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Catoosa County

At a glance

48^thof 201 Georgia districts▲ 13

Better than 76% of Georgia districts

Elementary 10 Middle 3 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

307 Cleveland Street
Ringgold, GA 30736·(706) 965-2297·All Georgia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 76.1% of districts

Schools

10,134

Students

Top rankedRinggold Middle School78^th of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Battlefield Elementary School up 255 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ringgold Middle School 11.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Catoosa County Schools is a 16-school district in northwest Georgia serving roughly 9,700 students across elementary, middle, and high school levels, with a strong overall state ranking and a notable emphasis on math and science achievement.

For parents, the standout academic option is Heritage High School, which leads the district with a 93.2% graduation rate, the highest Biology proficiency (69.1%), and the lowest poverty rate (31.78%)—all while spending the least per student ($12,744). Its feeder pattern, including Heritage Middle School, also excels, with 91.3% of Algebra I students scoring proficient. The Ringgold cluster is equally impressive: Ringgold Middle School achieved a perfect 100% proficiency in Algebra I and jumped 66 spots in state rankings, while Ringgold Elementary School has the district’s lowest chronic absenteeism at 8.1%. Ringgold High School also posts a strong 92.5% graduation rate. For families seeking improvement momentum, Battlefield Elementary School surged 255 places in state rankings, with 4th-grade math proficiency at 65%, and Lakeview Middle School climbed 129 spots despite higher poverty levels.

Challenges are concentrated in higher-poverty schools. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School, with nearly 88% free/reduced lunch eligibility, has the district’s highest chronic absenteeism (28.8%) and lower Biology (36.2%) and American Literature (27.1%) proficiency, though it still exceeds the state graduation rate at 87.6%. Elementary schools like West Side Elementary School and Cloud Springs Elementary School (both above 98% poverty) also lag academically, despite receiving the highest per-student funding ($18,304 at Cloud Springs). District-wide, science is a clear strength—8th-grade proficiency is 43.2% versus the state’s 29.7%—and all three high schools beat the state graduation average. The primary schools (Ringgold Primary School and Battlefield Primary) lack test data but show varied attendance patterns, making the middle school math pipeline and science programs the district’s most reliable bright spots for parents to consider.

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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
Battlefield Elementary School	Public	3-5	2206 Battlefield Pkwy	Fort Oglethorpe	30742	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-9183	426	31	13.9	49.8%	329 (77.2%)	22 (5.2%)	37 (8.7%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	71.1	312^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.4%		49.8	567^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.2%	255				41.8	65.0	53.0				62.0				$13,383	$490	$12,892
Cloud Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	163 Fernwood Dr	Rossville	30741	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-6640	346	29	12.0	98.8%	251 (72.5%)	22 (6.4%)	34 (9.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.2%)	55.2	496^th of 1219 public elementary schools	59.3%		49.9	566^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.3%	70				66.6	34.5	39.5				55.8				$18,304	$637	$17,668
Lakeview Middle School	Public	6-8	416 Cross St	Rossville	30741	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-1040	647	52	12.3	89.8%	463 (71.6%)	42 (6.5%)	70 (10.8%)	22 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.4%)	55	236^th of 578 public middle schools	59.2%		36.6	365^th of 585 public middle schools	37.6%	129	85.1						43.3	34.4	54.7		38.7	22.1		$13,401	$469	$12,932
West Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	72 Braves Ln	Rossville	30741	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-9211	471	40	11.9	98.9%	321 (68.2%)	21 (4.5%)	79 (16.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	34.5	762^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	37.5%		34.3	767^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.0%	5				41.2	43.8	30.1				30.1				$14,273	$753	$13,521
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School	Public	9-12	1850 Battlefield Pkwy	Fort Oglethorpe	30742	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 866-0342	963	81	11.8	87.7%	691 (71.8%)	74 (7.7%)	114 (11.8%)	29 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	50 (5.2%)	46.5	182^nd of 455 public high schools	60.0%		37.6	246^th of 451 public high schools	45.5%	64	49.7	36.2	43.3											$14,429	$1,037	$13,392
Ringgold Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Tiger Trl	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 935-3381	725	62	11.6	49.8%	619 (85.4%)	24 (3.3%)	42 (5.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.1%)	83.7	78^th of 578 public middle schools	86.5%		71.6	144^th of 585 public middle schools	75.4%	66	100.0						64.4	56.8	64.9		50.4	45.5		$14,475	$522	$13,952
Graysville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	944 Graysville Rd	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 937-3147	548	40	13.8	43.4%	448 (81.8%)	8 (1.5%)	39 (7.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.4%)	58.6	444^th of 1219 public elementary schools	63.6%		72.3	305^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.4%	139				53.2	62.6	44.9				33.6				$13,242	$447	$12,795
Ringgold High School	Public	9-12	29 Tiger Trl	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 935-2254	1,052	82	12.8	46.0%	907 (86.2%)	35 (3.3%)	48 (4.6%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.2%)	53.8	145^th of 455 public high schools	68.1%		57.7	133^rd of 451 public high schools	70.5%	12	42.6	56.4	38.8											$13,185	$477	$12,707
Ringgold Elementary School	Public	3-5	322 Evitt Ln	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 935-2912	445	32	13.9	56.0%	365 (82.0%)	16 (3.6%)	28 (6.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	46.4	598^th of 1219 public elementary schools	50.9%		51.7	544^th of 1238 public elementary schools	56.1%	54				32.6	41.5	44.9				50.8				$14,580	$859	$13,721
Boynton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3938 Boynton Dr	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 866-1521	580	50	11.6	38.6%	500 (86.2%)	17 (2.9%)	34 (5.9%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	75.2	272^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	77.7%		62.2	408^th of 1238 public elementary schools	67.0%	136				66.7	60.2	57.6				48.6				$14,394	$1,284	$13,110
Tiger Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	134 Rhea McClanahan Dr	Tunnel Hill	30755	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 935-9890	400	33	12.2	92.8%	336 (84.0%)	9 (2.3%)	35 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	36.4	727^th of 1219 public elementary schools	40.4%		57.7	470^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.0%	257				33.3	51.6	31.4				32.9				$15,855	$672	$15,182
Ringgold Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	340 Evitt Ln	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 937-5437	552	43	12.7	55.4%	441 (79.9%)	27 (4.9%)	34 (6.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.6%)								(n/a)														$17,287	$1,021	$16,266
Battlefield Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	2204 Battlefield Pkwy	Fort Oglethorpe	30742	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 861-5778	438	33	13.4	59.6%	314 (71.7%)	26 (5.9%)	33 (7.5%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.9%)								(n/a)														$14,612	$636	$13,976
Woodstation Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3404 Colbert Hollow Rd	Rock Spring	30739	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 935-6700	415	26	16.2	52.8%	371 (89.4%)	7 (1.7%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	61.3	413^th of 1219 public elementary schools	66.1%		57.3	474^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.7%	61				48.3	67.7	37.1				48.4				$14,055	$494	$13,562
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	4005 Poplar Springs Rd	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 937-3568	858	66	12.9	40.0%	754 (87.9%)	15 (1.7%)	35 (4.1%)	23 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.4%)	80.3	94^th of 578 public middle schools	83.7%		80.7	97^th of 585 public middle schools	83.4%	3	91.3						48.7	58.3	60.1		41.7	57.5	92.9	$12,473	$651	$11,822
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	3960 Poplar Springs Rd	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 937-6464	1,268	89	14.1	31.8%	1,119 (88.2%)	20 (1.6%)	59 (4.7%)	27 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.3%)	65.3	87^th of 455 public high schools	80.9%		71.4	81^st of 451 public high schools	82.0%	6	54.9	69.1	36.8											$12,744	$240	$12,503

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Walker County	4.4 mi	15	119^th
Chickamauga City	6.19 mi	3	14^th
Whitfield County	12.66 mi	22	95^th
Dade County	16.61 mi	4	36^th
Dalton Public Schools	18.07 mi	10	114^th

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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.

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.