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Best Public Schools in Cherokee County, GA

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42,031

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Top rankedHickory Flat Elementary School114^th of 1,238 Georgia elementary schools

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Clayton Elementary School up 110 spots statewide this year

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Free Home Elementary School 11.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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
Sixes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Ridge Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5840	741	54	13.7	23.6%	537 (72.5%)	29 (3.9%)	104 (14.0%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.3%)	86	171^st of 1238 public elementary schools	86.2%		81.4	215^th of 1248 public elementary schools	82.8%	44					53.5	51.3	56.0				66.7	73.1	72.4				59.5			$14,937	$428	$14,508
Etowah High School	Public	9-12	6565 Putnam Ford Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3120	2,393	149	16.1	34.3%	1,301 (54.4%)	291 (12.2%)	598 (25.0%)	70 (2.9%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (5.5%)	75.1	62^nd of 452 public high schools	86.3%		72.6	81^st of 458 public high schools	82.3%	19	57.4	45.1	62.2	61.8																$12,779	$382	$12,397
Clayton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Upper Burris Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5860	290	23	12.4	43.4%	236 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)	79.9	236^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.9%		69.9	346^th of 1248 public elementary schools	72.3%	110					46.2	48.9	48.9				51.9	84.4	69.6				61.7			$18,162	$302	$17,860
Ball Ground Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Valley St	Ball Ground	30107	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5900	663	47	14.1	34.2%	561 (84.6%)	9 (1.4%)	60 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	67.8	352^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.3	387^th of 1248 public elementary schools	69.0%	35					26.0	34.7	60.0				59.0	46.5	66.0				67.0			$15,503	$367	$15,135
Macedonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10370 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1372	730	52	14.1	18.6%	602 (82.5%)	19 (2.6%)	61 (8.4%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.9%)	87.6	155^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.7	157^th of 1248 public elementary schools	87.4%	2					45.5	60.3	59.1				64.2	74.8	74.2				64.4			$14,994	$137	$14,857
Cherokee High School	Public	9-12	930 Marietta Hwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5300	3,012	191	15.7	46.1%	1,574 (52.3%)	247 (8.2%)	1,025 (34.0%)	33 (1.1%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	126 (4.2%)	57.2	136^th of 452 public high schools	69.9%		52.4	169^th of 458 public high schools	63.1%	33	43.5	35.8	54.6	45.2																$12,637	$429	$12,209
Woodstock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Rope Mill Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1320	1,187	83	14.2	39.8%	576 (48.5%)	161 (13.6%)	282 (23.8%)	58 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (9.2%)	68	347^th of 1238 public elementary schools	72.0%		68.3	368^th of 1248 public elementary schools	70.5%	21					37.7	48.6	52.9				39.7	58.7	58.7				51.2			$13,726	$333	$13,393
Hickory Flat Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2755 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1444	890	59	14.9	16.5%	561 (63.0%)	59 (6.6%)	105 (11.8%)	100 (11.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.9%)	91.2	114^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.8%		89.4	143^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	88.5%	29					58.9	70.2	59.6				78.7	80.1	71.3				55.9			$13,335	$177	$13,157
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6118 Woodstock Rd	Acworth	30102	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 721-8550	523	46	11.4	66.2%	180 (34.4%)	64 (12.2%)	229 (43.8%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	39.5	692^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	44.1%		52.3	537^th of 1248 public elementary schools	57.0%	155					28.7	33.8	35.4				28.7	35.0	41.8				40.5			$18,015	$1,667	$16,348
Free Home Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12525 Cumming Hwy	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5960	280	25	11.3	32.9%	235 (83.9%)	1 (0.4%)	40 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	67.4	358^th of 1238 public elementary schools	71.1%		68.4	366^th of 1248 public elementary schools	70.7%	8					28.3	32.7	68.2				58.5	49.1	70.5				61.4			$18,606	$173	$18,433
Bascomb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 Wyngate Pkwy	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6630	911	63	14.4	19.3%	696 (76.4%)	41 (4.5%)	94 (10.3%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.0%)	88.9	138^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.9%		89.7	141^st of 1248 public elementary schools	88.7%	3					56.3	64.4	55.5				62.0	76.3	70.3				66.5			$13,714	$344	$13,370
Woodstock High School	Public	9-12	2010 Towne Lake Hills South Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3000	2,006	124	16.1	33.8%	1,112 (55.4%)	252 (12.6%)	462 (23.0%)	47 (2.3%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (6.4%)	76.2	60^th of 452 public high schools	86.7%		72.2	82^nd of 458 public high schools	82.1%	22	56.1	59.3	58.3	61.1																$12,118	$399	$11,719
Woodstock Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Towne Lake Hills South Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3060	1,075	72	15.0	42.2%	496 (46.1%)	164 (15.3%)	286 (26.6%)	44 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (7.9%)	75.3	126^th of 584 public middle schools	78.4%		66.1	171^st of 588 public middle schools	70.9%	45		98.2						44.6	52.8	51.1				47.6	53.4	59.5		36.9	49.9	$14,499	$296	$14,203
Arnold Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Arnold Mill Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6470	767	53	14.4	26.3%	504 (65.7%)	41 (5.3%)	128 (16.7%)	35 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.3%)	88.7	139^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.9	179^th of 1248 public elementary schools	85.7%	40					56.1	64.5	59.5				74.1	78.2	63.5				54.8			$14,487	$212	$14,275
E. T. Booth Middle School	Public	6-8	6550 Putnam Ford Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5500	1,675	110	15.2	40.8%	920 (54.9%)	202 (12.1%)	403 (24.1%)	60 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (5.1%)	74.5	129^th of 584 public middle schools	77.9%		72.2	138^th of 588 public middle schools	76.5%	9		96.1						46.9	51.4	46.7				43.8	55.1	52.0		44.9	52.8	$12,428	$196	$12,233
Johnston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2031 E Cherokee Dr	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-8461	543	32	16.9	44.0%	299 (55.1%)	34 (6.3%)	145 (26.7%)	28 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	71.9	311^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.9%		73.3	299^th of 1248 public elementary schools	76.0%	12					47.9	50.6	57.4				58.9	54.3	46.8				45.7			$13,411	$137	$13,274
Dean Rusk Middle School	Public	6-8	2761 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1135	1,543	93	16.6	30.2%	1,003 (65.0%)	107 (6.9%)	277 (18.0%)	63 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (6.0%)	85.1	76^th of 584 public middle schools	87.0%		84	83^rd of 588 public middle schools	85.9%	7		100.0						56.4	58.9	51.6				54.8	61.8	65.5		42.5	60.2	$12,086	$243	$11,843
Teasley Middle School	Public	6-8	151 Hickory Log Dr	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 721-5420	1,586	112	14.1	58.6%	777 (49.0%)	110 (6.9%)	606 (38.2%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (4.9%)	55.5	236^th of 584 public middle schools	59.6%		50.3	273^rd of 588 public middle schools	53.6%	37		98.3						33.5	41.2	37.1				33.1	40.9	54.4		32.8	40.7	$13,565	$849	$12,715
Boston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Othello Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1400	651	50	12.9	39.5%	405 (62.2%)	59 (9.1%)	130 (20.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.2%)	57.8	468^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.2%		64.9	400^th of 1248 public elementary schools	67.9%	68					36.4	52.8	45.2				42.4	63.2	34.0				35.0			$16,186	$456	$15,729
R. M. Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1375 Puckett Rd	Waleska	30183	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 704-1212	1,042	85	12.2	65.4%	527 (50.6%)	59 (5.7%)	401 (38.5%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.2%)	44.7	630^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.1%		44.8	630^th of 1248 public elementary schools	49.5%						27.0	31.6	36.7				39.1	54.2	41.3				33.6			$16,359	$1,307	$15,053
Mountain Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Mountain Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-8520	370	29	12.7	23.0%	239 (64.6%)	17 (4.6%)	54 (14.6%)	34 (9.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	88.2	147^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.1%		86.3	172^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	86.2%	25					53.4	63.9	66.7				75.9	62.5	61.1				63.4			$16,569	$161	$16,407
Sequoyah High School	Public	9-12	4485 Hickory Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3200	2,021	121	16.6	26.3%	1,329 (65.8%)	145 (7.2%)	390 (19.3%)	54 (2.7%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (4.9%)	77.6	55^th of 452 public high schools	87.8%		78.9	51^st of 458 public high schools	88.9%	4	55.9	57.6	65.1	56.3																$13,156	$465	$12,691
Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2275 Bascomb Carmel Rd	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 704-1184	912	75	12.2	54.2%	371 (40.7%)	136 (14.9%)	314 (34.4%)	21 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (7.3%)	72.1	307^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.2%		71.4	327^th of 1248 public elementary schools	73.8%	20					29.3	53.2	53.8				44.7	64.7	56.3				65.8			$16,024	$1,310	$14,714
Holly Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1965 Hickory Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1420	831	56	14.8	43.0%	525 (63.2%)	58 (7.0%)	170 (20.5%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.8%)	72	308^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.1%		66.2	388^th of 1248 public elementary schools	68.9%	80					42.7	46.5	54.1				46.7	67.7	53.3				52.5			$14,001	$352	$13,649
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10500 Bells Ferry Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1300	977	69	14.2	40.7%	573 (58.6%)	114 (11.7%)	190 (19.4%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.5%)	71.4	312^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.8%		73.1	303^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	75.7%	9					38.0	42.7	46.6				58.7	61.1	63.0				52.7			$14,894	$334	$14,560
Creekview High School	Public	9-12	1550 Owens Store Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-4400	2,039	125	16.2	19.6%	1,626 (79.7%)	77 (3.8%)	239 (11.7%)	22 (1.1%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	71 (3.5%)	84.4	32^nd of 452 public high schools	92.9%		80.7	48^th of 458 public high schools	89.5%	16	64.8	64.9	76.2	60.7																$12,731	$513	$12,218
Avery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6391 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1343	1,104	79	13.9	22.6%	836 (75.7%)	39 (3.5%)	140 (12.7%)	41 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.2%)	89.8	131^st of 1238 public elementary schools	89.4%		90.5	130^th of 1248 public elementary schools	89.6%	1					55.9	69.4	58.9				71.8	86.0	62.2				58.4			$13,689	$308	$13,381
Freedom Middle School	Public	6-8	10550 Bells Ferry Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1100	929	54	17.2	29.7%	643 (69.2%)	77 (8.3%)	136 (14.6%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.0%)	80.4	99^th of 584 public middle schools	83.0%		81.2	98^th of 588 public middle schools	83.3%	1		100.0						53.3	54.1	43.4				55.9	51.5	74.0		37.3	59.9	$12,583	$301	$12,282
Creekland Middle School	Public	6-8	1555 Owens Store Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-4460	1,503	91	16.5	21.6%	1,181 (78.6%)	39 (2.6%)	182 (12.1%)	34 (2.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (4.0%)	85.5	75^th of 584 public middle schools	87.2%		83.6	84^th of 588 public middle schools	85.7%	9		100.0						58.9	56.7	52.7				56.1	65.3	65.5		38.5	61.7	$12,133	$282	$11,851
William G. Hasty- Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Brown Industrial Pkwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 721-6555	1,119	99	11.3	78.4%	268 (23.9%)	90 (8.0%)	718 (64.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.1%)	42.4	652^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	47.3%		40.2	693^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	44.5%	41					26.0	33.3	30.0				35.8	48.7	41.3				41.3			$16,662	$1,672	$14,990
J. Knox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	151 River Bend Way	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1265	909	69	13.2	48.7%	507 (55.8%)	43 (4.7%)	308 (33.9%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.8%)	76.6	262^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	78.8%		72.6	314^th of 1248 public elementary schools	74.8%	52					33.5	47.4	55.9				62.1	64.2	63.4				61.4			$14,892	$410	$14,482
Little River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3170 Trickum Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5940	1,232	82	15.1	31.1%	686 (55.7%)	92 (7.5%)	252 (20.5%)	98 (8.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (8.3%)	85.7	178^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.6%		82.5	203^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	83.7%	25					49.7	48.2	63.4				66.1	67.4	69.9				65.3			$13,707	$418	$13,289
Mill Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	442 Arnold Mill Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6400	1,476	88	16.7	31.5%	858 (58.1%)	103 (7.0%)	324 (22.0%)	82 (5.6%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	101 (6.8%)	85.7	74^th of 584 public middle schools	87.3%		79.9	101^st of 588 public middle schools	82.8%	27		100.0						62.8	53.7	56.6				60.1	53.2	65.1		42.6	62.7	$11,814	$331	$11,483
River Ridge High School	Public	9-12	400 Arnold Mill Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6500	1,902	116	16.4	29.8%	1,170 (61.5%)	129 (6.8%)	437 (23.0%)	80 (4.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.4%)	84.1	34^th of 452 public high schools	92.5%		83.8	38^th of 458 public high schools	91.7%	4	63.9	65.1	70.3	60.9																$12,800	$505	$12,294
Indian Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3635 Univeter Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6600	881	61	14.3	35.3%	571 (64.8%)	51 (5.8%)	183 (20.8%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.0%)	78.3	252^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	79.6%		82.9	200^th of 1248 public elementary schools	84.0%	52					44.6	50.6	57.9				47.8	65.8	64.1				60.8			$14,393	$282	$14,111
Clark Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3219 Hunt Rd	Acworth	30102	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 721-5800	1,108	87	12.7	53.3%	420 (37.9%)	234 (21.1%)	306 (27.6%)	65 (5.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.2%)	54.7	506^th of 1238 public elementary schools	59.1%		46.4	606^th of 1248 public elementary schools	51.4%	100					32.1	34.0	47.8				43.4	40.1	49.5				52.7			$15,397	$867	$14,530
iGrad Virtual Academy School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8871 Knox Bridge Hwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	Yes	No	(770) 721-6680	210	10	21.0	21.4%	147 (70.0%)	14 (6.7%)	32 (15.2%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	40.4	230^th of 452 public high schools	49.1%		44.3	215^th of 458 public high schools	53.1%	15	42.0	33.3	32.4	23.9

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