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The Foundry

PublicHighGrades 6–12

2723 Tumbling Creek Rd, Gainesville, GA 30504 · (770) 531-2330 · Part of Hall County School District

Gainesville’s School Grade C better than 28% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Students
28
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about The Foundry

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 86.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2723 Tumbling Creek Rd, Gainesville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 62
Grade 71
Grade 85
Grade 96
Grade 105
Grade 116
Grade 123
Enrollment over time
15’20
48’21
54’22
45’23
28’24

Up 86.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 54%White 32%Black 14%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about The Foundry from Gainesville families.

Other schools in Hall County School District

The district →
Chestnut Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Flowery Branch
B+
918 students17:1
Spout Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Flowery Branch
A
855 students18:1
Chicopee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
D
809 students14:1
Lyman Hall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
C−
785 students14:1
Sandra Dunagan Deal Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
762 students14:1
Flowery Branch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Flowery Branch
C+
711 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Gainesville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.