Gainesville Exploration Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Gainesville, Georgia

Gainesville Exploration Academy in Gainesville, Georgia enrolled 536 students in 2024-25 with 39.2 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Georgia elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

554 students in 2022-23, 523 students in 2023-24, 536 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.3 to 39.2.

Students enrolled at Gainesville Exploration Academy by school year2022-23: 554, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 53602004006002022-235542023-245232024-25536
Students enrolled at Gainesville Exploration Academy by school year2022-23: 554, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 53602004006002022-235542023-245232024-25536
Students enrolled at Gainesville Exploration Academy by school year2022-23: 554, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 53602004006002022-235542023-245232024-25536
Students enrolled at Gainesville Exploration Academy by school year2022-23: 554, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 53602004006002022-235542023-245232024-25536
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355439.314.1
2023-2452339.213.3
2024-2553639.213.7

13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 of every 100 Georgia elementary schools

Among the 1,289 Georgia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 13.7; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 13.7; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 13.7; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 13.7; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 504 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gainesville Exploration Academy enrolled 504 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 504 of the 504 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent24.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.6% of students were Hispanic, 18.7% Black, 7.1% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic69.6%
  2. Black18.7%
  3. White7.1%
  4. Two or more races3.0%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. American Indian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Gainesville Exploration Academy scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2219%24%39.6%
Math, 2022-2322%27% (2021-22)38.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Gainesville

17 public elementary schools in Gainesville report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Chestatee Elementary1,15914.232.4%
Mundy Mill Arts Academy82515.253.5%
Chicopee Elementary School80913.781.6%
Lyman Hall Elementary School78513.688.0%
Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy76714.245.8%
Centennial Arts Academy76014.360.8%
Sugar Hill Elementary68514.269.5%
Fair Street International Academy65115.481.7%

All public schools in Gainesville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gainesville Exploration Academy

  1. Centennial Arts AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 760 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. McEver Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 487 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Gainesville Exploration Academy with Centennial Arts AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gainesville City School System spends per student$14,128 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,128
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaGainesville Exploration Academy is the number 765 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#765 of 1,289
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Gainesville Exploration Academy

  1. How many students attend Gainesville Exploration Academy?
    536 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 554 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gainesville, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gainesville Exploration Academy?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Gainesville Exploration Academy a Title I school?
    Gainesville Exploration Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Gainesville Exploration Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Gainesville Exploration Academy scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Gainesville Exploration Academy in?
    Gainesville City School System, NCES district ID 1302310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130231003049 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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