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South Hart Elementary School

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South Hart Elementary School ranks 563 rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

563^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

South Hart Elementary School in Hartwell, GA, serves approximately 608 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Hart County school district, which holds a 3-star rating statewide.

South Hart has shown real progress over the past decade, climbing from the 35th percentile in 2016-2017 to a peak of the 73rd percentile in 2022-2023. While the school has settled back to a 3-star rating (54th percentile) for the current year, it remains well above its historical baseline. One of the school's clearest strengths is attendance: only 12% of students are chronically absent, compared to 17.7% statewide—a gap that has held for five straight years. In the classroom, 4th grade math is a standout, with 59.6% of students proficient versus 50.1% statewide, a pattern of exceeding state averages that has continued since 2022-2023. The school also spends efficiently at about $13,000 per student, less than nearby Danielsville Elementary ($16,644) or Comer Elementary ($17,220), while still performing competitively.

The biggest concern is 5th grade science, where only 28% of students are proficient versus 44.2% statewide—a gap that has widened over three years. This is not a district-wide issue, as North Hart Elementary reached 45.5% in the same subject. There's also a notable grade-level contrast: 4th grade math proficiency (59.6%) exceeds 5th grade math (39%) by more than 20 points, suggesting either a strong 4th grade team or a challenging transition to 5th grade. The school now serves a population where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, up from 63.5% two years ago—likely reflecting a change in meal program administration. With strong attendance, efficient spending, and a proven track record of improvement, South Hart has a solid foundation to build on, particularly if it can replicate its 4th grade success in 5th grade science.

608

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,029

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 E & M Dairy Rd
Hartwell, GA 30643

(706) 856-7383

District: Hart County

Students who attend South Hart Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hart County Middle School
High:	Hart County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.2%

African American:

19.9%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2023 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2023) to 54th (2026)

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg44%

Georgia avg47%

563^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Hart County

88^th of 201Hart 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	48.5	563 of 1219	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	458 of 1238	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	482 of 1236	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	340 of 1223	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	357 of 1220	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	513 of 1214	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	602 of 1234	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	667 of 1209	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	781 of 1205	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.4	623 of 1233	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	761 of 1240	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.3	797 of 1231	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.4	663 of 1225	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.0	752 of 1201	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.0	633 of 1212	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.1	508 of 1183	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.4	735 of 1133	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.0	738 of 1134	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.3	775 of 1125	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.3	710 of 1101	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	501 of 828	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.6	359 of 892	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	339 of 879	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	385 of 870	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	298 of 876	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	504 of 1186	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	488 of 1224	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	482 of 1223	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	286 of 1212	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	399 of 1206	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	618 of 1183	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.6	439 of 1225	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	482 of 1220	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	402 of 1210	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	312 of 1209	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	140 of 565	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	528 of 700	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.3	387 of 769	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	471 of 772	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	346 of 775	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	366 of 779	53.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)39th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics49%~ state avg

Science28%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 5, 2017

My children have attended South Hart for the last 5 years, I now have 3 children enrolled there (4th, 3rd, and PK). The staff is excellent, the Principal is top notch, and faculty are very professional. I love our school. If others speak badly of the school, it isn't the school that is the problem, it is the person speaking badly of the school. 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
South Hart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	121 E & M Dairy Rd	Hartwell	30643	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 856-7383	608	41	14.8	100.0%	348 (57.2%)	121 (19.9%)	91 (15.0%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.4%)	48.5	563^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	53.8%		58.4	458^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.0%	105	46.8	59.6	39.0	28.0	$13,029	$871	$12,158
Hartwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	147 S College Ave	Hartwell	30643	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 376-4425	566	39	14.5	100.0%	260 (45.9%)	198 (35.0%)	32 (5.7%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.3%)	38	696^th of 1219 public elementary schools	42.9%		44.2	636^th of 1238 public elementary schools	48.6%	60	40.9	52.3	26.6	29.3	$13,415	$836	$12,579
North Hart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	124 Ankerich Rd	Bowersville	30516	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 856-7369	666	44	15.1	96.5%	488 (73.3%)	47 (7.1%)	83 (12.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.5%)	60.7	422^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	65.4%		82.5	209^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.1%	213	45.3	66.0	44.7	45.5	$12,726	$893	$11,833
Royston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	660 College St	Royston	30662	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 245-9252	517	38	13.7	100.0%	347 (67.1%)	72 (13.9%)	43 (8.3%)	17 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)	43	642^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	47.3%		51	550^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.6%	92	40.6	51.3	35.5	34.6	$13,079	$807	$12,272
Elbert County Primary School	Public	K-2	1088 Ruckersville Road	Elberton	30635	Elbert County	Elbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 213-4700	647	52	12.5	100.0%	296 (45.7%)	219 (33.8%)	78 (12.1%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)								(n/a)					$14,685	$1,928	$12,757
Lavonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	818 Hartwell Rd	Lavonia	30553	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 356-8209	575	42	13.7	100.0%	359 (62.4%)	80 (13.9%)	93 (16.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	30.8	822^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	32.6%		39.6	690^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.3%	132	27.8	47.3	27.8	31.9	$12,678	$653	$12,025
Elbert County Elementary School	Public	3-5	1150 Athens Tech Rd	Elberton	30635	Elbert County	Elbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 213-4600	633	46	13.6	100.0%	300 (47.4%)	217 (34.3%)	73 (11.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.8%)	58.5	447^th of 1219 public elementary schools	63.3%		50.2	561^st of 1238 public elementary schools	54.7%	114	49.5	52.5	41.9	49.4	$13,763	$1,874	$11,889
Carnesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11555 Highway 59	Carnesville	30521	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 384-7326	637	55	11.6	100.0%	508 (79.7%)	28 (4.4%)	53 (8.3%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	59.8	432^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	64.6%		57.9	465^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.4%	33	57.6	58.3	41.3	41.3	$15,132	$1,194	$13,938
Comer Elementary School	Public	K-5	565 Gholston St	Comer	30629	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 783-2797	419	37	11.4	95.2%	275 (65.6%)	54 (12.9%)	34 (8.1%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	60.1	430^th of 1219 public elementary schools	64.7%		55	503^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	59.4%	73	59.0	36.5	39.5	62.7	$17,220	$1,087	$16,134
Danielsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Madison St	Danielsville	30633	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 795-2181	709	55	12.9	90.3%	555 (78.3%)	29 (4.1%)	82 (11.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	58.4	448^th of 1219 public elementary schools	63.2%		61.7	418^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.2%	30	51.1	48.7	42.5	50.6	$16,644	$1,209	$15,434

Frequently Asked Questions about South Hart Elementary School

What schools do graduates of South Hart Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Hart Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hart County Middle School
High : Hart County High School

What district is South Hart Elementary School in?

Hart County

Is South Hart Elementary School a good school?

South Hart Elementary School ranks 563^rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Hart Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended South Hart Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of South Hart Elementary School?

Students at South Hart Elementary School are 57% White, 20% African American, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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