Summary:
Zip code 30646 in Hull, Georgia, is home to a single elementary school, Hull-Sanford Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 within the Madison County school district.
Hull-Sanford Elementary School stands out as a high-poverty school—100% of its 494 students qualify for free/reduced lunch—yet it delivers strong academic results, particularly in mathematics. In the most recent testing year, the school outperformed the state average in math at every grade level, with 3rd graders exceeding the state by 15 percentage points (63.3% vs. 48.3%). The school also showed consistent year-over-year improvement in math across all grades, and its overall state ranking climbed from the 60th percentile to the 66th percentile. Notably, the school maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.6%, roughly half the district rate (18.2%) and well below the state rate (17.7%). This, combined with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1 and per-student spending of $17,637, suggests a supportive learning environment.
However, the picture is mixed in other areas. Science proficiency in 5th grade (41.4%) falls below both the state (44.2%) and district (55.6%) averages, marking a relative weakness. There is also a clear trend of declining proficiency as students advance through grade levels—math proficiency drops from 63.3% in 3rd grade to 46.3% in 5th grade. In the most recent English Language Arts data available, the school exceeded the state average in 3rd grade but fell slightly below in 4th and 5th grades. Compared to its district, the school excels in early-grade math but lags in upper-grade science. Overall, Hull-Sanford Elementary School demonstrates that high-poverty schools can achieve above-average outcomes, with math as a clear strength and science and upper-grade performance as areas for continued focus.
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