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If you had an hour of school board time for New Hope Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,175
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222004436
New Hope Elementary School
4810 Castleberry Road, Comming, GA 30040 · (678) 965-5101 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,175 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
172 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 16 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 182 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 181 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 190 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 209 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 192 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 205 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (182) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (205).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
68.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.2pp since 2022
Math
79.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 79.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.7% | 80.1% |
| 2022-23 | 66.9% | 77.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Hope Elementary School
New Hope Elementary School's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Elementary School this school | 1,175 | 14.6% | 72.9% |
| Midway Elementary School Alpharetta | 1,022 | 15.8% | 71.5% |
| Shiloh Point Elementary Cumming | 955 | 12.3% | 71.5% |
| Settles Bridge Elementary School Suwanee | 741 | 15.4% | 77.1% |
| Big Creek Elementary School Cumming | 745 | 15.7% | 77.8% |
| Creek View Elementary School Alpharetta | 765 | 5.1% | 87.1% |
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 Hope Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #74 of 1,208 | #7 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #55 of 1,215 ▼ 14 | #8 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #82 of 1,215 ▲ 7 | #7 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,175 | #28 of 1,324 | #4 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,167 of 1,301 | #17 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #442 of 1,301 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.6% | #1,270 of 1,312 | #16 of 23 |
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 | 1,175 | 76.2 | 15.4:1 | 15% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 1,143 | 72.1 | 15.8:1 | 15% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 1,019 | 65.1 | 15.7:1 | 10% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Hope Elementary School.
About New Hope Elementary School
New Hope Elementary School is a large elementary school in Georgia, located in Comming. There are 1,175 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Georgia enroll around 605, and this school is 94% larger than that mark.
Forsyth County is the local district for New Hope Elementary School. It runs 42 schools with 54,864 students.
Federal enrollment data show New Hope Elementary School is 54% Asian. Next come 29% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 20% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 76.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 172 students, or 15%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, New Hope Elementary School is 3.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 72.9%. Predicted: 69.8%.
Forsyth County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $143,784, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 42 public schools in the county, enrolling about 54,864, New Hope Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, George W. Whitlow Elementary is closest at about 1.1 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. New Hope Elementary School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put New Hope Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The allk12 page for New Hope Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Forsyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
267,287
Census ACS
Median income
$143,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
54,864 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forsyth County
- Lambert High SchoolHigh · 3,249 students
- South Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
- Denmark High SchoolHigh · 2,527 students
- West Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,503 students
- Forsyth Central High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- North Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,151 students
Other New Hope Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named New Hope Elementary. New Hope Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 11.
- New Hope ElementaryLocust Grove, GA · 621 students
- New Hope Elementary SchoolDalton, GA · 511 students
- New Hope ElementaryCOLUMBUS, MS · 1,191 students
- New Hope ElementaryGastonia, NC · 571 students
- New Hope Elementary SchoolNew Hope, AL · 534 students
Nearby schools
- George W. Whitlow Elementary1.1 mi · 1,247
- Kelly Mill Elementary1.8 mi · 1,104
- Vickery Creek Middle School2.4 mi · 1,058
- Vickery Creek Elementary School2.5 mi · 982
- West Forsyth High School2.5 mi · 2,503
- South Forsyth High School2.6 mi · 2,634
Frequently asked questions
About New Hope Elementary SchoolHow many students attend New Hope Elementary School?
New Hope Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,175 students in grades PK-05.
Is New Hope Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Hope Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at New Hope Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at New Hope Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at New Hope Elementary School?
Student demographics at New Hope Elementary School are roughly 29% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 54% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees New Hope Elementary School?
New Hope Elementary School is overseen by Forsyth County in Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.