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Schools in Cleveland, GA

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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

5,050

Students

Districts

Top rankedWhite County High School90^th of 455 Georgia high schools

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Biggest riser

Tesnatee Gap Elementary (Old White County Intermediate) up 168 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Tesnatee Gap Elementary (Old White County Intermediate) 12.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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

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Summary:

The six schools serving Cleveland, Georgia, include three elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools, with a total enrollment of roughly 5,050 students across the White County district and the State Specialty Schools I district.

For parents, the standout is White County Middle School, which excels at advanced coursework—its 8th graders taking high school Algebra I posted an 84.5% proficiency rate in 2025-2026, nearly double the state average, and its High School Physical Science students hit 86.9% proficiency. White County High School is the district's flagship, ranking in the 80th percentile statewide with a 95.8% graduation rate and outperforming state averages in every subject, including a 60.7% Algebra I proficiency rate. Among elementary schools, Jack P Nix Elementary posts the strongest test scores, with 4th-grade math at 58.9% proficiency, while Tesnatee Gap Elementary has improved its ranking from the 44th to 57th percentile and now exceeds state averages in 5th-grade math. Mossy Creek Elementary trails its peers, falling below state averages in 3rd and 5th-grade math despite a 100% free/reduced lunch rate that does not appear to limit its 4th-grade success.

A notable outlier is Mountain Education High School, which serves a specialized student population under the State Specialty Schools I district; its 13.5% graduation rate, 28.2% dropout rate, and 96.5% chronic absenteeism reflect a fundamentally different educational environment rather than a traditional school comparison. Across the White County district, chronic absenteeism is a strength—all five schools fall below the 17.7% state average—and high poverty does not predict low performance, as Jack P Nix and Mossy Creek both exceed state averages in some subjects despite 89-100% economic disadvantage. Spending varies widely, from $17,357 per student at Tesnatee Gap to $12,500 at White County Middle, yet the middle school achieves the strongest results while spending the least, suggesting resource efficiency matters more than raw funding.

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Ranking:

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Mountain Education High School	Public	9-12	1963 Tom Bell Rd	Cleveland	30528	White County	State Specialty Schools I- Mountain Education High School	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 219-4664	1,692	79	21.4	32.3%	1,172 (69.3%)	67 (4.0%)	381 (22.5%)	5 (0.3%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (3.3%)	41.1	215^th of 455 public high schools	52.7%		45	198^th of 451 public high schools	56.1%	17	23.3	34.9	36.5											$10,139	$567	$9,572
White County Middle School	Public	6-8	283 Old Blairsville Rd	Cleveland	30528	White County	White County	No	No	No	No	(706) 865-4060	900	62	14.4	85.3%	781 (86.8%)	10 (1.1%)	55 (6.1%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.3%)	63.5	181^st of 578 public middle schools	68.7%		62.5	189^th of 585 public middle schools	67.7%	8	84.5						46.0	41.5	51.4		35.4	39.2	86.9	$12,500	$321	$12,178
White County High School	Public	9-12	2600 Highway 129 N	Cleveland	30528	White County	White County	No	No	No	No	(706) 865-2312	1,140	75	15.1	71.3%	965 (84.6%)	19 (1.7%)	85 (7.5%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.3%)	64.3	90^th of 455 public high schools	80.2%		59.2	124^th of 451 public high schools	72.5%	34	60.7	50.9	54.0											$13,736	$658	$13,078
Tesnatee Gap Elementary (Old White County Intermediate)	Public	PK, KG-5	2696 Tesnatee Gap Valley Rd	Cleveland	30528	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 865-1037	482	38	12.7	88.4%	436 (90.5%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	52.6	525^th of 1219 public elementary schools	56.9%		39.4	693^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	44.0%	168				43.2	42.4	50.0				45.0				$17,357	$1,227	$16,130
Jack P Nix Elementary School	Public	K-5	342 W Kytle St	Cleveland	30528	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 865-6935	409	31	13.4	89.7%	339 (82.9%)	12 (2.9%)	37 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	55.5	489^th of 1219 public elementary schools	59.9%		64.2	391^st of 1238 public elementary schools	68.4%	98				50.0	58.9	39.1				39.1				$14,480	$1,059	$13,421
Mossy Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Horace Fitzpatrick Dr	Cleveland	30528	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 865-5000	427	34	12.7	100.0%	354 (82.9%)	4 (0.9%)	40 (9.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	40.3	665^th of 1219 public elementary schools	45.4%		52.1	537^th of 1238 public elementary schools	56.6%	128				32.9	52.9	32.7				41.4				$15,716	$1,345	$14,371
White Creek Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	67 Academy Dr	Cleveland	30528	White County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(706) 865-1917																			(n/a)

Cities Near Cleveland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sautee Nacoochee	6.33 mi	1	64^th
Dahlonega	9.72 mi	4	136^th
Gainesville	12.53 mi	35	265^th
Suches	13.3 mi	1
Demorest	13.32 mi	3	138^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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