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Calhoun Elementary School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Calhoun Elementary School in Calhoun, GA, serves 922 students in grades 4 through 6 within the Calhoun City district, acting as a bridge between foundational learning and middle school coursework. The school has seen a rapid shift in its student population, with 87.74% of students now qualifying for free or reduced lunch—up from 62.98% just two years ago—yet it continues to achieve notable academic results despite having the lowest per-student spending ($11,237) among nearby schools.

One of the school's standout strengths is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.2% in 2024-2025, less than half the district rate (16.6%) and dramatically better than nearby schools like Red Bud Middle School (22.1%) and Calhoun Middle School (21.4%). In mathematics, 4th and 5th graders consistently outperform state averages—55.5% and 51.2% proficiency respectively in 2025-2026—with 5th grade math exceeding the state by 7.1 percentage points. Science scores have also shown a dramatic turnaround, jumping from 22.8% proficiency in 2023-2024 to 46.3% in 2024-2025, surpassing the state average. The school achieves these results while spending $1,500-$3,000 less per student than comparable schools like Model Middle School ($14,715) and Valley Point Middle School ($15,553).

The most significant challenge is a sharp academic decline in 6th grade. While 5th grade math proficiency reached 51.2% in 2025-2026, 6th grade dropped to 40.6%—a 10.6-point gap that far exceeds the state's own 5th-to-6th grade decline of 3.4 points. This pattern also appears in English Language Arts, where proficiency has consistently lagged 7-9 points behind state averages across all grade levels. The transition to 6th grade's more rigorous, departmentalized structure appears to pose difficulties, and this concern extends to the feeder pattern: Calhoun Middle School's 7th graders show even lower math proficiency (29.4%) before rebounding in 8th grade. For parents, this means the school excels at building strong foundations in early grades and keeping students engaged, but families should be prepared for potential academic adjustments as their child moves into 6th grade.

922

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,237

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Raymond King Dr
Calhoun, GA 30701

(706) 629-7130

District: Calhoun City

Students who attend Calhoun Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Calhoun High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.6%

Hispanic:

39.5%

African American:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Georgia avg45%

436^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	59.5	436 of 1222	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	606 of 1238	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	574 of 1236	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	443 of 1223	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	524 of 1220	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	459 of 1214	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	538 of 1234	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	503 of 1209	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.5	611 of 1205	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	588 of 1233	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.7	418 of 1240	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.6	425 of 1231	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.5	400 of 1225	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.6	393 of 1201	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.9	438 of 1212	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	478 of 1183	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.6	602 of 1133	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.5	639 of 1134	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.2	677 of 1125	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.4	630 of 1101	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	613 of 892	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	777 of 879	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	429 of 870	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	560 of 876	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	81 of 215	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.5	176 of 317	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	228 of 304	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	194 of 286	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	79 of 283	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	444 of 1189	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.5	602 of 1224	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	570 of 1223	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	500 of 1212	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	539 of 1206	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	160 of 504	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.8	302 of 583	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	316 of 565	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	227 of 535	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	238 of 516	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	429 of 1186	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	603 of 1225	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	593 of 1220	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	387 of 1210	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	486 of 1209	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	38.2	23 of 33	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	53 of 56	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	46 of 46	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	30 of 39	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	27 of 30	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	232 of 466	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.9	394 of 565	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	396 of 487	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	273 of 455	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	304 of 415	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	415 of 703	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	485 of 769	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	431 of 772	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	390 of 775	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	460 of 779	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile~ school

Female (2026)63rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-23 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile-20 vs school

Migrant (2023)30th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics49%+4 vs state

Science40%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, January 29, 2022

I have had my experiences with schools however, this school does not know how to work with children with trauma and IEP issues. Instead of working with children to help them adapt to their surroundings they have not been adequately working to helping my child succeed in success. I will be informing the school board of discrimination from not only a IEP student but also with taking extreme measures to implement an unapproved child. It’s extremely sad to have to give an overview of a school such bad score however, I would not recommend this school. My child has not had any school to take extreme measures to help a child create issues. Moreover, I’ve never had a school to call weekly about behavior in which children need to learn from. Instead they have created a host of dramas and reports. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)					Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical 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 Algebra I End of Course	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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Calhoun Elementary School	Public	4-6	101 Raymond King Dr	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Calhoun City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 629-7130	922	55	16.7	87.7%	393 (42.6%)	71 (7.7%)	364 (39.5%)	24 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.0%)								(n/a)		55.5	51.2	40.6			39.6				$11,237	$615	$10,622
Calhoun Middle School	Public	7-8	399 S River St	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Calhoun City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 629-3340	573	36	15.7	83.4%	263 (45.9%)	47 (8.2%)	217 (37.9%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.8%)	53.2	248^th of 578 public middle schools	57.1%		58.3	217^th of 585 public middle schools	62.9%	31	100.0				29.4	53.9		30.1	37.3	91.3	$12,496	$553	$11,942
Ashworth Middle School	Public	6-8	333 Newtown Rd NE	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 625-9545	578	42	13.9	99.0%	374 (64.7%)	13 (2.2%)	167 (28.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	36.2	354^th of 578 public middle schools	38.8%		52	253^rd of 585 public middle schools	56.8%	101	66.6			31.8	24.6	29.1		30.3	27.4		$13,482	$844	$12,638
Red Bud Middle School	Public	6-8	821 Hunts Gin Road	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 879-5261	786	54	14.4	85.4%	618 (78.6%)	13 (1.7%)	109 (13.9%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.8%)	67.3	163^rd of 578 public middle schools	71.8%		62.9	187^th of 585 public middle schools	68.0%	24	100.0			46.5	38.8	50.4		46.5	44.6		$12,764	$591	$12,173
Adairsville Middle School	Public	6-8	485 Old Highway 41 NW	Adairsville	30103	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5842	862	53	16.2	55.9%	687 (79.7%)	34 (3.9%)	82 (9.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.3%)	60.5	208^th of 578 public middle schools	64.0%		60.1	206^th of 585 public middle schools	64.8%	2	100.0			45.6	39.2	61.0		28.9	33.6	95.0	$14,143	$1,029	$13,114
Valley Point Middle School	Public	6-8	3796 S Dixie Rd	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 277-9662	377	32	11.7	98.1%	174 (46.2%)	5 (1.3%)	187 (49.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	40.8	321^st of 578 public middle schools	44.5%		50.9	260^th of 585 public middle schools	55.6%	61				30.7	42.0	37.6		26.5	19.8		$15,553	$835	$14,718
Model Middle School	Public	5-7	164 Barron Rd NE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(706) 290-8150	522	38	13.7	47.3%	442 (84.7%)	27 (5.2%)	29 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)								(n/a)			64.4	72.6	67.1		53.0				$14,715	$571	$14,144
Eastbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	1382 Eastbrook Road	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-6135	624	47	13.1	100.0%	127 (20.4%)	5 (0.8%)	469 (75.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	31.4	391^st of 578 public middle schools	32.4%		26.8	427^th of 585 public middle schools	27.0%	36				27.5	33.5	28.6		26.0	11.0		$12,687	$642	$12,045
Cass Middle School	Public	6-8	195 Fire Tower Rd NW	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5846	917	57	15.9	68.4%	478 (52.1%)	152 (16.6%)	201 (21.9%)	15 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.1%)	59.8	210^th of 578 public middle schools	63.7%		57.5	222^nd of 585 public middle schools	62.1%	12	100.0			37.7	44.9	64.4		25.5	35.8	83.0	$13,061	$910	$12,150
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%)	35.6	358^th of 578 public middle schools	38.1%		30.6	405^th of 585 public middle schools	30.8%	47	95.6				36.6	37.4		22.9	15.5		$13,536	$985	$12,550

Frequently Asked Questions about Calhoun Elementary School

What high school do graduates of Calhoun Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Calhoun Elementary School usually go on to attend Calhoun High School

What district is Calhoun Elementary School in?

Calhoun City

What is the racial makeup of Calhoun Elementary School?

Students at Calhoun Elementary School are 43% White, 39% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Calhoun Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 922 students attended Calhoun Elementary School.

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