Best Elementary Schools in Calhoun, GA

Summary:

The city of Calhoun, Georgia is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 5th grade. These schools, which include Calhoun Primary School, Sonoraville Elementary, Red Bud Elementary School, Calhoun Early Learning Academy, and Belwood Elementary School, serve students from the Calhoun City and Gordon County school districts.

Among the 5 schools, Sonoraville Elementary stands out as the highest-performing, consistently ranking in the top 30% of Georgia elementary schools over the past 3 years. This school has the highest test scores, with 3rd-5th grade proficiency rates exceeding the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, schools like Red Bud Elementary School and Belwood Elementary School struggle, with proficiency rates well below the state benchmarks.

The data also reveals that the schools in Calhoun, Georgia face significant economic challenges, with high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.79% at Sonoraville Elementary to 82.25% at Belwood Elementary School. This suggests that the student populations at these schools are largely from low-income backgrounds, which likely contributes to the performance gaps observed across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Calhoun Primary School	Public	1-3	102 Raymond King Dr	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Calhoun City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 629-8323	913	53	17.1	91.3%	412 (45.1%)	65 (7.1%)	355 (38.9%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.3%)								(n/a)	33.2			45.3				$11,233	$711	$10,522
Calhoun Early Learning Academy	Public	PK-K	380 Barrett Rd.	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Calhoun City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 629-6563	503	18	27.9	91.7%	209 (41.6%)	46 (9.1%)	199 (39.6%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.4%)								(n/a)								$14,070	$1,228	$12,842
Belwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	590 Belwood Rd SE	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 629-9547	530	42	12.7	98.9%	325 (61.3%)	20 (3.8%)	161 (30.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	42.7	648^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.7%		42.4	659^th of 1248 public elementary schools	47.2%	11	20.6	33.7	38.7	36.8	48.9	38.7	37.1	$14,351	$1,292	$13,059
Red Bud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4151 Red Bud Rd NE	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 625-2111	547	42	13.0	98.9%	414 (75.7%)	10 (1.8%)	103 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	38.1	709^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.7%		49.3	569^th of 1248 public elementary schools	54.4%	140	18.8	30.4	37.5	35.3	44.3	43.1	31.9	$13,900	$913	$12,987
Sonoraville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7320 Fairmount Hwy SE	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 879-5302	584	41	14.2	90.4%	448 (76.7%)	5 (0.9%)	104 (17.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	67.9	349^th of 1238 public elementary schools	71.8%		71.3	329^th of 1248 public elementary schools	73.6%	20	35.7	46.7	60.6	39.3	51.1	61.7	52.1	$13,745	$1,228	$12,517

Cities Near Calhoun

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Resaca	5.57 mi	1	126^th
Plainville	5.7 mi	1	218^th
Adairsville	8.76 mi	3	114^th
Dalton	13.18 mi	29	212^th
Fairmount	13.88 mi	1	172^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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