All new data »
2025–26 attendance dataAug 6, 2026
2025–26 Milestones Assessment scoresAug 6, 2026
2021–22 through 2024–25 Milestones Assessment scores (updated)Aug 6, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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