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Best Public Schools in Walker 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.

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Schools

9,637

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedFairyland Elementary School25^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Gordon Lee Middle School up 33 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

LaFayette Middle School 9.2 students per teacher

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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)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chickamauga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Crescent Ave	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Chickamauga City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 382-3100	544	31	17.3	27.4%	512 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	69.6	329^th of 1222 public elementary schools	73.1%		73	298^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.9%	31				53.9	54.3	53.6				55.7				$10,839	$536	$10,302
Gordon Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Crescent Ave	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Chickamauga City	No	No	No	No	(706) 382-3100	304	24	12.5	22.7%	280 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	88.7	53^rd of 578 public middle schools	90.8%		83.3	86^th of 585 public middle schools	85.3%	33							55.3	75.7	63.4		56.5	57.4		$12,570	$521	$12,049
Gordon Lee High School	Public	9-12	105 Lee Cir	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Chickamauga City	No	No	No	No	(706) 382-3100	410	29	14.1	24.9%	391 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	72.7	59^th of 457 public high schools	87.1%		73.6	72^nd of 451 public high schools	84.0%	13	55.4	62.8	79.1											$14,028	$432	$13,596
Rossville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Wilson Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-5901	447	43	10.3	—	289 (64.7%)	59 (13.2%)	68 (15.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	12.5	1120^th of 1222 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.1	1131^st of 1238 public elementary schools	8.6%	11				13.3	21.0	22.2				25.4				$16,396	$1,627	$14,768
Gilbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	87 S Burnt Mill Rd	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-2432	476	37	13.0	—	418 (87.8%)	15 (3.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	20.4	985^th of 1222 public elementary schools	19.4%		29.7	837^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.4%	148				31.4	35.1	13.8				27.7				$14,849	$1,267	$13,582
LaFayette Middle School	Public	6-8	419 Roadrunner Blvd	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-6440	499	54	9.2	—	434 (87.0%)	17 (3.4%)	15 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	38.4	337^th of 578 public middle schools	41.7%		40.9	329^th of 585 public middle schools	43.8%	8							21.6	34.1	43.7		26.4	20.1	100.0	$17,178	$988	$16,191
Fairyland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 Lula Lake Rd	Lookout Mountain	30750	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 820-1171	294	25	11.7	36.1%	264 (89.8%)	5 (1.7%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	97.7	25^th of 1222 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.1	36^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.1%	11				85.0	90.2	77.5				82.5				$16,104	$545	$15,559
Naomi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4038 E Highway 136	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-2443	302	29	10.4	—	267 (88.4%)	7 (2.3%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	31.2	817^th of 1222 public elementary schools	33.1%		37.3	724^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.5%	93				11.5	36.9	34.9				46.5				$17,346	$1,083	$16,262
North LaFayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 N Duke St	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-1869	420	33	12.5	—	349 (83.1%)	17 (4.0%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	30.1	834^th of 1222 public elementary schools	31.8%		32.8	797^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.6%	37				15.0	44.8	34.6				37.1				$15,225	$951	$14,275
Chattanooga Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 Chattanooga Valley Rd	Flintstone	30725	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 820-2511	418	39	10.8	89.7%	354 (84.7%)	12 (2.9%)	20 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	63.3	397^th of 1222 public elementary schools	67.5%		75.7	267^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.4%	130				57.1	48.0	42.3				57.7				$16,026	$998	$15,029
Stone Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Happy Valley Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-3600	448	33	13.7	—	323 (72.1%)	46 (10.3%)	44 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	20.4	987^th of 1222 public elementary schools	19.2%		23.6	949^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.3%	38				26.6	30.0	24.3				29.7				$13,265	$981	$12,284
Rock Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	372 Highway 95	Rock Spring	30739	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 764-1383	419	38	11.1	93.6%	368 (87.8%)	9 (2.1%)	26 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	41.1	658^th of 1222 public elementary schools	46.2%		47.6	599^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.6%	59				49.1	50.0	30.3				31.8				$17,195	$1,199	$15,996
Ridgeland High School	Public	9-12	2478 Happy Valley Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 820-9361	1,284	89	14.4	95.6%	1,006 (78.3%)	108 (8.4%)	87 (6.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.1%)	27.9	300^th of 457 public high schools	34.4%		28.5	309^th of 451 public high schools	31.5%	9	35.2	39.6	15.3											$12,909	$987	$11,922
LaFayette High School	Public	9-12	100 Rambler Dr	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 638-2342	1,157	83	13.9	94.2%	993 (85.8%)	37 (3.2%)	48 (4.1%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.0%)	50.7	167^th of 457 public high schools	63.5%		52.6	156^th of 451 public high schools	65.4%	11	50.1	40.1	44.7											$13,307	$1,456	$11,852
Cherokee Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2423 Johnson Rd	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 375-9831	548	47	11.5	—	462 (84.3%)	24 (4.4%)	29 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	23.6	939^th of 1222 public elementary schools	23.2%		26.5	900^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.3%	39				24.7	23.5	26.7				38.9				$15,152	$1,026	$14,126
Chattanooga Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	847 Allgood Rd	Flintstone	30725	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 820-0735	449	42	10.8	95.3%	376 (83.7%)	16 (3.6%)	22 (4.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	56.9	224^th of 578 public middle schools	61.2%		59.6	209^th of 585 public middle schools	64.3%	15							33.1	38.1	38.3		43.6	46.4		$15,846	$981	$14,865
Rossville Middle School	Public	6-8	316 Bull Dog Trl	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 820-0638	446	48	9.2	—	299 (67.0%)	54 (12.1%)	48 (10.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	18	479^th of 578 public middle schools	17.1%		33.6	384^th of 585 public middle schools	34.4%	95							11.4	19.1	10.8		21.9	18.1		$17,733	$1,116	$16,616
Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	9858 N Highway 27	Rock Spring	30739	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 375-1219	772	58	13.2	82.8%	686 (88.9%)	16 (2.1%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	39.9	673^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	44.9%		48.6	583^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	52.9%	90				40.7	42.1	37.7	32.3	37.6	34.7	34.8	9.6	33.9	44.3	$13,587	$843	$12,744

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.