Demorest Elementary School

Located at 3116 Demorest Mount Airy Hwy, in Demorest, Georgia, Demorest Elementary School is a reasonably sized K-5 school that serves 548 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Habersham County.

Demorest Elementary School is one of 14 schools operated by Habersham County, a district that teaches 7,257 students overall.

Demographically, Demorest Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 60%; the rest reads as 29% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Demorest Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 28.6%; actual is 52.8%, +24.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Habersham County) reports that median household income runs about $67,309, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Habersham County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,835 students), Demorest Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Demorest Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Demorest Elementary School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.3%.

Demorest Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Demorest Elementary School has grew 12%, going from 489 students in 2018 to 548 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 60% across the same window.

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