📍 2723 Tumbling Creek Rd, Gainesville, Hall County, 30504
The Foundry is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gainesville, Hall County. The school has 54 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hall County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.9:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Foundry enrolls 54 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 87% male and 13% female. A teaching staff of 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 7.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 63% |
| White | 15 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 54 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 43 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The Foundry is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 30.
The Foundry is one of 37 schools in Hall County, based in Gainesville, Georgia. The district serves 27,257 students district-wide and employs 1,890 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 54 students, The Foundry is smaller than the district average of about 737 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small