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Dade County

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At a glance

36^thof 201 Georgia districts▲ 14

Better than 82% of Georgia districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

52 Tradition Lane
Trenton, GA 30752·(706) 657-4361·All Georgia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 82.1% of districts

Schools

1,988

Students

Top rankedDavis Elementary School240^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Dade County High School up 135 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Dade County is a small, unified school district in northwest Georgia serving about 1,988 students across four schools—two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school—and currently ranks 36th out of 201 Georgia districts with a 4-star rating.

Davis Elementary School is the district’s academic leader, achieving the strongest results despite serving the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (68.73% free/reduced lunch). Its 5th grade math proficiency rate of 73.7% far exceeds the state average of 44.1%, and it has the district’s lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 13.0%. In contrast, Dade Elementary School trails Davis in every math category, with gaps ranging from 11.3 to 28.5 percentage points, despite having a lower free/reduced lunch rate. Dade Middle School is an algebra powerhouse—97.6% of students taking Algebra I are proficient, more than double the state average—but struggles with 6th grade math (34% vs. 40.7% statewide) and 8th grade social studies (22% vs. 40.2% statewide). Dade County High School has shown dramatic improvement, jumping from the 45th to 79th percentile in state rankings, with U.S. History proficiency soaring from 17.5% to 61.3% and Biology improving to 60%.

Chronic absenteeism follows a clear divide: elementary schools (13.0% and 16.2%) are below the state average of 17.7%, while the middle and high schools (23.2% and 23.3%) are significantly above it. The district’s strengths lie in elementary math, middle school advanced math, and high school science and history, but areas needing attention include middle school social studies, 6th grade math, high school Algebra I (44.6% vs. 48.1% statewide), and secondary-level absenteeism. Per-student spending varies from $12,056 at the middle school to $14,103 at Davis Elementary, though outcomes don’t strictly follow spending—the middle school’s exceptional Algebra I results prove that. Overall, Dade County offers strong elementary options, particularly at Davis, and a high school on an upward trajectory, though families should be aware of the secondary-level challenges in attendance and specific subjects.

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Ranking:

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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	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
Dade County High School	Public	9-12	300 Tradition Ln	Trenton	30752	Dade County	Dade County	No	No	No	No	(706) 657-7517	543	42	12.8	55.2%	486 (89.5%)	6 (1.1%)	24 (4.4%)	9 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	62.4	97^th of 455 public high schools	78.7%		40	232^nd of 451 public high schools	48.6%	135	44.6	60.0	61.3										$13,665	$195	$13,470
Dade Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Pace Dr	Trenton	30752	Dade County	Dade County	No	No	No	No	(706) 657-6491	459	31	14.9	56.6%	414 (90.2%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	58.5	214^th of 578 public middle schools	63.0%		58.7	213^th of 585 public middle schools	63.6%	1	97.6						34.0	48.3	59.8		38.6	22.0	$12,056	$346	$11,710
Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5491 Highway 301	Trenton	30752	Dade County	Dade County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 657-6300	259	21	12.2	68.7%	245 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	77.9	240^th of 1219 public elementary schools	80.3%		73.7	287^th of 1238 public elementary schools	76.8%	47				63.8	60.5	73.7				47.4			$14,103	$1,570	$12,532
Dade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Wolverine Dr	Trenton	30752	Dade County	Dade County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 657-8253	727	57	12.8	61.3%	649 (89.3%)	5 (0.7%)	35 (4.8%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	54.5	507^th of 1219 public elementary schools	58.4%		64.3	390^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.5%	117				52.5	46.8	45.2				41.0			$12,397	$991	$11,406

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Walker County	9.76 mi	15	119^th
Chickamauga City	11.97 mi	3	14^th
Catoosa County	15.14 mi	17	48^th
Trion City	24.53 mi	3	13^th
Chattooga County	26.2 mi	5	139^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.

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