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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GAINESVILLE CITY·NCES 130231003048
New Holland Leadership Academy
170 Barn St, Gainesville, GA 30501 · (770) 287-1095 · Hall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
14.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
481 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 | 69 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
21.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.9pp since 2021
Math
33.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 33.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 40.6% |
| 2022-23 | 19.2% | 35.7% |
| 2021-22 | 20.6% | 38.5% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Holland Leadership Academy
New Holland Leadership Academy's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Leadership Academy this school | 573 | 83.9% | 30.2% |
| Garden City Elementary School Garden City | 597 | 90.6% | 31.5% |
| Gainesville Exploration Academy Gainesville | 536 | 84.0% | 22.1% |
| Sawyer Road Elementary School Marietta | 533 | 82.9% | 36.5% |
| Lithia Springs Elementary School Lithia Springs | 500 | 85.4% | 34.1% |
| Powers Ferry Elementary School Marietta | 475 | 90.3% | 27.5% |
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 Holland Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #797 of 1,208 | #13 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #784 of 1,215 ▼ 195 | #16 of 26 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #968 of 1,215 ▼ 62 | #18 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #271 of 1,183 | #5 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #675 of 1,324 | #16 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,008 of 1,301 | #14 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #656 of 1,301 | #12 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #661 of 1,312 | #10 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.2% | #26 of 854 | #1 of 11 |
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
573
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 701
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 573 | 39.2 | 14.6:1 | 84% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 38.2 | 14.8:1 | 84% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 84% (459) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 84% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 958 | 55.5 | 17.3:1 | 90% (861) |
| 2015-16 | 983 | 55 | 17.9:1 | 90% (884) |
| 2010-11 | 701 | 42 | 16.7:1 | 91% (635) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Holland Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (958 to 573); teachers down 29% (55.5 to 39.2).
About New Holland Leadership Academy
New Holland Leadership Academy operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Gainesville, Georgia. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 573 students in 2024-25.
Besides New Holland Leadership Academy, Gainesville City runs 9 other schools. The district enrolls 8,480 students.
Federal enrollment data show New Holland Leadership Academy is 61% Hispanic. Other groups include 27% Black, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 29% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
New Holland Leadership Academy has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1, with 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. The school has 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Hall County report 64%.
New Holland Leadership Academy holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Georgia public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, New Holland Leadership Academy is 3.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
The school is in Hall County, where the median household earns about $80,901 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. New Holland Leadership Academy shares Hall County with 48 other public schools.
Fair Street International Academy, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, New Holland Leadership Academy ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, New Holland Leadership Academy is City: Small.
In 2020-21, New Holland Leadership Academy enrolled 569; in 2024-25, 573.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
212,705
Census ACS
Median income
$80,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
36,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
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Other schools in Gainesville
- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- East Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- North Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,164 students
Nearby schools
- Fair Street International Academy0.5 mi · 651
- Gainesville Middle School East0.5 mi · 896
- Horizon Academy School1.3 mi · 464
- Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center1.4 mi · 17
- Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy1.5 mi · 767
- White Sulphur Elementary School1.9 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About New Holland Leadership AcademyHow many students attend New Holland Leadership Academy?
New Holland Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 573 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does New Holland Leadership Academy serve?
New Holland Leadership Academy serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Holland Leadership Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Holland Leadership Academy is approximately 14.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at New Holland Leadership Academy?
Student demographics at New Holland Leadership Academy are roughly 8% White, 61% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees New Holland Leadership Academy?
New Holland Leadership Academy is overseen by Gainesville City in Hall County.
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