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What's something Hunt Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 624 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEACH COUNTY·NCES 130405001480
Hunt Elementary School
1750 US Highway 341, Fort Valley, GA 31030 · (478) 825-5296 · Peach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
654 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
20.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.5pp since 2021
Math
21.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.3% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 19.3% | 17.3% |
| 2022-23 | 10.8% | 15.3% |
| 2021-22 | 12.7% | 14.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 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 Hunt Elementary School
Hunt Elementary School's state test result (19.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Elementary School this school | 654 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Shoal Creek Elementary School Conyers | 666 | 100.0% | 23.3% |
| Kemp Primary Hampton | 626 | 100.0% | N/A |
| West Newton Elementary School Covington | 698 | 100.0% | 19.2% |
| Callaway Elementary School Jonesboro | 677 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Sumter County Primary School Americus | 724 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Hunt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,057 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #1,038 of 1,215 ▲ 59 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #1,005 of 1,215 ▲ 60 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #243 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #473 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,003 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #898 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #346 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #232 of 386 |
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
654
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 654 | 44.8 | 14.6:1 | 100% (654) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 100% (635) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 43.5 | 14.7:1 | 82% (525) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 75% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 38.2 | 15.9:1 | 87% (531) |
| 2015-16 | 698 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 88% (611) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 98% (727) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 78% (451) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 43 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hunt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (607 to 654); teachers up 17% (38.2 to 44.8).
About Hunt Elementary School
Hunt Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Fort Valley, Georgia, under Peach County. Federal data show 654 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
The district for Hunt Elementary School is Peach County, with 7 schools and 3,980 students.
More than half of the students at Hunt Elementary School are Black (73%). Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 6% White, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 42% Black among all Peach County residents. The diversity index for Hunt Elementary School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 14.6:1 is based on 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1, 1.3 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. The average for public schools in Peach County is similar, at 98%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hunt Elementary School is 5.9 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 19.8% actual, 25.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
In Peach County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $71,293, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 7 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,980, Hunt Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Hunt Elementary School is Peach County Achievement Academy, located about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Its average proficiency rate of 19.8% is below the 24.3% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 17.6 in 2020-21 to 14.6 in 2024-25.
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Peach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,560
Census ACS
Median income
$71,293
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,980 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Peach County
- Peach County High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Byron Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
- Kay Road ElementaryElementary · 512 students
- Byron Middle SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Fort Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 434 students
- Peach County Achievement AcademyHigh · 60 students
Other schools in Fort Valley
- Peach County High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Fort Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 434 students
- Peach County Achievement AcademyHigh · 60 students
Other Hunt Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Hunt Elementary. Hunt Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRINGDALE, AR · 890 students
- Hunt ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 533 students
- Hunt Elementary SchoolMURPHY, TX · 491 students
- Hunt Elementary SchoolCUERO, TX · 483 students
- Hunt Elementary SchoolSioux City, IA · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Peach County Achievement Academy0.5 mi · 60
- Fort Valley Middle School0.6 mi · 434
- Peach County High School4.1 mi · 1,162
- Kay Road Elementary8.6 mi · 512
- Byron Middle School10.3 mi · 452
- Byron Elementary School10.5 mi · 706
Frequently asked questions
About Hunt Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hunt Elementary School?
Hunt Elementary School enrolls approximately 654 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hunt Elementary School serve?
Hunt Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hunt Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Hunt Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hunt Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hunt Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 15% Hispanic, 73% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hunt Elementary School in?
Hunt Elementary School is part of Peach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.