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Schools in Clermont · Hall County School District

Clermont’s public schools score below 53% of Georgia districts on tests and graduation

In Clermont, 33% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Georgia average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Clermont, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

33%

▼ 7 pts vs GA 40%

2021–22

Math proficiency

33%

▼ 4 pts vs GA 37%

2021–22

Graduate on time

88%

▲ 4 pts vs GA 84%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.5K

▼ 8% vs GA $15.8K

FY2024

Students per teacher

14.5

GA 14.3

Schools in town

27,257 students on the public path

In brief

Clermont’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 58 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clermont’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 33% in math, against 40% and 37% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,534 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

19 elementary schools, then nine middle and nine high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Chattahoochee Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Clermont’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 47% of Georgia school districts. Graduation is above the Georgia average; test scores are below it.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 47%

Lower resultsHigher results

Georgia towns with similar household incomes (58)Better than 29%

C⁺B⁻A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 14,330 test results and a graduating class of 2,117 could put Clermont anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Clermont’s students in the tested grades sat them (14,480 in math, 14,181 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Clermont, with each school’s own grade.

19 schools teach K in Clermont’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.

Chestnut Mountain Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Flowery Branch

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Clermont’s public schools score below 53% of Georgia districts on tests and graduation

Clermont’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

19 elementary schools, then nine middle and nine high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Clermont’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Clermont vs. its neighbors

Every school in Clermont

Questions about Clermont’s schools

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