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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.

Hahira Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Hahira Elementary School in Hahira, GA, serves 782 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the highly rated Lowndes County School District, which holds a 5-star district rating and ranks in the 93rd percentile statewide.

Hahira Elementary is a standout performer, ranking 47th out of 1,219 elementary schools in Georgia for the 2025-2026 school year — placing it in the 96th percentile with a 5-star rating. This marks a significant jump from 124th place the previous year. The school's math and science scores are exceptional, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade math proficiency rates between 79% and 81% — roughly 30 to 35 percentage points above the state average. Fifth grade science proficiency is 78.2%, compared to 44.2% statewide. The school also excels in supporting students with special needs, ranking 13th out of 465 schools statewide for special education outcomes. Perhaps most notably, chronic absenteeism is just 4.8% — less than one-third of the state average of 17.7% — which helps ensure consistent learning. The school achieves these results while serving a student population where 66% qualify for free/reduced lunch, and it does so efficiently, spending $13,155 per student — less than several nearby schools that perform far worse.

Compared to nearby schools, Hahira is the clear academic leader. Its 5th grade math proficiency (79.2%) is nearly 26 points higher than the next closest school, Westside Elementary (69.8%), and dramatically higher than schools like Pinevale Elementary (3.1%) or S.L. Mason Elementary (20.0%). Hahira also outperforms its own district by 10-20 points in math. While current-year English Language Arts scores are not yet available (they will be released in December), the most recent data showed strong 5th grade ELA performance at 65.6% proficiency versus a 43% state average. With consistent improvement over the past decade — from the 80th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 96th percentile today — Hahira Elementary demonstrates that strong attendance, effective instruction, and a supportive culture can produce outstanding results for all students.

782

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,155

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

350 Claudia Dr
Hahira, GA 31632

(229) 316-8600

District: Lowndes County

Students who attend Hahira Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hahira Middle School
High:	Lowndes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.4%

African American:

12.9%

Hispanic:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (80% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg64%

Georgia avg47%

47^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Lowndes County

15^th of 202Lowndes 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	96.2	47 of 1222	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	124 of 1238	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	130 of 1236	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	120 of 1223	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	125 of 1220	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	100 of 1214	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	151 of 1234	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	210 of 1209	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	187 of 1205	84.5%	★★★★☆
2016	77.0	244 of 1233	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	84.6	165 of 1240	86.7%	★★★★☆
2014	80.3	176 of 1231	85.7%	★★★★☆
2013	82.9	126 of 1225	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	84.3	95 of 1201	92.1%	★★★★★
2011	85.4	89 of 1212	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	84.0	118 of 1183	90.0%	★★★★★
2009	79.0	186 of 1133	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	75.4	239 of 1134	78.9%	★★★★☆
2007	78.2	203 of 1125	82.0%	★★★★☆
2006	73.5	284 of 1101	74.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	74 of 829	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	135 of 870	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	58 of 876	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	58 of 1189	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	91.0	105 of 1224	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	132 of 1223	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	126 of 1212	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	134 of 1206	88.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	16 of 583	97.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	46 of 1186	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	89.4	126 of 1225	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	114 of 1220	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	116 of 1210	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	109 of 1209	91.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	13 of 466	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	78.5	80 of 565	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	60 of 487	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	60 of 455	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	57 of 415	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	40 of 703	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	79.6	144 of 769	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	144 of 772	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	156 of 775	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	164 of 779	78.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

African American (2026)91st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics80%+33 vs state

Science78%+34 vs state

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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/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 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
Hahira Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Claudia Dr	Hahira	31632	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	No	(229) 316-8600	782	57	13.7	66.4%	566 (72.4%)	101 (12.9%)	63 (8.1%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	96.2	47^th of 1222 public elementary schools	96.2%		90.8	124^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.0%	77	81.1	79.6	79.2	78.2	$13,155	$431	$12,723
Pine Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4175 River Rd	Valdosta	31605	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 245-2297	756	55	13.7	77.6%	370 (48.9%)	219 (29.0%)	89 (11.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (9.1%)	71.8	303^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	75.2%		80.2	233^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	81.2%	70	59.0	73.7	42.6	53.3	$12,428	$1,205	$11,222
Sallas Mahone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3686 Lake Laurie Dr	Valdosta	31605	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8530	1,045	72	14.5	81.2%	130 (12.4%)	716 (68.5%)	108 (10.3%)	38 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.0%)	32.7	791^st of 1222 public elementary schools	35.3%		35.5	745^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.8%	46	39.2	41.3	31.5	29.7	$12,467	$793	$11,674
Dewar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3539 Mount Zion Church Rd	Valdosta	31605	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	No	(229) 219-1370	821	60	13.6	75.8%	272 (33.1%)	330 (40.2%)	119 (14.5%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.0%)	77.8	242^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	80.2%		60.6	427^th of 1238 public elementary schools	65.5%	185	65.1	53.7	54.1	66.9	$12,132	$573	$11,559
North Brooks Elementary School	Public	K-5	10295 Coffee Rd	Morven	31638	Brooks County	Brooks County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 588-2344	354	30	11.8	—	172 (48.6%)	110 (31.1%)	45 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	49.6	548^th of 1222 public elementary schools	55.2%		34.9	755^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.0%	207	41.0	50.0	24.5	61.4	$16,525	$1,730	$14,795
W.G. Nunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Lakeland Ave	Valdosta	31602	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8515	974	70	13.9	97.5%	43 (4.4%)	838 (86.0%)	60 (6.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.7%)	18.8	1016^th of 1222 public elementary schools	16.9%		11.8	1148^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.3%	132	24.2	23.5	27.9	28.6	$13,877	$1,876	$12,001
S.L. Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 W Gordon St	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8525	881	59	15.0	98.0%	97 (11.0%)	597 (67.8%)	118 (13.4%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.8%)	16.7	1051^st of 1222 public elementary schools	14.0%		18.6	1018^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.8%	33	22.0	25.0	20.0	31.7	$13,248	$1,248	$12,000
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2470 James Rd	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	No	(229) 245-2289	904	63	14.3	65.2%	528 (58.4%)	188 (20.8%)	101 (11.2%)	40 (4.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.8%)	88.5	144^th of 1222 public elementary schools	88.2%		88.4	145^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.3%	1	60.7	80.1	69.8	65.8	$13,149	$437	$12,713
Cook Elementary School	Public	3-5	1512 N Elm St	Sparks	31647	Cook County	Cook County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 549-6250	666	54	12.3	—	314 (47.1%)	219 (32.9%)	79 (11.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	34.8	758^th of 1222 public elementary schools	38.0%		36	739^th of 1238 public elementary schools	40.3%	19	51.8	35.6	23.2	33.9	$12,840	$1,424	$11,415
Pinevale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	930 Lake Park Rd	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8535	565	39	14.4	96.3%	19 (3.4%)	485 (85.8%)	45 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	12.9	1118^th of 1222 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.6	1139^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.0%	21	30.3	29.4	3.1	12.3	$15,757	$2,870	$12,887

Frequently Asked Questions about Hahira Elementary School

Is Hahira Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Hahira Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 47^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hahira Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hahira Middle School
High : Lowndes High School

What district is Hahira Elementary School in?

Lowndes County

How many students attend Hahira Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended Hahira Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hahira Elementary School?

Students at Hahira Elementary School are 72% White, 13% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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