Murray County

Summary:

The Murray County school district in Georgia consists of 11 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district serves a diverse student population with varying academic performance across its schools.

Several schools stand out in the district, including Northwest Elementary School, which consistently performs well and ranks in the top half of Georgia elementary schools, and the two middle schools, Gladden Middle School and Bagley Middle School, which both demonstrate strong Algebra I performance with 100% proficiency. In contrast, some schools, such as Eton Elementary and Pleasant Valley Innovative School, struggle to meet state averages on academic assessments.

The district's high schools have a 4-year graduation rate of 85.4%, which is on par with the state average. However, the schools in Murray County face challenges, with high rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This may contribute to the disparities in academic performance observed across the district.

District Detail

1006 Green Road
Chatsworth, GA 30705

(706) 695-4531

SchoolDigger Rank:
96^th of 206 Georgia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 6,585

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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
Coker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1733 Leonard Bridge Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-0888	613	43	14.3		521 (85.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	49	580^th of 1238 public elementary schools	53.2%		51.7	547^th of 1248 public elementary schools	56.2%	33					24.0	26.3	33.8	33.7			38.5	52.5	37.8	60.7			51.4			$12,182	$794	$11,388
Murray County High School	Public	9-12	1001 Green Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-1414	1,068	65	16.4	93.2%	700 (65.5%)	7 (0.7%)	348 (32.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	44.1	209^th of 452 public high schools	53.8%		34.3	273^rd of 458 public high schools	40.4%	64	42.1	28.6	34.7	42.3																$11,525	$408	$11,117
Spring Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2795 Leonard Bridge Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-2525	668	52	12.9	100.0%	392 (58.7%)	4 (0.6%)	246 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	50.3	559^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.8%		51.7	542^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	56.6%	17					34.1	32.1	42.5	45.3			48.4	52.4	28.8	26.7			41.1			$12,526	$790	$11,736
Chatsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Green Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-2434	665	51	13.0	100.0%	398 (59.8%)	1 (0.2%)	242 (36.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	54.2	511^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.7%		47.7	590^th of 1248 public elementary schools	52.7%	79					38.0	20.9	41.2	31.0			48.9	54.7	51.8	34.5			51.8			$12,407	$693	$11,714
Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 McEntire Cir	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-2262	557	38	14.8	100.0%	421 (75.6%)	3 (0.5%)	119 (21.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	59.6	439^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.5%		59.3	459^th of 1248 public elementary schools	63.2%	20					28.2	31.6	55.1	41.9			44.7	48.7	55.9	35.5			67.6			$12,952	$844	$12,108
Gladden Middle School	Public	7-8	700 Old Dalton Ellijay Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-7448	478	32	14.7	100.0%	309 (64.6%)	6 (1.3%)	148 (31.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	48	278^th of 584 public middle schools	52.4%		54.3	249^th of 588 public middle schools	57.7%	29		100.0							32.9	32.6					36.4	38.2		39.8	30.1	$12,598	$771	$11,827
Bagley Middle School	Public	7-8	4600 Highway 225 N	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-1115	457	31	14.6	95.8%	337 (73.7%)	4 (0.9%)	109 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	61.2	195^th of 584 public middle schools	66.6%		50.4	271^st of 588 public middle schools	53.9%	76		100.0							39.6	38.5					37.0	52.0		41.6	42.1	$14,166	$848	$13,318
Eton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	829 Highway 286	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-3207	556	37	14.9	100.0%	392 (70.5%)	6 (1.1%)	134 (24.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	35.3	747^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.7%		31.7	814^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.8%	67					17.6	21.8	38.0	53.7			25.0	33.3	27.8	40.3			27.8			$11,938	$793	$11,145
Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4580 Highway 225 N	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 517-5213	498	43	11.6	100.0%	352 (70.7%)	1 (0.2%)	126 (25.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	49.1	579^th of 1238 public elementary schools	53.2%		51.5	550^th of 1248 public elementary schools	55.9%	29					15.2	25.0	38.8	46.4			48.5	36.8	35.8	51.4			50.7			$14,481	$984	$13,497
Pleasant Valley Innovative School	Public	6-12	273 Harris Street	Eton	30724	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 517-5355	64	10	6.5	100.0%	42 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (29.7%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	4.2	445^th of 452 public high schools	1.5%		4.7	452^nd of 458 public high schools	1.3%	7	2.2	0.0	8.0	0.0
North Murray High School	Public	9-12	2662 Mount Carmel Church Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-7760	961	64	14.9	83.4%	689 (71.7%)	6 (0.6%)	255 (26.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	41.2	223^rd of 452 public high schools	50.7%		40.3	240^th of 458 public high schools	47.6%	17	44.9	34.5	31.3	29.2																$12,976	$512	$12,465

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whitfield County	5.28 mi	22	92^nd
Department of Juvenile Justice	7.95 mi	32
Dalton Public Schools	8.44 mi	10	107^th
North Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency	9.97 mi	1
Gordon County	15.82 mi	10	77^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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