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Best Public Schools in Polk 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

7,745

Students

Top rankedYoungs Grove Elementary School567^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Van Wert Elementary School up 179 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cherokee Elementary School 12.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

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

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Frank Lott Dr	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-0831	588	45	13.1	80.3%	255 (43.4%)	83 (14.1%)	216 (36.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	38.3	694^th of 1222 public elementary schools	43.2%		34.8	757^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.9%	63				40.9	41.8	27.2				42.0			$14,089	$932	$13,157
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Prospect Rd	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 684-5335	764	52	14.7	75.0%	584 (76.4%)	67 (8.8%)	51 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.0%)	35	755^th of 1222 public elementary schools	38.2%		35.1	752^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	39.3%	3				44.7	42.0	24.0				32.3			$12,663	$801	$11,862
Rockmart High School	Public	9-12	990 Cartersville Hwy	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 684-5432	956	49	19.6	61.0%	628 (65.7%)	204 (21.3%)	55 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.9%)	29.6	289^th of 457 public high schools	36.8%		30.5	290^th of 451 public high schools	35.7%	1	31.9	42.8	20.6										$12,572	$668	$11,904
Cedartown High School	Public	9-12	167 Frank Lott Dr	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-0490	1,448	69	21.1	63.5%	642 (44.3%)	140 (9.7%)	597 (41.2%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (4.2%)	45.6	189^th of 457 public high schools	58.6%		44.3	205^th of 451 public high schools	54.5%	16	45.9	47.9	34.4										$11,053	$689	$10,364
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	191 Evergreen Ln	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-5614	575	47	12.2	82.1%	271 (47.1%)	16 (2.8%)	243 (42.3%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	36.1	734^th of 1222 public elementary schools	39.9%		41.4	667^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.1%	67				42.4	43.0	29.7				33.4			$14,023	$850	$13,173
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N Philpot St	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-4932	531	40	13.2	87.6%	165 (31.1%)	57 (10.7%)	283 (53.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	29.8	840^th of 1222 public elementary schools	31.3%		33.4	790^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.2%	50				41.0	40.6	26.4				27.5			$15,014	$841	$14,173
Cedartown Middle School	Public	6-8	1664 Syble W Brannon Pkwy	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 749-8850	997	58	17.0	80.2%	456 (45.7%)	106 (10.6%)	383 (38.4%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.3%)	48	272^nd of 578 public middle schools	52.9%		41.6	328^th of 585 public middle schools	43.9%	56							32.7	30.6	35.8		34.8	41.5	$10,946	$649	$10,297
Rockmart Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Knox Mountain Rd	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 757-1479	671	39	17.1	76.2%	469 (69.9%)	110 (16.4%)	34 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.3%)	40	326^th of 578 public middle schools	43.6%		34.8	377^th of 585 public middle schools	35.6%	51							24.7	38.5	40.2		33.5	13.2	$11,333	$666	$10,667
Harpst Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	740 Fletcher St	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-1500	32	6	5.3	90.6%	16 (50.0%)	11 (34.4%)	4 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)	0.0
Van Wert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Atlanta Hwy	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 684-2237	693	55	12.6	—	407 (58.7%)	155 (22.4%)	59 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.1%)	30.5	830^th of 1222 public elementary schools	32.1%		19.2	1009^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.5%	179				35.5	25.9	34.6				38.3			$13,560	$871	$12,689
Youngs Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Wooten Rd	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-3821	490	38	12.9	96.1%	263 (53.7%)	40 (8.2%)	164 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	48.3	567^th of 1222 public elementary schools	53.6%		41.3	671^st of 1238 public elementary schools	45.8%	104				47.4	45.2	34.7				45.8			$14,649	$1,120	$13,529

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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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