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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 12% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
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.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023-24 | 6.2% | 8.6% |
| 2022-23 | 7.9% | 4.3% |
| 2021-22 | 9.1% | 0.7% |
% 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
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 →
Where Lewis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #1,206 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.8% | #1,211 of 1,215 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #1,191 of 1,215 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #1,248 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #78 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #1,241 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #521 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.7% | #83 of 854 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
293
-80 (-21%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 293 | 27.5 | 10.7:1 | 95% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 28 | 11.1:1 | 100% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 25.5 | 12.3:1 | 100% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 100% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 100% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 99% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 90% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 94% (599) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 44 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis Elementary School.
About Lewis Elementary School
Lewis Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Sparta, Georgia. Enrolled students number 293 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students each.
Lewis Elementary School is in Hancock County, a district with 652 students across 3 schools.
Black students are the large majority at Lewis Elementary School, with 92% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% White and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hancock County residents are about 70% Black. By the diversity index, Lewis Elementary School comes in at 15%.
Federal staffing data show 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lewis Elementary School and a ratio of 10.7:1. That ratio is under the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 95% of students. Across public schools in Hancock County, the average is about the same, 98%.
Lewis Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 7.4%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Georgia are predicted to post 28.1%, so the school is 20.7 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Within Hancock County, median household income is about $40,082, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 22% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Hancock County number 3 and enroll about 652.
The nearest public school is Hancock Central High School, at about 0.2 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lewis Elementary School is 8th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment was 373 in 2020-21 and 293 in 2024-25, a decrease of 80 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.7:1) than in 2020-21 (13.8:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 High School0.2 mi · 199
- Hancock Central Middle School0.2 mi · 160
- 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.
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