Summary:
Dalton Public Schools serves six elementary schools—City Park, Brookwood, Blue Ridge, Westwood, Park Creek, and Roan—spanning grades PK-5 in Dalton, Georgia, with enrollments ranging from 421 to 707 students.
For parents, the standout choice is Brookwood Elementary, which ranks in the top 23% of Georgia schools (4 stars) and outperforms state averages in every tested subject and grade. Its 4th grade math proficiency hits 66.1%, a full 16 points above the state average, and it achieves this while spending the least per student ($14,652) and having the district’s lowest poverty rate (56.25% free/reduced lunch). Westwood Elementary also shows strong potential—its 2024-2025 5th grade cohort posted 73.3% math proficiency—though its ranking slipped from 319th to 511th this year, suggesting cohort variability. Park Creek Elementary offers an interesting growth story: 3rd grade math starts below district norms (30.9%), but by 5th grade it surpasses both district and state averages (51.1%).
At the other end, Blue Ridge Elementary and Roan Elementary rank in the bottom 20% statewide, with proficiency rates 15-25 points below state averages—Blue Ridge’s 5th grade math is just 18.7%. City Park Elementary sits in the middle, with math scores near district averages but science proficiency (21.7%) among the lowest. Across the district, chronic absenteeism is remarkably low (4.3% to 10.9% versus 17.7% statewide), and student-teacher ratios are favorable (10.2:1 to 12.8:1). However, science is a district-wide weakness—only Brookwood approaches the state average—and higher spending (Roan at $19,348 per student) does not translate to higher achievement, pointing to instructional strategies rather than resources as the key differentiator.
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