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Menlo Elementary School

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Menlo Elementary School ranks 605 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

605^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Menlo Elementary School in Menlo, GA, serves about 352 students in Pre-K through 8th grade within the Chattooga County School District, and it is a school clearly on the rise. After a challenging period, the school has climbed from the 31st percentile statewide to the 50th percentile in just one year, earning a 3-star rating—its best since 2018-2019. This momentum is especially impressive given that roughly 73% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a factor that makes the school’s steady improvement all the more noteworthy.

One of the most striking success stories is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism. In 2021-2022, 34.9% of students were chronically absent, but that number has plummeted to just 8.1%—now far better than both the district (18.2%) and state (17.7%) averages. This turnaround likely fuels the school’s academic gains, particularly in early mathematics. Menlo’s 3rd-grade math proficiency rate of 64.7% is more than double the district average (28.5%) and well above the state (48.3%), representing a remarkable jump from 37.5% just a year earlier. The school also outperforms its nearby peer, Leroy Massey Elementary School, which sits in the 6th percentile statewide, while Menlo holds the 50th percentile. Even in 8th-grade math, Menlo (44.2%) approaches the state average (46.3%) and far exceeds the district (30.8%).

However, the school shows a clear split between grade bands. While elementary math scores are strong, 6th and 7th-grade math fall below district averages, though 8th grade shows a rebound. A persistent challenge is 8th-grade social studies, where only 14.7% of students are proficient—far below the state’s 40.2%. Compared to Lyerly Elementary School, Menlo excels in elementary grades but trails in middle-school math and science. Still, with spending of $12,705 per student—lower than several higher-performing nearby schools—Menlo demonstrates efficient resource use. The school’s three-year upward trend suggests continued improvement is likely on the horizon.

352

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,705

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2430 Highway 337
Menlo, GA 30731

(706) 862-2323

District: Chattooga County

Students who attend Menlo Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Chattooga High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Two or more races:

6.3%

Hispanic:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 26 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg27%

Georgia avg43%

Elementary school

605^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

363^rd of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Chattooga County

140^th of 202Chattooga 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	605 of 1222	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.0	854 of 1238	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	731 of 1236	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	880 of 1223	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	845 of 1220	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	705 of 1214	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	531 of 1234	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	362 of 1209	70.1%	★★★★☆
2017	49.2	562 of 1205	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.3	696 of 1233	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.9	649 of 1240	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.9	669 of 1231	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.0	618 of 1225	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.9	862 of 1201	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.9	658 of 1212	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.8	824 of 1183	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.0	739 of 1133	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.0	503 of 1134	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.2	547 of 1125	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.7	589 of 1101	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	602 of 1189	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	768 of 1224	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	855 of 1223	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	924 of 1212	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	804 of 1206	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	625 of 1186	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	796 of 1225	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	647 of 1220	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	780 of 1210	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	823 of 1209	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	585 of 703	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	745 of 769	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	725 of 772	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	756 of 775	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	743 of 779	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	363 of 578	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	408 of 585	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	357 of 578	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	319 of 569	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	390 of 558	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	300 of 542	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	209 of 559	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	202 of 543	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.0	238 of 539	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.0	243 of 545	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.0	272 of 537	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	68.0	158 of 521	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.8	190 of 527	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.6	325 of 508	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.1	187 of 504	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.1	226 of 494	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.2	183 of 466	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.3	106 of 462	77.1%	★★★★☆
2007	77.7	61 of 445	86.3%	★★★★☆
2006	62.0	165 of 420	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	361 of 550	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	360 of 567	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	361 of 558	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	331 of 553	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.4	453 of 544	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	41.9	315 of 561	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	252 of 559	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	273 of 553	50.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	370 of 404	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	397 of 415	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	386 of 417	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	379 of 429	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	402 of 425	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

Male (2024)44th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics39%-6 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

Social Studies15%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 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
Menlo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2430 Highway 337	Menlo	30731	Chattooga County	Chattooga County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 862-2323	352	23	15.0	72.7%	320 (90.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.3%)	46	605^th of 1222 public elementary schools	50.5%		29	854^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.0%	249	64.7	35.3	41.4	21.0	29.4	44.2	41.5	29.4	14.7	$12,705	$894	$11,811
Lyerly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Oak Hill Rd	Lyerly	30730	Chattooga County	Chattooga County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 895-3323	335	24	13.8	86.6%	271 (80.9%)	15 (4.5%)	22 (6.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.5%)	27.5	871^st of 1222 public elementary schools	28.7%		26.2	907^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.7%	36	31.5	28.2	25.9	40.0	42.5	54.2	22.2	37.1	22.8	$13,154	$1,021	$12,134
Leroy Massey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	403 Dot Johnson Way	Summerville	30747	Chattooga County	Chattooga County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 857-6660	877	55	15.9	94.3%	591 (67.4%)	107 (12.2%)	86 (9.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (10.1%)	10.6	1151^st of 1222 public elementary schools	5.8%		15.2	1087^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.2%	64	18.7	19.8	15.9				22.5			$11,725	$1,112	$10,613
Trion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	919 Allgood St Ste 1	Trion	30753	Chattooga County	Trion City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 734-2991	607	46	13.2	61.9%	457 (75.3%)	7 (1.2%)	117 (19.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	84.6	180^th of 1222 public elementary schools	85.3%		84.5	187^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.9%	7	74.0	85.7	67.7				46.8			$14,798	$859	$13,939
Gilbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	87 S Burnt Mill Rd	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-2432	476	37	13.0	100.0%	418 (87.8%)	15 (3.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	20.4	985^th of 1222 public elementary schools	19.4%		29.7	837^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.4%	148	31.4	35.1	13.8				27.7			$14,930	$1,287	$13,644
Armuchee Elementary School	Public	3-5	471 Floyd Springs Road NE	Armuchee	30105	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 802-6758	401	28	14.2	54.9%	322 (80.3%)	25 (6.2%)	27 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	84.9	179^th of 1222 public elementary schools	85.4%		73.8	286^th of 1238 public elementary schools	76.9%	107	72.1	71.2	61.9				55.2			$15,972	$757	$15,216
Armuchee Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5075 Martha Berry Hwy NW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(706) 802-6758	480	37	13.1	55.6%	398 (82.9%)	16 (3.3%)	29 (6.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)								(n/a)										$17,587	$1,033	$16,553
Garden Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2903 Garden Lakes Blvd NW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 236-1865	536	39	13.7	71.5%	315 (58.8%)	45 (8.4%)	125 (23.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.6%)								(n/a)	80.2	68.5								$15,239	$901	$14,338
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%)	64.6	384^th of 1222 public elementary schools	68.6%		58.6	454^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.3%	70	60.7	52.7	43.3	39.5			55.9			$12,360	$875	$11,485

Frequently Asked Questions about Menlo Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Menlo Elementary School attend?

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

High : Chattooga High School

How many students attend Menlo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Menlo Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Menlo Elementary School?

Students at Menlo Elementary School are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Menlo Elementary School in?

Chattooga County

Is Menlo Elementary School a good school?

Menlo Elementary School ranks 605^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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