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Best Public Schools in Gilmer County, 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

4,124

Students

Top rankedClear Creek Middle School123^rd of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Mountain View Elementary up 113 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ellijay Elementary School 13.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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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
Gilmer High School	Public	9-12	408 Bobcat Trl	Ellijay	30540	Gilmer County	Gilmer County	No	No	No	No	(706) 276-5080	1,216	74	16.4	48.0%	771 (63.4%)	5 (0.4%)	416 (34.2%)	12 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.9%)	50.5	168^th of 457 public high schools	63.2%		46.3	190^th of 451 public high schools	57.9%	22	44.1	45.3	46.7										$13,708	$539	$13,168
Ellijay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32 McCutchen St	Ellijay	30540	Gilmer County	Gilmer County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 276-5020	761	56	13.6	59.7%	401 (52.7%)	2 (0.3%)	337 (44.3%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	32.4	796^th of 1222 public elementary schools	34.9%		33.3	794^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.9%	2				32.6	36.8	34.4				36.6			$16,125	$1,103	$15,022
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Calvin Jackson Dr	Ellijay	30540	Gilmer County	Gilmer County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 276-5100	668	48	13.8	57.5%	398 (59.6%)	1 (0.1%)	252 (37.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	58.5	447^th of 1222 public elementary schools	63.4%		50.3	560^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.8%	113				41.7	46.1	54.2				54.3			$14,231	$803	$13,428
Clear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	346 Clear Creek School Dr	Ellijay	30536	Gilmer County	Gilmer County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 276-5150	904	60	15.1	50.8%	567 (62.7%)	6 (0.7%)	316 (35.0%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	76.1	123^rd of 578 public middle schools	78.7%		70.6	147^th of 585 public middle schools	74.9%	24	90.0						44.5	55.4	61.4		48.6	45.2	$12,996	$495	$12,501
Clear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Clear Creek School Drive	Ellijay	30536	Gilmer County	Gilmer County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 276-5010	575	42	13.6	49.4%	414 (72.0%)	3 (0.5%)	131 (22.8%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	66.2	367^th of 1222 public elementary schools	70.0%		64.6	385^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.9%	18				54.2	57.0	49.2				49.2			$15,212	$694	$14,518

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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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