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Best Public Schools in Carrollton, GA

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

Schools

12,008

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedCentral Middle School57^th of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Mount Zion Elementary School up 164 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sharp Creek Elementary School 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Carrollton, Georgia is served by 12 public schools across the Carrollton City and Carroll County districts, enrolling roughly 12,100 students in grades pre-K through 12, with both districts earning 3-star ratings and ranking in the upper third of Georgia districts.

For parents, the standout school is Central Middle School, a 5-star school in the 90th percentile statewide. It posts extraordinary results in advanced coursework—98.7% proficiency in Algebra I and 100% in high school Physical Science—while also leading in standard math (63-70% proficiency vs. 40-46% statewide) and holding the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 10.7%. Central Elementary School is the top elementary performer, with 5th grade math at 69.3% and science at 65.7%, both well above state averages. Mount Zion Elementary School is the most improved, jumping from the 60th to 76th percentile, with 5th grade science soaring from 35.6% to 64%. At the high school level, Central High School leads with a 97.8% graduation rate, while Mt. Zion High School has the highest graduation rate (99.1%) but the lowest test scores (21.8% in Algebra I). Carrollton Middle School matches Central Middle with 100% Algebra I proficiency for advanced students, though its standard math scores lag at 36-46%.

Challenges are most visible at Sharp Creek Elementary School, which has the lowest scores (4th grade ELA at 19.7%), highest elementary absenteeism (21.0%), and highest poverty rate (68.37% free/reduced lunch)—despite spending the most per student ($16,408) and having the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.3:1). Chronic absenteeism is a clear predictor of performance: Mt. Zion Middle School (20.6% absenteeism) and Mt. Zion High (26.2%) underperform, while low-absenteeism schools like Central Elementary (5.6%) excel. Science is a consistent weakness across most elementary schools, with only Central and Mount Zion exceeding state averages. Notably, Carrollton Elementary School and Carrollton Upper Elementary show mixed results, with the latter falling below state averages in 5th grade science (35.4% vs. 44.2%). Overall, attendance interventions and advanced-coursework access appear to be the most impactful levers for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Zion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Eureka Church Rd	Carrollton	30117	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 832-8588	640	44	14.6	53.8%	464 (72.5%)	56 (8.8%)	67 (10.5%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.0%)	73.8	287^th of 1222 public elementary schools	76.5%		58.9	451^st of 1238 public elementary schools	63.6%	164				56.7	55.2	52.3				64.0				$12,895	$861	$12,034
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Whooping Creek Rd	Carrollton	30116	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 832-8114	1,009	68	14.8	37.9%	737 (73.0%)	93 (9.2%)	130 (12.9%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.1%)	87.7	57^th of 578 public middle schools	90.1%		82.7	88^th of 585 public middle schools	85.0%	31	98.7						69.7	63.2	63.1		47.0	57.3	100.0	$12,909	$872	$12,037
Sand Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Sandhill School Rd	Carrollton	30116	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 832-8541	733	48	15.3	45.4%	439 (59.9%)	105 (14.3%)	120 (16.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.6%)	53.3	521^st of 1222 public elementary schools	57.4%		65.4	383^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	69.1%	138				61.3	51.9	37.0				36.5				$12,822	$835	$11,988
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Primary School Rd	Carrollton	30116	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 832-6466	991	73	13.6	43.6%	666 (67.2%)	89 (9.0%)	160 (16.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.0%)	83.4	194^th of 1222 public elementary schools	84.1%		84.9	185^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.1%	9				61.3	60.1	69.3				65.7				$14,530	$1,058	$13,472
Central High School	Public	9-12	113 Central High Rd	Carrollton	30116	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	No	(770) 834-3386	1,338	68	19.6	38.5%	969 (72.4%)	139 (10.4%)	155 (11.6%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.1%)	41.2	216^th of 457 public high schools	52.7%		58.2	130^th of 451 public high schools	71.2%	86	40.3	45.7	33.0											$11,229	$371	$10,858
Sharp Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Old Muse Rd	Carrollton	30116	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 214-8848	547	48	11.3	68.4%	269 (49.2%)	117 (21.4%)	100 (18.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.4%)	35.9	740^th of 1222 public elementary schools	39.4%		34.1	775^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.4%	35				33.0	46.7	34.7				34.6				$16,408	$1,625	$14,783
Mt. Zion Middle School	Public	6-8	132 Mount Zion St	Carrollton	30150	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 834-3389	404	26	15.3	47.5%	244 (60.4%)	57 (14.1%)	71 (17.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	47.1	281^st of 578 public middle schools	51.4%		42.1	320^th of 585 public middle schools	45.3%	39	76.9						47.2	46.6	37.7		11.3	34.8	31.0	$13,536	$799	$12,736
Mt. Zion High School	Public	9-12	280 Eureka Church Rd	Carrollton	30117	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	No	(770) 834-6654	496	29	17.2	47.0%	305 (61.5%)	72 (14.5%)	81 (16.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	26.2	311^th of 457 public high schools	31.9%		36.3	259^th of 451 public high schools	42.6%	52	21.8	28.4	34.5											$12,401	$371	$12,029
Carrollton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	401 Ben Scott Blvd	Carrollton	30117	Carroll County	Carrollton City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 832-2120	1,894	128	14.7	64.5%	652 (34.4%)	605 (31.9%)	469 (24.8%)	33 (1.7%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	125 (6.6%)								(n/a)				54.6										$13,763	$986	$12,777
Carrollton High School	Public	9-12	201 Trojan Dr	Carrollton	30117	Carroll County	Carrollton City	No	No	No	No	(770) 834-7726	1,859	110	16.9	50.5%	657 (35.3%)	591 (31.8%)	455 (24.5%)	45 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (5.8%)	51.8	159^th of 457 public high schools	65.2%		57.3	134^th of 451 public high schools	70.3%	25	39.1	45.4	49.7											$13,447	$475	$12,972
Carrollton Middle School	Public	6-8	151 Tom Reeve Drive	Carrollton	30117	Carroll County	Carrollton City	No	No	No	No	(770) 832-6535	1,280	76	16.7	58.5%	418 (32.7%)	408 (31.9%)	338 (26.4%)	26 (2.0%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (6.5%)	54.7	239^th of 578 public middle schools	58.7%		57.3	225^th of 585 public middle schools	61.5%	14	100.0						36.4	39.8	45.7		32.1	36.0	90.9	$11,622	$440	$11,181
Carrollton Upper Elementary	Public	4-5	510 Ben Scott Blvd	Carrollton	30117	Carroll County	Carrollton City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 830-0997	817	56	14.6	60.6%	291 (35.6%)	238 (29.1%)	215 (26.3%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.9%)	54.9	502^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	58.9%		55.5	494^th of 1238 public elementary schools	60.1%	8					56.8	45.6				35.4				$12,847	$762	$12,084

Cities Near Carrollton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roopville	6.04 mi	2	95^th
Whitesburg	6.61 mi	1	58^th
Newnan	9.89 mi	20	121^st
Franklin	9.93 mi	4	46^th
Bowdon	12.39 mi	4	120^th

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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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