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Best Public Schools in Social Circle, 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.

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Schools

1,509

Students

Top rankedSocial Circle Elementary School558^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Social Circle, Georgia, is served by the Social Circle City School District, which operates four public schools—Social Circle High School (grades 9-12), Social Circle Middle School (grades 6-8), Social Circle Elementary School (grades 3-5), and Social Circle Primary School (grades PK-2)—serving roughly 2,000 students in a predominantly low-income area where free/reduced lunch rates range from 57% to 84%.

The standout in this district is Social Circle Middle School, where 100% of students taking Algebra I scored proficient or better—a perfect score that crushes the state average of 48.1% and far outpaces the district's own 34.7% average. This is likely a small, advanced cohort, but it signals an exceptional accelerated math program. By contrast, Social Circle High School is struggling academically, with Algebra I proficiency at just 19.7% (28 points below the state) and Biology at 32.9%, while its state ranking slipped from the 49th to 36th percentile in one year. Social Circle Elementary School is the district's most consistent performer, holding a 3-star rating for three years, and its 4th grade math proficiency (62.4%) exceeds the state by 12 points. However, the elementary school also shows volatility, with 5th grade science dropping 16 points year-over-year.

Across the district, math performance follows a "U-shape": strong in 4th grade, decent in 7th grade, but collapsing by high school. The most persistent weakness is 8th grade social studies, where proficiency (20.6%) trails the state by nearly 20 points. Positively, all schools have chronic absenteeism at or below the state average, and the high school's graduation rate (88.7%) and dropout rate (2.0%) both beat state benchmarks—even as test scores lag. Notably, per-student spending (ranging from $13,446 to $16,186) shows no clear link to outcomes, as the middle school spends the least yet produces the best results. English Language Arts scores are not yet available for this release and will be published in December.

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Social Circle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2311 Social Circle Parkway	Social Circle	30025	Walton County	Social Circle City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 464-2664	436	29	15.0	77.3%	301 (69.0%)	84 (19.3%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	49	558^th of 1219 public elementary schools	54.2%		59	448^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.8%	110				45.5	62.4	39.0	32.9			35.5			$13,706	$1,255	$12,451
Social Circle High School	Public	9-12	154 Alcova Dr	Social Circle	30025	Walton County	Social Circle City	No	No	No	No	(770) 464-2611	629	42	14.9	57.1%	433 (68.8%)	132 (21.0%)	29 (4.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	29.1	290^th of 455 public high schools	36.3%		40.3	231^st of 451 public high schools	48.8%	59	19.7	32.9	36.0										$14,018	$373	$13,646
Social Circle Middle School	Public	7-8	154 Alcova Dr	Social Circle	30025	Walton County	Social Circle City	No	No	No	No	(770) 464-1932	444	31	14.3	72.5%	301 (67.8%)	93 (20.9%)	28 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	42	312^th of 578 public middle schools	46.0%		50	267^th of 585 public middle schools	54.4%	45	100.0							47.8	38.8		19.6	20.6	$13,446	$361	$13,084

Cities Near Social Circle

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Monroe	7.18 mi	6	155^th
Covington	7.75 mi	23	303^rd
Oxford	9.02 mi	1	352^nd
Mansfield	9.6 mi	1	154^th
Loganville	12.74 mi	14	73^rd

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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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