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Hall County Schools
Hall County is a public school district in Georgia, based in Hall County (Gainesville). SchoolGrade grades 37 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Hall County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Hall County
37 of 37 schools in Hall County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 4C: 16D: 13F: 2
Best schools in Hall County
Statewide rankings: all 436 high schools in Georgia · all 452 middle schools in Georgia · all 1219 elementary schools in Georgia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Wauka Mountain Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Spout Springs Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Mount Vernon Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Lanier Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- North Hall Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- Cherokee Bluff Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Chestnut Mountain Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C C W Davis Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Sardis Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Flowery Branch High (High school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Hall County
High schools (7)
- C Cherokee Bluff High School, Flowery Branch
- D Chestatee High School, Gainesville
- C- East Hall High School, Gainesville
- C Flowery Branch High, Flowery Branch
- C- Johnson High School, Gainesville
- C- North Hall High School, Gainesville
- D West Hall High School, Oakwood
Middle and junior high schools (8)
- C C W Davis Middle School, Flowery Branch
- B- Cherokee Bluff Middle, Flowery Branch
- D+ Chestatee Middle School, Gainesville
- D- East Hall Middle School, Gainesville
- B- North Hall Middle School, Gainesville
- C South Hall Middle School, Gainesville
- D West Hall Middle School, Oakwood
- C World Language Academy Middle School, Gainesville
Elementary and primary schools (19)
- C+ Chestnut Mountain Elementary School, Flowery Branch
- D- Chicopee Elementary School, Gainesville
- C- Flowery Branch Elementary School, Flowery Branch
- C- Friendship Elementary School, Buford
- B Lanier Elementary School, Gainesville
- C Lula Elementary School, Lula
- F Lyman Hall Elementary School, Gainesville
- C Martin Elementary School, Flowery Branch
- D+ Mcever Elementary School, Gainesville
- B+ Mount Vernon Elementary School, Gainesville
- D- Myers Elementary School, Gainesville
- C Oakwood Elementary School, Oakwood
- D+ Riverbend Elementary School, Gainesville
- C Sardis Elementary School, Gainesville
- A- Spout Springs Elementary School, Flowery Branch
- D+ Sugar Hill Elementary, Gainesville
- D Tadmore Elementary School, Gainesville
- A- Wauka Mountain Elementary School, Gainesville
- D White Sulphur Elementary School, Gainesville
Other schools and academies (3)
- D- Lanier College And Career Academy, Gainesville
- F The Foundry, Gainesville
- C World Language Academy, Flowery Branch
Where Hall County schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Gainesville (23)
- Flowery Branch (9)
- Oakwood (3)
- Buford (1)
- Lula (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Georgia
- County: Hall County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 27,245 students with 1,896 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,550 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1302610
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Gainesville City (8 schools, 10 mi)
- Banks County (4 schools, 14 mi)
- White County (6 schools, 16 mi)
- Lumpkin County (5 schools, 18 mi)
- Habersham County (14 schools, 20 mi)
- Commerce City (4 schools, 20 mi)
- Jefferson City (4 schools, 20 mi)
- Jackson County (10 schools, 22 mi)
Questions about Hall County
How many schools are in Hall County?
SchoolGrade grades 37 public schools in Hall County, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Hall County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Gainesville, Flowery Branch, Oakwood, Buford, Lula.
How good are the schools in Hall County?
Across the 37 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 28.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33.2%. 41% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Hall County?
27,245 students were enrolled in Hall County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Hall County?
Hall County is in Georgia, based in Hall County, with its district office in Gainesville. Its boundary covers about 355 sq mi.