Rome City

Summary:

The Rome City school district in Georgia consists of 8 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students from prekindergarten through 12th grade. The district faces challenges with low academic proficiency rates compared to state averages, but a few standout schools, such as East Central Elementary and West End Elementary, consistently outperform the district and state in key metrics.

The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance between the schools in the Rome City district. East Central Elementary and West End Elementary are the highest-performing schools, ranking among the top 455 and 454 elementary schools in Georgia, respectively. These schools have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. In contrast, schools like Main Elementary and Anna K. Davie Elementary struggle with much lower proficiency rates.

Rome High School stands out with a higher four-year graduation rate (85.4%) compared to the district and state averages, but its academic performance on End of Course assessments is still below the state average. The district as a whole faces challenges in English Language Arts and Social Studies proficiency, while some schools, such as Elm Street Elementary and Rome Middle School, demonstrate stronger performance in Mathematics assessments.

District Detail

508 East 2nd Street
Rome, GA 30161

(706) 236-5050

SchoolDigger Rank:
134^th of 206 Georgia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 6,357

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
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
Rome High School	Public	9-12	1000 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 235-9653	1,986	123	16.1	88.7%	452 (22.8%)	604 (30.4%)	769 (38.7%)	46 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (5.7%)	32.9	279^th of 452 public high schools	38.3%		30.4	292^nd of 458 public high schools	36.2%	13	32.1	34.1	32.8	25.1																$12,956	$830	$12,125
Rome Middle School	Public	7-8	1020 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 235-4695	937	70	13.4	100.0%	219 (23.4%)	315 (33.6%)	330 (35.2%)	21 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.5%)	30.6	405^th of 584 public middle schools	30.7%		37.2	357^th of 588 public middle schools	39.3%	48		96.2							24.1	24.6					28.8	33.8		21.4	24.1	$13,536	$985	$12,550
West Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	409 Lavender Dr NW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 235-8836	595	42	14.0	100.0%	78 (13.1%)	116 (19.5%)	344 (57.8%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	34.1	774^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.5%		27.4	889^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.8%	115					12.5	25.7	34.7	27.8			25.0	45.9	37.5	41.7			34.7			$14,017	$1,489	$12,527
Elm Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8 S Elm St SW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 232-5313	558	42	13.1	100.0%	56 (10.0%)	110 (19.7%)	344 (61.6%)	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	40	682^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	44.9%		32.2	805^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.5%	123					12.2	28.4	42.1	34.7			32.5	45.6	43.9	25.3			50.9			$14,366	$1,478	$12,888
East Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1502 Dean Ave SE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 232-8310	439	38	11.5	90.7%	196 (44.6%)	137 (31.2%)	58 (13.2%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)	58.5	455^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.2%		64.4	406^th of 1248 public elementary schools	67.5%	49					32.8	39.1	32.2	52.5			54.7	55.1	39.0	44.3			42.4			$16,768	$1,261	$15,507
West End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5 Brown Fox Dr SW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 234-9366	1,005	66	15.1	100.0%	276 (27.5%)	302 (30.0%)	342 (34.0%)	30 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.3%)	58.6	454^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.3%		53.9	521^st of 1248 public elementary schools	58.3%	67					29.6	42.3	33.8	40.0			44.4	61.8	41.4	52.3			53.1			$12,360	$875	$11,485
Anna K. Davie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	24 E Main St SW	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 232-4913	413	36	11.6	100.0%	50 (12.1%)	246 (59.6%)	77 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	20.8	987^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.3%		19.7	1009^th of 1248 public elementary schools	19.2%	22					11.3	14.8	15.8	21.1			24.5	42.6	38.6	15.8			14.0			$18,413	$3,089	$15,324
Main Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3 Watters St SE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 295-7180	424	32	13.1	100.0%	70 (16.5%)	260 (61.3%)	48 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	10.4	1176^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.0%		9.1	1204^th of 1248 public elementary schools	3.5%	28					11.1	6.8	17.2	11.5			23.6	18.2	10.9	13.5			17.2			$17,018	$2,621	$14,397

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Department of Juvenile Justice	3.17 mi	32
Floyd County	3.37 mi	17	32^nd
Bartow County	13.39 mi	21	74^th
Gordon County	13.53 mi	10	77^th
Chattooga County	16.54 mi	5	156^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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