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Best Elementary Schools
in Whitfield County

This page covers 13 elementary schools in Whitfield 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.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
New Hope Elementary School
Grades KG–05511 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,319
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Dug Gap Elementary School
Grades PK–05375 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,319
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
3
rank
Tunnel Hill Elementary School
Grades KG–05310 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,319
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Westside Elementary School
Grades PK–05556 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,319
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Beaverdale Elementary School
Grades PK–05496 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,319
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Dawnville Elementary School
Grades PK–05424 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,319
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
79%
High economic need
7
rank
Cohutta Elementary School
Grades PK–05323 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,319
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
58%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Varnell Elementary School
Grades KG–05374 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,319
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
66%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Eastside Elementary School
Grades PK–05546 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,319
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
10
rank
Cedar Ridge Elementary
Grades PK–05373 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,319
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
85%
High economic need
3 more elementary schools in Whitfield 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
13
Elementary Schools
22
Total Schools
55
#1 Score
49
Avg Score
District profileWhitfield County
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.