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Elementary Schools in Catoosa County


At a glance
DistrictCatoosa County65th of 202 Georgia districtsFull district overview →
10
Schools
4,621
Students
Top rankedBoynton Elementary School272nd of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Battlefield Elementary School up 254 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Boynton Elementary School 11.6 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
4★
3★
2★
2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Catoosa County is home to 10 elementary schools serving approximately 4,621 students in grades PK-5, a district that ranks in the 76th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating. The district features a mix of traditional PK-5 schools and split-campus models where primary (PK-2) and elementary (3-5) schools share feeder patterns, such as Ringgold Primary School feeding into Ringgold Elementary School and Battlefield Primary feeding into Battlefield Elementary School.

Boynton Elementary School is the clear academic leader, ranking 272nd out of 1,219 schools (78th percentile) with the district's highest 3rd-grade math proficiency at 66.7% and the lowest poverty rate at 38.6%. Battlefield Elementary School posted the most dramatic turnaround, jumping 255 ranking positions in one year—its 5th-grade science proficiency more than doubled from 26% to 62%. At the other end, West Side Elementary School ranks lowest (37th percentile) with nearly 99% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, trailing district averages by 10-15 points across most subjects. Notably, Cloud Springs Elementary School serves a nearly identical poverty population (98.8%) yet outperforms West Side by 25+ points in 3rd-grade math (66.6% vs. 41.2%), proving high poverty does not predetermine outcomes.

District-wide, Catoosa County exceeds state averages in 4th-grade math (54.3% vs. 50.1%) and 5th-grade science (46.6% vs. 44.2%). However, grade-level transitions reveal challenges—Woodstation Elementary School drops 30.6 points between 4th and 5th grade math (67.7% to 37.1%), while Tiger Creek Elementary School fell 257 ranking positions year-over-year. Chronic absenteeism averages 16.4%, with Ringgold Elementary School best at 8.1% and Cloud Springs most concerning at 25.1%. Per-student spending ranges from $13,242 at Graysville Elementary School to $18,304 at Cloud Springs, yet higher spending does not consistently translate to better results—Graysville outperforms several higher-spending schools. For parents, this data suggests school-specific factors like instructional quality and culture matter enormously, and that targeted interventions can yield rapid improvement, as demonstrated by Battlefield's remarkable turnaround.

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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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