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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sardis Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALL COUNTY·NCES 130261001171
Sardis Elementary School
2805 Sardis Rd, Gainesville, GA 30506 · (770) 532-0104 · Hall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
355 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 30 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
33.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.9pp since 2021
Math
45.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.2% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 43.1% |
| 2022-23 | 32.7% | 41.3% |
| 2021-22 | 34.2% | 41.8% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Sardis Elementary School
Sardis Elementary School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sardis Elementary School this school | 556 | 63.8% | 41.0% |
| Lanier Elementary School Gainesville | 557 | 62.1% | 36.1% |
| Mountain View Elementary Ellijay | 668 | 57.5% | 44.9% |
| Hamilton Crossing Elementary School Cartersville | 653 | 63.1% | 41.9% |
| County Line Elementary School Winder | 573 | 62.0% | 37.7% |
| North Jackson Elementary School Talmo | 517 | 63.1% | 43.5% |
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 Sardis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #529 of 1,208 | #6 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #511 of 1,215 ▲ 29 | #7 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #636 of 1,215 ▼ 83 | #9 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #657 of 1,183 | #16 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #715 of 1,324 | #18 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,055 of 1,301 | #16 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #749 of 1,301 | #15 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #897 of 1,312 | #19 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #312 of 854 | #5 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
556
-54 (-9%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 556 | 37.5 | 14.8:1 | 64% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 41.6 | 13.5:1 | 66% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 43.2 | 13.7:1 | 51% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 50% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 42.3 | 15.8:1 | 60% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 61% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 661 | 40 | 16.5:1 | 55% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 31% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 26 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sardis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (669 to 556); teachers down 11% (42.3 to 37.5).
About Sardis Elementary School
Sardis Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Gainesville, Georgia. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 556 students.
Hall County serves 28,028 students across 38 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Sardis Elementary School is 60% White. It is also 35% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Hall County is about 63% White. Sardis Elementary School has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 14.8 students per teacher and 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 64%. That is close to the 64% average for public schools in Hall County.
In Georgia, Sardis Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.0% actual against a predicted 44.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Hall County, median household income is about $80,901, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Sardis Elementary School is among the 49 public schools in Hall County.
The closest other public school is Chestatee Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Sardis Elementary School's average proficiency of 41.0% compares with 28.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 556 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 610.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Sardis Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other schools in Hall County
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Flowery Branch HighHigh · 1,304 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- West Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,274 students
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- Cherokee Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,202 students
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
Other Sardis Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sardis Elementary. Sardis Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Sardis ElementaryMonroe, NC · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Chestatee Middle School0.2 mi · 834
- Chestatee High School0.4 mi · 1,245
- Centennial Arts Academy3.9 mi · 760
- Lanier Elementary School4.0 mi · 557
- Gainesville High School4.2 mi · 2,077
- Gainesville Exploration Academy4.2 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Sardis Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sardis Elementary School?
Sardis Elementary School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sardis Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sardis Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sardis Elementary School have?
Sardis Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sardis Elementary School?
At Sardis Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sardis Elementary School public or private?
Sardis Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hall County.
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