Lyman Hall Elementary School, Hinesville GA

Original Research by School Decision on Lyman Hall Elementary School

Lyman Hall Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Hinesville, Georgia, as part of the Liberty County School District. The school's enrollment spans about six grade levels, with the student body predominantly qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high economic need. The school's racial composition is diverse, with a majority Black student population alongside significant Hispanic, multiracial, and white students.

State testing data from the most recent school year shows academic performance well below proficiency benchmarks across tested subjects. In mathematics, students in grades three through five demonstrate proficiency rates in the low to mid-range; fifth grade math proficiency is notably the lowest of the three grades tested. English language arts results follow a similar pattern, with third grade at the lowest point and performance rising slightly in grade four before declining again in grade five. Science proficiency, measured only in grade five, sits in the lower range. The school's overall proficiency rate across tested grades and subjects is low. These results represent a single year of assessment data, so trend analysis is not yet possible.

Hinesville itself is a growing military town anchored by Fort Stewart, the largest active-duty Army installation east of the Mississippi River. The city's population skews young and diverse, shaped substantially by active-duty and military families. Housing costs are moderate relative to state and national benchmarks, with home prices below the Georgia state average. Rents have climbed modestly year over year. The local job market centers on Fort Stewart and military-related employment, with additional jobs in healthcare, retail, and government. The city has invested heavily in downtown redevelopment in recent years, including the opening of Bryant Commons park and new commercial activity, and continues to grow at a pace above many peer communities in the region.

The Liberty County School District has made deliberate choices about tax policy over recent years. The school board has progressively lowered the property tax millage rate while the tax base has grown, meaning new homeowners moving into the area encounter a lower school property tax burden than in prior years, even as the district continues to fund operations without reductions in staffing. The district is pursuing an extension of its one-cent sales tax for schools to fund facility improvements and equipment, a funding mechanism that spreads costs across all shoppers rather than concentrating them on property owners.

A parent considering Lyman Hall should understand that the school's current test results show substantial academic gaps. The proficiency rates across grades and subjects are low, suggesting students are working significantly below grade-level standards in reading, writing, and mathematics. Anyone enrolling a child here may want to discuss directly with the school what instructional supports, intervention programs, and family engagement initiatives are in place to address these performance levels, and what the school's trajectory is. The school does serve a population with considerable economic need, which research consistently links to academic challenges requiring intentional resources and strategies.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 325%

School 25% · District 38% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 38% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 31% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 314%

School 14% · District 26% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median

Grade 424%

School 24% · District 32% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 34% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median

Science

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 36% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median

Social studies

Grades 3-886%

School 86% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median

This schoolLiberty County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grades 3-8Lower-income27%Higher-income26%1 pp gap

Mathematics

Grades 3-8Lower-income23%Higher-income32%9 pp gap