Schools in Zip Code 30501

Zip code 30501 in Gainesville, GA, is served by 9 schools spanning Pre-K through 12th grade, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 3 high schools, with most belonging to the Gainesville City district and one elementary school in the Hall County district.

For parents, the standout option is Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy, which ranks in the 64th percentile statewide and posts math proficiency rates of 48-52% across grades 3-5—well above state averages—despite serving a majority low-income population. In contrast, Fair Street International Academy ranks in the bottom 11% of Georgia elementary schools, with 3rd-grade math proficiency at just 20.7%. New Holland Leadership Academy shows strong momentum, improving its state rank from the 27th to 38th percentile and boasting the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the area at 11.7%. At the middle school level, Gainesville Middle School East excels in advanced coursework—78.1% proficiency in Algebra I versus 48.1% statewide—but struggles in standard grade-level math, where proficiency ranges from 26.7% to 33%. Gainesville High School outperforms its district in Biology and US History and posts a strong 92.6% graduation rate, though Algebra I proficiency remains a concern at 16.4%. Horizon Academy School faces severe challenges, with a 50.1% chronic absenteeism rate and extremely low test scores.

Key takeaways include a striking disparity within the same district—a 27.6 percentage point gap in 3rd-grade math between Enota and Fair Street—and the finding that per-student spending (ranging from $13,404 to $14,955) does not correlate with outcomes. Sandra Dunagan Deal Elementary, the lone Hall County school, underperforms its district average in every subject. Attendance appears to be a critical lever, as schools with lower absenteeism tend to perform better academically.