Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANCOCK COUNTY·NCES 130264002006
Lewis Elementary School
11145 Ga Highway 15, Sparta, GA 31087 · (706) 444-7028 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
279 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Hancock County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
10.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
6.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
293
-130 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.8:1
% White
4%
was 3%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
92%
was 95%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lewis Elementary School
Lewis Elementary School, a compact K-5 school in Sparta, Georgia, operated by Hancock County, serves 293 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 605.
Hancock County runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 652 students. Lewis Elementary School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Lewis Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%); the rest is composed of 4% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Lewis Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lewis Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 28.1%; this one comes in at 7.4%, -20.7 points off the demographic line.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hancock County indicate median household income runs about $40,082, about 10% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 22%. In all, Hancock County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 652 students), of which Lewis Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Hancock Central Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lewis Elementary School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 24.9%.
Lewis Elementary School operates from a low-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Lewis Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 423 (now 293). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.
On this page, members of the Lewis Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,650
Census ACS
Median income
$40,082
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
652 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hancock County
- Hancock Central High SchoolHigh · 199 students
- Hancock Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 160 students
Other schools in Sparta
- Hancock Central High SchoolHigh · 199 students
- Hancock Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Hancock Central Middle School0.2 mi · 160
- Hancock Central High School0.2 mi · 199
- Taliaferro County School18.3 mi · 184
- Warren County Middle School18.7 mi · 160
- Warren County High School18.7 mi · 187
- Freeman Elementary School18.7 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lewis Elementary School?
Lewis Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lewis Elementary School serve?
Lewis Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewis Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lewis Elementary School is approximately 10.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lewis Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lewis Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 1% Hispanic, 92% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lewis Elementary School in?
Lewis Elementary School is part of Hancock County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.