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Enrollment
719
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438002340
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School
3140 Lake Forest Dr, Augusta, GA 30909 · (706) 737-7317 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
593 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
38.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.2pp since 2021
Math
32.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
719
+14 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.2:1
% White
27%
was 26%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
60%
was 63%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lake Forest Hills Elementary School
As a medium-sized primary school in Augusta, Georgia, Lake Forest Hills Elementary School teaches 719 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Richmond County.
Richmond County comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 30,573 students; Lake Forest Hills Elementary School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Lake Forest Hills Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder consists of 27% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Lake Forest Hills Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Richmond County (around 93%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
With demographic context factored in, Lake Forest Hills Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.7%; this one delivers 38.8%.
In the area at large, census data for Richmond County shows median household income runs about $55,637, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Lake Forest Hills Elementary School is one of 58 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 31,674 students).
Nearest neighbor: Langford Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lake Forest Hills Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Lake Forest Hills Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 14.0%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Over the past 7-year window. Lake Forest Hills Elementary School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 705 (now 719).
Inside the community feed, members of the Lake Forest Hills Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Augusta
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Belair Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Langford Middle School0.7 mi · 719
- Copeland Elementary School0.9 mi · 369
- Tutt Middle School1.2 mi · 617
- Merry Elementary School1.6 mi · 401
- Bayvale Elementary School1.9 mi · 389
- Warren Road Elementary School2.1 mi · 665
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Forest Hills Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Forest Hills Elementary School?
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 719 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lake Forest Hills Elementary School serve?
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Forest Hills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Forest Hills Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lake Forest Hills Elementary School?
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 27% White, 5% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake Forest Hills Elementary School?
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School is overseen by Richmond County in Richmond County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.