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Best kept secret at Spout Springs Elementary School?
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Enrollment
855
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALL COUNTY·NCES 130261002177
Spout Springs Elementary School
6640 Spout Springs Rd, Flowery Branch, GA 30542 · (770) 967-4860 · Hall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL855 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
17.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
196 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 | 20 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 154 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (153).
Student demographics
44%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
57.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.0pp since 2021
Math
61.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 59.3% |
| 2022-23 | 51.2% | 64.3% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 59.2% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Spout Springs Elementary School
Spout Springs Elementary School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spout Springs Elementary School this school | 855 | 22.9% | 54.4% |
| Sixes Elementary School Canton | 741 | 23.6% | 60.0% |
| Roswell North Elementary School Roswell | 950 | 19.5% | 74.4% |
| Bascomb Elementary School Woodstock | 911 | 19.3% | 65.0% |
| Arnold Mill Elementary School Woodstock | 767 | 26.3% | 62.4% |
| Frances Meeks Elementary School Richmond Hill | 908 | 16.9% | 70.9% |
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 Spout Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #267 of 1,208 | #1 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #231 of 1,215 ▲ 35 | #1 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #169 of 1,215 ▲ 74 | #1 of 26 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #440 of 1,183 | #9 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 855 | #173 of 1,324 | #2 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,288 of 1,301 | #27 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #876 of 1,301 | #17 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.9% | #1,211 of 1,312 | #27 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #276 of 386 | #8 of 13 |
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
855
+108 (+14%) vs 2020
+45% since 2000-01, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 855 | 48.2 | 17.7:1 | 23% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 49.2 | 17.5:1 | 26% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 47.1 | 18.1:1 | 15% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 747 | 42 | 17.8:1 | 15% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 813 | 45.5 | 17.9:1 | 20% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 49 | 17.3:1 | 24% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 814 | 47 | 17.3:1 | 30% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 23% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spout Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (813 to 855); teachers up 6% (45.5 to 48.2).
About Spout Springs Elementary School
Spout Springs Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Flowery Branch, Georgia. Enrollment is 855 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 41% above average.
Hall County is made up of 38 schools with 28,028 students in all.
Spout Springs Elementary School is 73% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Hall County's population at about 63%. Spout Springs Elementary School's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
Spout Springs Elementary School employs 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Spout Springs Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 23%. On average, public schools in Hall County report 64%.
allk12 grades Spout Springs Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 65.5% at Spout Springs Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.4%.
Hall County has about 212,705 residents, and the median household income is $80,901, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Spout Springs Elementary School, Hall County has 48 other public schools.
The school nearest to Spout Springs Elementary School is Cherokee Bluff High School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Spout Springs Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Spout Springs Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Spout Springs Elementary School's enrollment climbed 14%, to 855.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Spout Springs Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Flowery Branch
- Flowery Branch HighHigh · 1,304 students
- Cherokee Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,202 students
- Chestnut Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 918 students
- Cherokee Bluff MiddleMiddle · 828 students
- C. W. Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · 748 students
- Flowery Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
Nearby schools
- Cherokee Bluff High School0.3 mi · 1,202
- Cherokee Bluff Middle0.6 mi · 828
- Chestnut Mountain Elementary School2.2 mi · 918
- Flowery Branch High2.8 mi · 1,304
- C. W. Davis Middle School3.1 mi · 748
- Friendship Elementary School3.1 mi · 673
Frequently asked questions
About Spout Springs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Spout Springs Elementary School?
Spout Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 855 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Spout Springs Elementary School serve?
Spout Springs Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spout Springs Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spout Springs Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spout Springs Elementary School?
At Spout Springs Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Spout Springs Elementary School public or private?
Spout Springs Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.