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Villa Rica Elementary School

Q: Is Villa Rica Elementary School a good school?

Villa Rica Elementary School ranks 503 rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Villa Rica Elementary School in Villa Rica, GA, serves approximately 513 students in grades PK through 5 within the Carroll County School District, which ranks in the 69th percentile statewide. The school holds a stable 3-star rating and ranks in the 59th percentile of Georgia elementary schools, placing it in the middle of nearby schools like Providence Elementary (74th percentile) and Ithica Elementary (72nd percentile), while outperforming Glanton-Hindsman Elementary (45th percentile) just under a mile away.

One of the school's standout strengths is its 5th grade science performance, where 52% of students scored proficient—well above the state average of 44.2% and consistent with district results. This pattern has held for several years, with the school beating the state by 7 to 14 percentage points annually. Another major success is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which fell from 35% in 2021-2022 to just 13.1% in 2025-2026—now better than both the district (15.3%) and state (17.7%) averages. The school also invests more per student ($13,769) than any comparable Carroll County school and maintains a favorable 14:1 student-teacher ratio, lower than district peers.

However, math scores present a mixed picture. In the most recent testing year, proficiency rates at every grade level (3rd: 41.3%, 4th: 50.7%, 5th: 42.7%) fell below district averages, with a notable 11-point drop in 3rd grade from the prior year. The school also shows significant variation in performance across student groups, with some subgroups ranking in the top 13% statewide while others rank in the bottom 15%. While the school hasn't fully regained its pre-pandemic ranking (it peaked at the 80th percentile in 2017-2018), its strong science program, improving attendance, and targeted successes provide a solid foundation. Families may want to ask how the school plans to replicate its science and attendance wins across other subjects and grade levels.

513

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,769

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

314 Peachtree St
Villa Rica, GA 30180

(770) 459-5762

District: Carroll County

Students who attend Villa Rica Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Villa Rica Middle
High:	Villa Rica High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

African American:

28.5%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Carroll County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg52%

Georgia avg47%

503^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Carroll County

63^rd of 201Carroll 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	54.7	503 of 1219	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	523 of 1238	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	421 of 1236	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	479 of 1223	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	413 of 1220	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	505 of 1214	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	388 of 1234	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.8	247 of 1209	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	258 of 1205	78.6%	★★★★☆
2016	68.8	334 of 1233	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	60.3	430 of 1240	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.3	433 of 1231	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.9	264 of 1225	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	64.4	497 of 1201	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.7	514 of 1212	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.3	616 of 1183	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.6	760 of 1133	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.3	833 of 1134	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.4	716 of 1125	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.0	823 of 1101	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	107 of 828	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	179 of 892	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	151 of 879	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	212 of 870	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	132 of 876	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	409 of 1186	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	493 of 1224	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	522 of 1223	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	457 of 1212	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	353 of 1206	70.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	570 of 1183	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	555 of 1225	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	302 of 1220	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	489 of 1210	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	453 of 1209	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	594 of 700	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	568 of 769	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	531 of 772	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	498 of 775	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	479 of 779	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science52%+8 vs state

Mathematics45%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, January 20, 2022

Villa Rica Elementary is a premier school that cares about their students and parents.
The teachers and staff truly love working at VRE. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, January 26, 2014

I truly would think twice before sending a child to this school. These ratings are inaccurate and I would check another web site before enrolling my child.
There is also some great information on Yahoo news that may interest all of you. Not to say that all the people there are faulted. I wish they could be part of a better environment. However, everyone grown knows right from wrong. I do believe that if you choose to teach it should be because you love children and enjoy the job. Not just about a paycheck. If it is not something you can handle and children annoy you then you are in the wrong line of work. That being said. I do have to sing the praise of a couple of teachers at the school who really do CARE. If you send your children I pray they get the precious few that are there. Close Quote

by a teacher
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Villa Rica Elementary School is a great place for children. The focus of the school is putting kids first! My children went to VRE and they had a great experience. The building is older but the teachers and principals are wonderful. The atmosphere of the school is exciting and really encourages students to learn. Keeping children motivated is difficult today. At VRE that is a primary focus and it really shows with the children's' enthusiasm. Close Quote

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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
Villa Rica Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Peachtree St	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-5762	513	36	14.0	62.6%	243 (47.4%)	146 (28.5%)	80 (15.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.2%)	54.7	503^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	58.7%		53.2	523^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	57.8%	20	41.3	50.7	42.7	52.0	$13,769	$1,073	$12,696
Glanton-Hindsman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	118 Glanton St	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-4491	691	42	16.4	50.7%	225 (32.6%)	327 (47.3%)	75 (10.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.4%)	39.6	674^th of 1219 public elementary schools	44.7%		52.3	530^th of 1238 public elementary schools	57.2%	144	37.4	40.9	35.0	41.7	$11,944	$703	$11,241
Mirror Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2613 Tyson Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4300	554	31	17.8	67.7%	88 (15.9%)	324 (58.5%)	63 (11.4%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	28.5	855^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.9%		49.2	576^th of 1238 public elementary schools	53.5%	279	37.8	32.4	31.0	30.0	$14,289	$541	$13,748
Ithica Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Whitworth Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 840-5101	809	52	15.7	38.9%	353 (43.6%)	240 (29.7%)	120 (14.8%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.3%)	68.6	338^th of 1219 public elementary schools	72.3%		69.8	328^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.5%	10	60.4	59.6	42.3	54.3	$12,901	$750	$12,151
New Georgia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Mulberry Rock Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 445-3597	336	27	12.4	52.1%	184 (54.8%)	80 (23.8%)	43 (12.8%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	48	571^st of 1219 public elementary schools	53.2%		48.8	581^st of 1238 public elementary schools	53.1%	10	58.1	48.5	31.3	31.4	$17,638	$216	$17,421
Providence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	287 Rainey Rd	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 562-3076	557	36	15.3	42.0%	425 (76.3%)	57 (10.2%)	34 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	70.3	321^st of 1219 public elementary schools	73.7%		65.9	377^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.5%	56	68.2	44.1	56.1	55.1	$12,772	$724	$12,048
Mason Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Johnston Rd	Winston	30187	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4900	513	41	12.6	67.8%	162 (31.6%)	229 (44.6%)	74 (14.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.2%)	49	555^th of 1219 public elementary schools	54.5%		64.4	389^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.6%	166	41.5	40.0	44.5	50.0	$18,009	$599	$17,410
Winston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13691 Veterans Memorial Hwy	Winston	30187	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4700	297	24	12.3	84.2%	75 (25.3%)	79 (26.6%)	123 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	36.7	722^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	40.8%		67	365^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.5%	357	40.0	49.2	26.4	34.2	$18,011	$1,584	$16,427
Connie Dugan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1362 Winn Rd	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 949-5261	647	51	12.6	64.5%	258 (39.9%)	243 (37.6%)	95 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (7.7%)	42.5	645^th of 1219 public elementary schools	47.1%		45.1	625^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.5%	20	48.4	53.7	33.3	25.2	$15,659	$650	$15,009
Temple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Otis St	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 562-3076	666	42	15.8	50.0%	358 (53.8%)	166 (24.9%)	81 (12.2%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.9%)	67.1	355^th of 1219 public elementary schools	70.9%		67.3	361^st of 1238 public elementary schools	70.8%	6	43.0	49.6	59.2	66.3	$12,654	$806	$11,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Villa Rica Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Villa Rica Elementary School?

Students at Villa Rica Elementary School are 47% White, 28% African American, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Villa Rica Elementary School a good school?

Villa Rica Elementary School ranks 503^rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Villa Rica Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Villa Rica Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Villa Rica Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Villa Rica Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Villa Rica Middle
High : Villa Rica High School

What district is Villa Rica Elementary School in?

Carroll County

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