Hiram Elementary School

Hiram Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized primary schools in Hiram, Georgia, operated by Paulding County, with 797 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% above the state mean of about 605.

Across the 34 schools in Paulding County (31,426 students total), Hiram Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Hiram Elementary School shows that 61% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Paulding County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 72% of students at Hiram Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Paulding County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hiram Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 28.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Paulding County shows the typical household earns roughly $98,031 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Hiram Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Paulding County (combined enrollment of about 31,426 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hiram High School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hiram Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hiram Elementary School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hiram Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 798 students in 2018 to 797 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 25% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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