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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 30535

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.

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Top rankedDemorest Elementary School472^nd of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Summary:

Zip code 30535 in Demorest, Georgia, is served by two elementary schools—Demorest Elementary School and Fairview Elementary School—both part of the Habersham County School District, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide.

Demorest Elementary is the higher-performing school overall, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 471st out of 1,219 schools (61st percentile), while Fairview holds a 3-star rating and ranks 537th (56th percentile). Demorest outperforms Fairview in 5th grade science by a wide margin (48.6% vs. 32.3% proficient) and also leads in 4th grade math (44.3% vs. 39.5%). However, Fairview shows a notable strength in 5th grade math, where 56.4% of students are proficient—well above Demorest's 48.5% and the state average of 44.1%. Fairview also starts stronger in 3rd grade math (52.1% vs. 50.0%), but Demorest's scores remain more consistent across grade levels. Both schools serve high-poverty populations, with 94-96% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, yet Demorest's chronic absenteeism rate of 9.9% is remarkably low—nearly half the state average of 17.7%—while Fairview's rate is 11.0%.

Interestingly, Fairview spends $2,118 more per student ($15,965 vs. $13,847) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (11.6 vs. 13.0), yet Demorest achieves better overall outcomes, suggesting more efficient resource use. Both schools outperform the district in 5th grade math, but both fall below district averages in 4th grade math, indicating a shared area for improvement. Year-over-year data shows significant volatility, such as Demorest's 4th grade math dropping from 62.2% to 44.3%, which may reflect cohort differences. In prior-year ELA data, Demorest excelled in 4th grade (56.8% proficient, 17.5 points above the state), while Fairview remained at or slightly above state averages. These two schools offer complementary strengths—Demorest in science and consistency, Fairview in upper-grade math—making them solid options depending on a child's specific needs.

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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 (2025)	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
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2925 Cannon Bridge Rd	Demorest	30535	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	No	(706) 778-2030	478	41	11.6	96.2%	376 (78.7%)	5 (1.0%)	69 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	50.6	538^th of 1222 public elementary schools	56.0%		60.3	430^th of 1238 public elementary schools	65.3%	108	52.1	39.5	56.4	32.3	$15,965	$498	$15,467
Demorest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3116 Demorest Mount Airy Hwy	Demorest	30535	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 778-4126	548	42	13.0	94.3%	329 (60.0%)	11 (2.0%)	157 (28.6%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	56.5	472^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	61.4%		69.3	332^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	73.2%	140	50.0	44.3	48.5	48.6	$13,847	$509	$13,338

Cities Near Zip Code 30535

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Demorest	1.43 mi	3	138^th
Clarkesville	3.01 mi	3	72^nd
Cornelia	4.61 mi	3	186^th
Mount Airy	5.22 mi	4	51^st
Baldwin	7.29 mi	1	236^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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