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Enrollment
689
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 130213002555
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School
1650 Highway 85 S, Fayetteville, GA 30215 · (770) 716-3910 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL689 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
15.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
191 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 44 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
64.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.3pp since 2021
Math
72.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +14.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 72.9% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 64.7% |
| 2022-23 | 63.1% | 67.3% |
| 2021-22 | 60.4% | 58.4% |
% 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Sara Harp Minter Elementary School
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Harp Minter Elementary School this school | 689 | 27.7% | 66.4% |
| Still Elementary School Powder Springs | 755 | 32.2% | 52.9% |
| Frey Elementary School Acworth | 691 | 29.8% | 58.3% |
| Bullard Elementary School Kennesaw | 799 | 27.9% | 54.3% |
| Lewiston Elementary School Evans | 614 | 30.9% | 71.4% |
| Crabapple Lane Elementary School Peachtree City | 594 | 24.2% | 69.8% |
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 Sara Harp Minter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #125 of 1,208 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #98 of 1,215 ▲ 91 | #6 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #103 of 1,215 ▲ 16 | #6 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #161 of 1,183 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 689 | #395 of 1,324 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,125 of 1,301 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #188 of 1,301 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #1,195 of 1,312 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #590 of 854 | #4 of 8 |
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
689
-57 (-8%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 689 | 45.5 | 15.1:1 | 28% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 51 | 14.4:1 | 24% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 783 | 52 | 15.1:1 | 18% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 50 | 14.9:1 | 15% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 15% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 18% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 18% (103) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sara Harp Minter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (752 to 689); teachers down 1% (46 to 45.5).
About Sara Harp Minter Elementary School
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Fayetteville, Georgia, one of the schools in Fayette County. It reported 689 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
District-wide, Fayette County has 24 schools and 19,800 students.
The student body at Sara Harp Minter Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 47%. Next come 28% Black, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 57% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Based on 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Sara Harp Minter Elementary School has a ratio of 15.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Sara Harp Minter Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 89% of Georgia public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 63.0%.
In the wider Fayette County area, the median household earns about $111,978 a year, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Fayette County, 26 public schools serve about 20,375 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Sara Harp Minter Elementary School from the closest public school, Whitewater High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Sara Harp Minter Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Sara Harp Minter Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 689, compared with 746 in 2020-21.
The Sara Harp Minter Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
122,244
Census ACS
Median income
$111,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
20,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Sandy Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- J.C. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
Other schools in Fayetteville
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Rising Starr Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Bennett's Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Whitewater Middle SchoolMiddle · 874 students
Nearby schools
- Whitewater High School0.2 mi · 1,303
- Whitewater Middle School0.5 mi · 874
- Inman Elementary3.2 mi · 659
- Starrs Mill High School3.7 mi · 1,357
- Braelinn Elementary School3.7 mi · 538
- Rising Starr Middle School3.8 mi · 931
Frequently asked questions
About Sara Harp Minter Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sara Harp Minter Elementary School?
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School enrolls approximately 689 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sara Harp Minter Elementary School serve?
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sara Harp Minter Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sara Harp Minter Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sara Harp Minter Elementary School?
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 13% Hispanic, 28% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sara Harp Minter Elementary School in?
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School is part of Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.