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What advice would you give to incoming students at New Mountain Hill Elementary School?
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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRIS COUNTY·NCES 130270001188
New Mountain Hill Elementary School
33 Mountain Hill Rd, Fortson, GA 31808 · (706) 323-1144 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
196 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 57 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 20% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
New Mountain Hill Elementary School→Creekside School→Harris County Carver Middle School→Harris County High School
Based on grade levels within Harris County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
56.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.9pp since 2021
Math
68.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 71.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.4% | 62.4% |
| 2021-22 | 51.4% | 64.4% |
% 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Where New Mountain Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #154 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #152 of 1,215 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #182 of 1,215 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #434 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #834 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #836 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #843 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #1,134 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #313 of 386 |
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
509
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 509 | 36.3 | 14.0:1 | 39% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 33.9 | 15.4:1 | 41% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 32.5 | 15.4:1 | 30% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 24% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 30.1 | 16.4:1 | 36% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 37% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 31% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 26% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 22 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Mountain Hill Elementary School.
About New Mountain Hill Elementary School
New Mountain Hill Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Fortson, Georgia. The student body numbers 509 students, from pre-K through 4.
Harris County is the district for New Mountain Hill Elementary School. It has 7 schools and 5,663 students.
New Mountain Hill Elementary School's enrollment is 72% White. The remaining shares are 11% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By the diversity index, New Mountain Hill Elementary School comes in at 46%.
Federal staffing data show 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at New Mountain Hill Elementary School and a ratio of 14.0:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 39% of students. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is about the same, 39%.
In Georgia, New Mountain Hill Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 64.0% actual against a predicted 57.4%.
Across Harris County, median household income is about $97,302, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. New Mountain Hill Elementary School is among the 7 public schools in Harris County.
Creekside School is located about 6.3 miles from New Mountain Hill Elementary School. Within ten miles are 7 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 64.0% is above the 45.1% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around New Mountain Hill Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 509, 3% above the 494 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.4:1 to 14.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,086
Census ACS
Median income
$97,302
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
5,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harris County
- Harris County High SchoolHigh · 1,733 students
- Harris County Carver Middle SchoolMiddle · 849 students
- Creekside SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 628 students
- Mulberry Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Creekside School6.3 mi · 780
- Mulberry Creek Elementary School6.4 mi · 529
- Harris County High School9.0 mi · 1,733
- Harris County Carver Middle School9.2 mi · 849
- Beulah High School9.5 mi · 535
- Beulah Elementary School9.6 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About New Mountain Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New Mountain Hill Elementary School?
New Mountain Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does New Mountain Hill Elementary School serve?
New Mountain Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at New Mountain Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at New Mountain Hill Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at New Mountain Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at New Mountain Hill Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is New Mountain Hill Elementary School in?
New Mountain Hill Elementary School is part of Harris County.
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