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Kingston Elementary School

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Kingston Elementary School ranks 808 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

808^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Kingston Elementary School in Kingston, GA, serves approximately 473 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Bartow County district. The school has shown meaningful momentum this year, improving its statewide ranking from 862nd to 806th out of 1,219 elementary schools, and has cut its chronic absenteeism rate by more than half over four years—from 31.7% to 14.9%, now better than both the district (15.8%) and state (17.7%) averages.

Academically, the picture is mixed but encouraging in key areas. In the latest testing cycle, 3rd grade math proficiency jumped from 27.4% to 41.1%, and 5th grade science nearly doubled from 16.9% to 32.3%. However, 4th grade math remains a stubborn challenge at 27.6% proficiency, compared to 46.1% for the district and 50.1% statewide. This gap is especially visible when compared to nearby schools like Adairsville Elementary School (44.0%) and White Elementary School (49.5%) in the same subject. The school also spends more per student ($18,561) than any comparable local school and maintains a favorable 11.3:1 student-teacher ratio, yet overall proficiency still trails district and state averages across most grades and subjects.

One notable strength is the school’s service to its African American students, who rank in the 74th percentile statewide (4 stars)—a strong performance. At the same time, the school’s overall ranking (34th percentile) reflects broader challenges, particularly in upper-grade math. With 72.94% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—higher than any peer school in the district—Kingston serves a community with significant economic need. The combination of rising attendance, early-grade gains, and targeted investments suggests the school is on a positive trajectory, though sustained improvement in 4th and 5th grade will be key to closing the gap with its neighbors.

473

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,561

Per pupil spending ?

72.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

240 Hardin Bridge Rd
Kingston, GA 30145

(770) 606-5850

District: Bartow County

Students who attend Kingston Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cass Middle School
High:	Cass High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.4%

Hispanic:

20.5%

African American:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg46%

Georgia avg47%

808^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Bartow County

73^rd of 202Bartow County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	808 of 1222	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.6	862 of 1238	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	774 of 1236	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	847 of 1223	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	931 of 1220	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	866 of 1214	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	935 of 1234	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	753 of 1209	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	779 of 1205	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.8	615 of 1233	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.0	792 of 1240	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	69.8	407 of 1231	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	613 of 1225	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.4	672 of 1201	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.3	727 of 1212	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.8	628 of 1183	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.1	620 of 1133	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.0	841 of 1134	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.3	674 of 1125	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.1	799 of 1101	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	212 of 829	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	256 of 879	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	32.3	581 of 876	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	752 of 1189	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	763 of 1224	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	723 of 1223	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	875 of 1212	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	813 of 1206	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	453 of 583	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	407 of 565	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	373 of 535	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	424 of 516	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	800 of 1186	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.6	920 of 1225	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	797 of 1220	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	792 of 1210	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	985 of 1209	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	326 of 565	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	291 of 487	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	344 of 455	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	679 of 703	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	729 of 769	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	726 of 772	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	716 of 775	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	760 of 779	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)74th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics35%-12 vs state

Science32%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (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 (2025)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Hardin Bridge Rd	Kingston	30145	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5850	473	42	11.3	72.9%	276 (58.4%)	68 (14.4%)	97 (20.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.9%)	31.9	808^th of 1222 public elementary schools	33.9%		28.6	862^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	30.4%	54	41.1	27.6	37.1	32.3	$18,561	$1,257	$17,304
Hamilton Crossing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	116 Hamilton Crossing Rd NW	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5849	653	51	12.9	63.1%	337 (51.6%)	75 (11.5%)	181 (27.7%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.6%)	75.7	262^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	78.6%		57	478^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.4%	216	51.2	51.8	62.3	64.7	$16,092	$1,752	$14,340
Euharlee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1058 Euharlee Rd	Euharlee	30145	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5872	574	41	13.8	61.7%	454 (79.1%)	24 (4.2%)	59 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	58.1	452^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	63.0%		59.2	447^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.9%	5	67.0	49.0	42.7	37.5	$16,472	$909	$15,563
Mission Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Mission Rd SW	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5863	598	40	15.0	69.7%	305 (51.0%)	91 (15.2%)	152 (25.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	57.9	457^th of 1222 public elementary schools	62.6%		50.8	553^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	55.3%	96	43.2	43.2	54.6	51.5	$15,168	$856	$14,312
Clear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Pleasant Valley Rd NW	Cartersville	30121	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5403	614	47	13.0	64.3%	462 (75.2%)	28 (4.6%)	73 (11.9%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.0%)	46.5	598^th of 1222 public elementary schools	51.1%		43.3	645^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.9%	47	39.8	44.4	53.6	33.0	$16,761	$1,212	$15,548
Taylorsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1502 Old Alabama Rd	Taylorsville	30178	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5867	494	40	12.4	60.9%	379 (76.7%)	24 (4.9%)	71 (14.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	48.9	562^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	54.0%		39.5	691^st of 1238 public elementary schools	44.2%	129	61.8	44.8	40.0	28.0	$16,503	$1,006	$15,497
Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1839 Morrison Camp Ground Rd	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(706) 236-1830	518	38	13.6	43.4%	426 (82.2%)	30 (5.8%)	29 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.0%)								(n/a)	86.0	88.9			$14,945	$766	$14,179
Cartersville Elementary School	Public	4-5	340 Old Mill Rd	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Cartersville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 382-0983	629	44	14.1	61.4%	290 (46.1%)	119 (18.9%)	159 (25.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.3%)	57.4	462^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	62.2%		57	477^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.5%	15		56.8	50.4	33.9	$15,651	$648	$15,003
Cartersville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	200 Carter Grove Blvd	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Cartersville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 382-1733	1,507	107	14.0	59.5%	733 (48.6%)	279 (18.5%)	361 (24.0%)	21 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	111 (7.4%)								(n/a)	51.5				$15,281	$844	$14,437
Adairsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	118 N Franklin St	Adairsville	30103	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5840	868	59	14.6	62.6%	656 (75.6%)	56 (6.5%)	95 (10.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.5%)	44.9	621^st of 1222 public elementary schools	49.2%		59.2	446^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.0%	175	35.1	44.0	37.3	49.3	$14,934	$1,019	$13,915

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingston Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Kingston Elementary School?

Students at Kingston Elementary School are 58% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Kingston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Kingston Elementary School.

What district is Kingston Elementary School in?

Bartow County

Is Kingston Elementary School a good school?

Kingston Elementary School ranks 808^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kingston Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kingston Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cass Middle School
High : Cass High School

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