Wauka Mountain Elementary School

Wauka Mountain Elementary School operates as a mid-tier elementary school in Gainesville, Georgia, one of the schools within Hall County. Current enrollment sits at 546 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Hall County, which oversees 38 schools and 28,028 students, Wauka Mountain Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Wauka Mountain Elementary School shows that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Hall County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Wauka Mountain Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hall County (around 64%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wauka Mountain Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.

Around the school, census data for Hall County shows median household earnings sit near $80,901, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wauka Mountain Elementary School is one of 49 public schools in Hall County (combined enrollment of about 36,525 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mount Vernon Elementary School, around 2.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wauka Mountain Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wauka Mountain Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 598 (now 546). White enrollment moved from 94% to 84% across the same window.

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