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Best Elementary Schools
in Etowah County

This page covers 11 elementary schools in Etowah County. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

11
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 11
1
rank
Southside Elementary School
Grades PK–05570 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,538
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
John S Jones Elementary School
Grades PK–05739 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,538
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Whitesboro Elementary School
Grades PK–05348 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,538
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Glencoe Elementary School
Grades PK–04390 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
17.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,538
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Highland Elementary School
Grades PK–06225 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,538
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
6
rank
Hokes Bluff Elementary School
Grades PK–05592 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,538
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Gaston Elementary School
Grades PK–06272 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
16.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,538
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
76%
High economic need
8
rank
Ivalee Elementary School
Grades PK–06240 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,538
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Carlisle Elementary School
Grades PK–05354 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
17.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,538
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
10
rank
West End Elementary School
Grades PK–06390 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
17.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,538
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
1 more elementary schools in Etowah County not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
11
Elementary Schools
24
Total Schools
49
#1 Score
43
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.