Summary:
Zip code 31030, serving the Fort Valley area in Peach County, Georgia, is home to just one elementary school: Hunt Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5 with an enrollment of 654 students.
Hunt Elementary School serves a student population where 100% of students participate in the free/reduced lunch program, reflecting a high-poverty community. The school invests significantly in its students, spending $11,976 per student and maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. The most encouraging news is the dramatic improvement in mathematics proficiency across all grade levels between the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 school years. Third-grade math proficiency nearly doubled from 18.7% to 35.3%, fourth-grade improved from 31.9% to 38.9%, and fifth-grade jumped from 14.0% to 25.6%. This upward momentum is reflected in the school's state ranking, which has climbed from the 10th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 24th percentile in 2025–2026, a gain of 199 positions over two years.
Despite these gains, challenges remain. Fifth-grade science proficiency declined from 23.7% to 18.3%, placing the school nearly 26 percentage points below the state average of 44.2%. There is also a notable drop-off in math performance between 4th and 5th grade (38.9% vs. 25.6%), suggesting that upper-elementary math concepts may present a hurdle. Chronic absenteeism affects 21.7% of students, which is 4 percentage points above the state average of 17.7% and likely impacts learning. While the school remains in the bottom quartile of Georgia schools, the strong math gains and improving ranking indicate that recent instructional strategies are working. Applying similar approaches to science instruction and addressing absenteeism could help Hunt Elementary School continue its positive trajectory within the Peach County district.
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