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Enrollment
1,119
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111003526
William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School
205 Brown Industrial Pkwy, Canton, GA 30114 · (770) 721-6555 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,119 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
11.4:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
877 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 89 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 180 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 164 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 188 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 183 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 153 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 162 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (180) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (162).
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
29.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.9pp since 2021
Math
41.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.6% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.8% | 39.2% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School
William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School this school | 1,119 | 78.4% | 36.1% |
| Chesney Elementary School Duluth | 1,165 | 78.6% | 31.2% |
| Sandra Dunagan Deal Elementary Gainesville | 762 | 78.7% | N/A |
| Centennial Arts Academy Gainesville | 760 | 72.8% | 26.1% |
| Beaver Ridge Elementary School Norcross | 984 | 81.9% | 25.8% |
| Mundy Mill Arts Academy Gainesville | 825 | 72.2% | 32.2% |
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 William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #638 of 1,208 | #23 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #578 of 1,215 ▲ 26 | #22 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #729 of 1,215 ▼ 25 | #23 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #581 of 1,183 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,119 | #38 of 1,324 | #3 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #169 of 1,301 | #2 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #730 of 1,301 | #17 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #745 of 1,312 | #1 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.8% | #93 of 386 | #5 of 12 |
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
1,119
+120 (+12%) vs 2020
+51% since 2010-11, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 1,119 | 98.5 | 11.4:1 | 78% (877) |
| 2023-24 | 1,127 | 94.8 | 11.9:1 | 77% (866) |
| 2022-23 | 1,064 | 96.2 | 11.1:1 | 75% (797) |
| 2020-21 | 999 | 94 | 10.6:1 | 76% (758) |
| 2017-18 | 919 | 85.3 | 10.8:1 | 82% (749) |
| 2015-16 | 912 | 83 | 11.0:1 | 83% (758) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 61 | 12.1:1 | 77% (571) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (919 to 1,119); teachers up 15% (85.3 to 98.5).
About William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School
William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School, a large elementary school, is located in Canton, Georgia. A total of 1,119 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 85% larger than average.
The district, Cherokee County, has 42,031 students enrolled across 37 schools.
Roughly 64% of students at William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 24% White, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. Cherokee County's residents are about 12% Hispanic, 52 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School, 98.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Georgia have 13.3:1, compared with 11.4:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 78% of enrollment. That is higher than the 37% average for public schools in Cherokee County.
allk12 grades William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School is -0.8 points: 36.1% actual, 36.9% predicted.
Cherokee County has these Census figures: the median household income is $108,115, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Cherokee County is home to 38 public schools and about 42,642 public school students.
Cherokee High School is the closest public school, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School ranks 8th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School's enrollment climbed 12%, to 1,119.
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Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,032
Census ACS
Median income
$108,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
42,642 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
Other schools in Canton
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Teasley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,586 students
- Dean Rusk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,543 students
- Creekland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,503 students
Nearby schools
- Cherokee High School1.7 mi · 3,012
- Teasley Middle School1.7 mi · 1,586
- Indian Knoll Elementary2.8 mi · 881
- iGrad Virtual Academy School3.2 mi · 210
- J. Knox Elementary3.8 mi · 909
- Holly Springs Elementary School4.6 mi · 831
Frequently asked questions
About William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary SchoolHow many students attend William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School?
William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,119 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School serve?
William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School have?
William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School employs 99 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School?
Student demographics at William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School are roughly 24% White, 64% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School in?
William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School is part of Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.