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Enrollment
782
Elementary
DISTRICT 725 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWNDES COUNTY·NCES 130339001314
Hahira Elementary School
350 Claudia Dr, Hahira, GA 31632 · (229) 316-8600 · Lowndes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
519 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 70 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.5pp since 2021
Math
75.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 75.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 78.1% |
| 2022-23 | 56.8% | 72.9% |
| 2021-22 | 55.3% | 74.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Georgia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hahira Elementary School
Hahira Elementary School's state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hahira Elementary School this school | 782 | 66.4% | 69.9% |
| Satilla Marsh Elementary School Brunswick | 752 | 66.9% | 58.1% |
| Brooklet Elementary School Brooklet | 808 | 70.2% | 66.1% |
| Adairsville Elementary School Adairsville | 868 | 62.6% | 44.3% |
| Guyton Elementary School Guyton | 800 | 66.3% | 45.5% |
| Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School Forsyth | 730 | 70.4% | 43.7% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hahira Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Lowndes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #96 of 1,208 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #77 of 1,215 ▼ 19 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #189 of 1,215 ▼ 22 | #2 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #678 of 1,183 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #256 of 1,324 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #753 of 1,301 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #868 of 1,301 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #868 of 1,312 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #759 of 854 | #9 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
782
+11 (+1%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 782 | 57 | 13.7:1 | 66% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 54.8 | 14.2:1 | 52% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 54.4 | 14.8:1 | 41% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 771 | 51 | 15.1:1 | 36% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 811 | 48.1 | 16.9:1 | 39% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 49 | 16.6:1 | 41% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 750 | 50 | 15.0:1 | 41% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 44 | 14.5:1 | 37% (234) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 39 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hahira Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (811 to 782); teachers up 19% (48.1 to 57).
About Hahira Elementary School
Hahira, Georgia, is home to Hahira Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 782 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 29% bigger than average.
Hahira Elementary School belongs to Lowndes County, a district of 11 schools and 10,618 students.
White students make up a majority at Hahira Elementary School, at 72%. Next come 13% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 53% White among all Lowndes County residents. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 57 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.7:1. That is close to the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligible students account for 66% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lowndes County is 80%.
allk12 grades Hahira Elementary School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hahira Elementary School is 26.9 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Georgia.
Across Lowndes County, the median household income is $58,541, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Lowndes County is home to 20 public schools and about 19,812 public school students.
Hahira Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within ten miles number 6. Hahira Elementary School comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Hahira Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 771 to 782, a small change. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.1:1 to 13.7:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lowndes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
119,965
Census ACS
Median income
$58,541
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
19,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lowndes County
- Lowndes High SchoolHigh · 3,152 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 904 students
- Hahira Middle SchoolMiddle · 843 students
- Dewar ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Lowndes Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Pine Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
Nearby schools
- Hahira Middle School0.6 mi · 843
- Pine Grove Elementary School6.2 mi · 756
- Pine Grove Middle School6.2 mi · 733
- Sallas Mahone Elementary7.6 mi · 1,045
- Dewar Elementary8.8 mi · 821
- Valdosta Middle School9.3 mi · 1,024
Frequently asked questions
About Hahira Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hahira Elementary School?
Hahira Elementary School enrolls approximately 782 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hahira Elementary School serve?
Hahira Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hahira Elementary School have?
Hahira Elementary School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hahira Elementary School?
At Hahira Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hahira Elementary School?
Hahira Elementary School is overseen by Lowndes County in Lowndes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.