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If you could change one rule at Wauka Mountain Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
546
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALL COUNTY·NCES 130261001155
Wauka Mountain Elementary School
5850 Brookton Lula Rd, Gainesville, GA 30506 · (770) 983-3221 · Hall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
16.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
240 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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
29%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
40.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.3pp since 2021
Math
49.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 47.1% |
| 2022-23 | 37.9% | 44.8% |
| 2021-22 | 46.3% | 42.6% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Wauka Mountain Elementary School
Wauka Mountain Elementary School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wauka Mountain Elementary School this school | 546 | 44.0% | 45.3% |
| Whitesburg Elementary School Whitesburg | 517 | 42.7% | 49.0% |
| Graysville Elementary School Ringgold | 548 | 43.4% | 51.3% |
| Johnson Elementary Rome | 518 | 43.4% | 80.6% |
| Providence Elementary School Temple | 557 | 42.0% | 54.2% |
| Boynton Elementary School Ringgold | 580 | 38.6% | 47.4% |
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 Wauka Mountain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #429 of 1,208 | #4 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #431 of 1,215 ▲ 34 | #4 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #446 of 1,215 ▲ 37 | #6 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #713 of 1,183 | #18 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #750 of 1,324 | #19 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,251 of 1,301 | #25 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #1,084 of 1,301 | #21 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #1,090 of 1,312 | #24 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #583 of 854 | #9 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
546
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 546 | 33.4 | 16.4:1 | 44% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 36.7 | 14.8:1 | 49% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 36.8 | 15.2:1 | 27% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 34% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 35.7 | 16.8:1 | 33% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 40% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 42% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 19% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 633 | 34 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wauka Mountain Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (598 to 546); teachers down 6% (35.7 to 33.4).
About Wauka Mountain Elementary School
Wauka Mountain Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Gainesville, Georgia, under Hall County. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 546 students.
Wauka Mountain Elementary School is run by Hall County, whose 38 schools enroll 28,028 students.
Of every 100 students at Wauka Mountain Elementary School, about 84 are White. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Hall County is roughly 63% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wauka Mountain Elementary School is 16.4:1, based on 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Wauka Mountain Elementary School counts 44% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Hall County average 64%.
Wauka Mountain Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of Georgia public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.6%.
In Hall County, the median household earns about $80,901 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hall County has 49 public schools with about 36,525 students, including Wauka Mountain Elementary School.
Mount Vernon Elementary School is about 2.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.6%; Wauka Mountain Elementary School's is 45.3%, ranking 4th of 8.
Wauka Mountain Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school's size has been steady, with 559 students in 2020-21 and 546 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Mount Vernon Elementary School2.7 mi · 650
- North Hall High School3.0 mi · 1,164
- North Hall Middle School3.2 mi · 826
- Lanier Elementary School5.8 mi · 557
- Mossy Creek Elementary School7.0 mi · 427
- Sandra Dunagan Deal Elementary7.2 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Wauka Mountain Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wauka Mountain Elementary School?
Wauka Mountain Elementary School enrolls approximately 546 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wauka Mountain Elementary School serve?
Wauka Mountain Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Wauka Mountain Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Wauka Mountain Elementary School.
How diverse is Wauka Mountain Elementary School?
Wauka Mountain Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Wauka Mountain Elementary School in?
Wauka Mountain Elementary School is part of Hall County.
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