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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at New Hampstead K-8 School this year?
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Enrollment
1,118
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102004412
New Hampstead K-8 School
1700 Highgate Blvd, Bloomingdale, GA 31302 · (912) 395-6200 · Chatham County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,118 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
878 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 29 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 133 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 129 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (129).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
24.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.3pp since 2021
Math
25.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 25.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 39.2% |
| 2022-23 | 29.4% | 32.9% |
| 2021-22 | 28.4% | 28.6% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 New Hampstead K-8 School
New Hampstead K-8 School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampstead K-8 School this school | 1,118 | 78.5% | 31.0% |
| Pulaski Elementary SChool Savannah | 1,147 | 78.8% | 28.7% |
| Dowell Elementary School Marietta | 898 | 87.4% | 33.4% |
| Winn Holt Elementary School Lawrenceville | 1,046 | 80.3% | 35.3% |
| Brumby Elementary School Marietta | 963 | 78.3% | 22.4% |
| McKendree Elementary School Lawrenceville | 1,030 | 71.8% | 39.2% |
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 New Hampstead K-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #773 of 1,208 | #15 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #953 of 1,215 ▼ 331 | #21 of 33 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #897 of 1,215 ▼ 414 | #20 of 33 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #188 of 1,183 | #3 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,118 | #40 of 1,324 | #3 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #933 of 1,301 | #27 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #241 of 1,301 | #7 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #741 of 1,312 | #19 of 34 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,118 | 78.1 | 14.3:1 | 79% (878) |
| 2023-24 | 848 | 64 | 13.3:1 | 64% (545) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 55.2 | 15.0:1 | 58% (478) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Hampstead K-8 School.
About New Hampstead K-8 School
New Hampstead K-8 School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Bloomingdale, Georgia. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 1,118 students enrolled. It has 85% more students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
Savannah-Chatham County has 36,355 students spread across 58 schools.
The student body at New Hampstead K-8 School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 41%. The next largest groups are 39% Black, 12% White, and 6% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 33 points above the 8% share among Chatham County residents. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at New Hampstead K-8 School are from different groups.
For every teacher at New Hampstead K-8 School, there are about 14.3 students; the school has 78.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 878 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 79% of enrollment.
On the allk12 Grade, New Hampstead K-8 School lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Georgia public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, New Hampstead K-8 School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.0%; the prediction is 36.8%.
The school is in Chatham County, where the median household earns about $71,097 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Chatham County, 60 public schools serve about 36,380 students.
New Hampstead High School sits about 0.4 miles from New Hampstead K-8 School. New Hampstead K-8 School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, New Hampstead K-8 School ranks 4th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
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Chatham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
300,879
Census ACS
Median income
$71,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
36,380 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Savannah-Chatham County
- Godley Station SchoolElementary · 1,585 students
- Groves High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Jenkins High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolElementary · 1,147 students
- New Hampstead High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Windsor Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,069 students
Nearby schools
- New Hampstead High School0.4 mi · 1,123
- West Chatham Elementary School4.0 mi · 796
- Bloomingdale Elementary School4.1 mi · 350
- West Chatham Middle School4.2 mi · 713
- Pooler Elementary School5.5 mi · 340
- Southwest Elementary School6.3 mi · 769
Frequently asked questions
About New Hampstead K-8 SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New Hampstead K-8 School?
New Hampstead K-8 School enrolls approximately 1,118 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does New Hampstead K-8 School serve?
New Hampstead K-8 School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Hampstead K-8 School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Hampstead K-8 School is approximately 14.3:1 (78 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Hampstead K-8 School?
At New Hampstead K-8 School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 41% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees New Hampstead K-8 School?
New Hampstead K-8 School is overseen by Savannah-Chatham County in Chatham County.
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