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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 30506

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Schools

9,125

Students

Districts

Top rankedMount Vernon Elementary School340^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Chestatee Elementary up 74 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Chestatee Middle School 12.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 30506 in Gainesville, GA, is served by 10 schools spanning Pre-K through 12th grade, split between the top-ranked Forsyth County district (7th in the state) and the lower-ranked Hall County district (118th in the state), creating stark contrasts in academic outcomes just miles apart.

Families in this area face a significant district-level divide. East Forsyth High School leads the pack with a 95.1% graduation rate and the lowest chronic absenteeism among high schools (15.2%), while Chestatee High School struggles with a 31.5% chronic absenteeism rate—nearly double the state average—and proficiency rates well below state norms. North Hall High School is the most consistent Hall County performer, exceeding district averages in every subject and nearly matching state proficiency in Algebra I (45.1% vs. 48.1%). At the elementary level, Chestatee Elementary (Forsyth) posts 3rd grade math proficiency of 66.2%, more than double Sardis Elementary's 31.4%, despite being just a few miles apart.

Several Hall County schools defy their district's overall ranking. North Hall Middle School boasts an extraordinary 96.4% Algebra I proficiency rate—double the state average—and Mount Vernon Elementary consistently outperforms district averages by 20+ percentage points while having the lowest chronic absenteeism in the zip code (9.0%). Wauka Mountain Elementary also shines in 5th grade Science (55.3% vs. 44.2% state). However, both Hall County middle schools show alarmingly low 8th grade Science scores (15.6-19.3% vs. 29.7% state), and the Chestatee Middle School feeder pattern shows a dramatic drop from strong elementary performance to weak middle school results. Per-student spending does not predict success—the lowest-spending school (Mount Vernon) is the top performer, while the highest-spending (Sardis) lags significantly.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical 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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chestatee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6945 Keith Bridge Rd	Gainesville	30506	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 887-2341	1,159	82	14.2	42.5%	868 (74.9%)	21 (1.8%)	222 (19.2%)	9 (0.8%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.7%)	67.5	348^th of 1219 public elementary schools	71.5%		61.4	422^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	65.9%	74				66.2	54.0	52.5				44.7				$14,049	$529	$13,520
East Forsyth High School	Public	9-12	8910 Jot Em Down Rd	Gainesville	30506	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-1235	1,588	98	16.1	34.8%	1,099 (69.2%)	40 (2.5%)	370 (23.3%)	24 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.1%)	42.3	209^th of 455 public high schools	54.1%		59.8	120^th of 451 public high schools	73.4%	89	33.7	53.3	28.0											$12,762	$202	$12,560
Mount Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4844 Jim Hood Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-1759	650	40	16.1	34.2%	551 (84.8%)	6 (0.9%)	74 (11.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	68	340^th of 1219 public elementary schools	72.1%		72.6	300^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.8%	40				57.7	64.9	47.1				44.6				$12,368	$328	$12,040
Wauka Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5850 Brookton Lula Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-3221	546	33	16.3	44.0%	456 (83.5%)	11 (2.0%)	52 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	60.5	426^th of 1219 public elementary schools	65.1%		61.9	415^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.5%	11				39.8	52.3	51.7				55.3				$12,887	$324	$12,562
Lanier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4782 Thompson Bridge Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-8781	557	36	15.6	62.1%	318 (57.1%)	14 (2.5%)	187 (33.6%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	38.4	691^st of 1219 public elementary schools	43.3%		49.2	577^th of 1238 public elementary schools	53.4%	114				34.9	47.8	38.4				32.4				$13,101	$674	$12,427
North Hall High School	Public	9-12	4885 Mount Vernon Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-7331	1,164	72	16.2	31.6%	903 (77.6%)	17 (1.5%)	202 (17.4%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.4%)	47.6	177^th of 455 public high schools	61.1%		58.9	126^th of 451 public high schools	72.1%	51	45.1	53.4	32.6											$12,438	$338	$12,099
Sardis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 Sardis Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-0104	556	38	14.8	63.8%	335 (60.3%)	7 (1.3%)	192 (34.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	37.1	712^th of 1219 public elementary schools	41.6%		51.3	548^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.7%	164				31.4	42.0	40.0				35.1				$14,202	$648	$13,554
North Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	4856 Rilla Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-9749	826	59	14.1	41.8%	635 (76.9%)	13 (1.6%)	154 (18.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	61.6	198^th of 578 public middle schools	65.7%		60.4	205^th of 585 public middle schools	65.0%	7	96.4						38.9	46.0	61.3		15.6	56.2	48.9	$12,580	$328	$12,252
Chestatee Middle School	Public	6-8	2740 Fran Mar Dr	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 297-6270	834	66	12.5	71.5%	349 (41.8%)	6 (0.7%)	454 (54.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.8%)	42.5	308^th of 578 public middle schools	46.7%		40.2	338^th of 585 public middle schools	42.2%	30	74.3						37.3	35.3	46.0		19.3	29.7	31.4	$13,946	$708	$13,237
Chestatee High School	Public	9-12	3005 Sardis Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 532-1162	1,245	82	15.1	62.6%	487 (39.1%)	27 (2.2%)	703 (56.5%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.4%)	24.6	325^th of 455 public high schools	28.6%		30.1	296^th of 451 public high schools	34.4%	29	11.7	39.7	21.0											$12,480	$350	$12,130

Cities Near Zip Code 30506

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gainesville	2.24 mi	36	248^th
Dawsonville	8.59 mi	8	108^th
Oakwood	10.06 mi	3	336^th
Dahlonega	10.93 mi	4	115^th
Lula	11.69 mi	1	274^th

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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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