Best Public Schools in Tate, GA

Summary:

The city of Tate, Georgia is home to a single public elementary school, Tate Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 and has a total enrollment of 477 students. The school is part of the Pickens County school district, which is ranked 73 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tate Elementary School appears to be a relatively strong-performing school within the Pickens County district and the state of Georgia. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 366 out of 1,238 Georgia elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on the Milestones Assessment, Georgia's standardized test, is generally above the Pickens County and state averages, particularly in mathematics, where 66.3% of 4th grade students scored proficient or better, compared to 64.4% in Pickens County and 49% statewide.

Despite serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with over 68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Tate Elementary School has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating over the past three school years, going from a 2-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 4-star rating in 2024-2025. While the school's overall performance is strong, there may be room for improvement in English Language Arts, where the school's proficiency rates are closer to, but still above, the Pickens County and state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)		Milestones Assessment Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5630 Highway 53 E	Tate	30177	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 253-1860	429	35	12.2	65.7%	373 (86.9%)	7 (1.6%)	26 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	66.9	366^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.4%		40.6	688^th of 1248 public elementary schools	44.9%	322	35.5	41.6	52.7	66.3	$17,334	$895	$16,439

Cities Near Tate

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jasper	4.65 mi	5	175^th
Ball Ground	9.79 mi	1	86^th
Dawsonville	12.03 mi	8	108^th
Ellijay	13.13 mi	6	145^th
Canton	13.31 mi	21	53^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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