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Macedonia Elementary School

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Macedonia Elementary School ranks 143 rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Macedonia Elementary School in Canton, GA, serves approximately 730 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Cherokee County School District, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 88th percentile statewide for 2025-2026.

Macedonia Elementary stands out most dramatically for its attendance record. The chronic absenteeism rate has plummeted from 19.3% in 2021-2022 to just 3.2% in 2025-2026—an 84% reduction that puts the school far ahead of the district (10.2%) and state (17.7%) averages. This is among the lowest rates in the area, nearly matching Avery Elementary School (2.9%) and beating Hickory Flat Elementary School (5.3%). Mathematics is a clear signature strength: proficiency rates of 70.7% (3rd), 70.2% (4th), and 74.4% (5th) all exceed district averages by 8-16 points and state averages by 20-30 points. The 5th grade math performance actually surpasses nearby Hickory Flat Elementary (74.4% vs. 71.1%), even though Hickory Flat ranks higher overall. The school also demonstrates exceptional effectiveness with special education students, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide for that subgroup—a notable achievement that suggests strong support systems for diverse learners.

While Macedonia's overall ranking (143rd) trails slightly behind Avery Elementary (106th) and Mountain Road Elementary School (134th), it outperforms Mountain Road in 5th grade math (74.4% vs. 62.8%) while spending less per student ($14,994 vs. $16,569), suggesting efficient resource use. Science proficiency (59.3% in 5th grade) remains an area for growth, trailing math by 15 points. With only 18.63% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school serves a comparatively affluent population, though its special education outcomes indicate effectiveness beyond demographic advantages. Overall, Macedonia offers stable, high-quality education with exceptional attendance and math instruction, making it a strong choice for families in the Canton area.

730

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,994

Per pupil spending ?

18.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10370 E Cherokee Dr
Canton, GA 30115

(770) 704-1372

District: Cherokee County

Students who attend Macedonia Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Creekland Middle School
High:	Creekview High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (68% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Georgia elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg58%

Georgia avg47%

143^rd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Cherokee County

22^nd of 202Cherokee 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	88.5	143 of 1222	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	87.6	155 of 1238	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	158 of 1236	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	194 of 1223	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	161 of 1220	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	90.1	116 of 1214	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	134 of 1234	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	158 of 1209	86.9%	★★★★☆
2017	89.9	112 of 1205	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	89.6	111 of 1233	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	106 of 1240	91.5%	★★★★★
2014	83.0	122 of 1231	90.1%	★★★★★
2013	84.2	94 of 1225	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	85.2	83 of 1201	93.1%	★★★★★
2011	84.3	117 of 1212	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	87.8	62 of 1183	94.8%	★★★★★
2009	83.9	119 of 1133	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	85.4	101 of 1134	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	86.3	87 of 1125	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	86.6	67 of 1101	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	129 of 1189	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	88.6	129 of 1224	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	92.3	95 of 1223	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	158 of 1212	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	132 of 1206	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	158 of 1186	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.6	181 of 1225	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	234 of 1220	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	239 of 1210	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	198 of 1209	83.6%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	63.3	15 of 36	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	49 of 466	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	48 of 565	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	76.1	79 of 487	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	130 of 415	68.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	178 of 703	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	210 of 769	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	220 of 772	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	275 of 775	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	256 of 779	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

White (2026)75th percentile-14 vs school

Migrant (2022)58th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics72%+24 vs state

Science59%+15 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
Macedonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10370 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1372	730	52	14.1	18.6%	602 (82.5%)	19 (2.6%)	61 (8.4%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.9%)	88.5	143^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	88.3%		87.6	155^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.5%	12	70.7	70.2	74.4	59.3	$14,994	$137	$14,857
Avery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6391 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1343	1,104	79	13.9	22.6%	836 (75.7%)	39 (3.5%)	140 (12.7%)	41 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.2%)	92.2	106^th of 1222 public elementary schools	91.3%		89.8	131^st of 1238 public elementary schools	89.4%	25	79.8	80.8	69.5	62.0	$13,689	$308	$13,381
Free Home Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8828 Ball Ground Road	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5960	280	25	11.3	32.9%	235 (83.9%)	1 (0.4%)	40 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	60.6	425^th of 1222 public elementary schools	65.2%		67.4	358^th of 1238 public elementary schools	71.1%	67	58.0	56.6	45.8	37.6	$18,606	$173	$18,433
Ball Ground Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Valley St	Ball Ground	30107	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5900	663	47	14.1	34.2%	561 (84.6%)	9 (1.4%)	60 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	75.3	269^th of 1222 public elementary schools	78.0%		67.8	352^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	71.6%	83	58.1	68.4	44.1	63.7	$15,503	$367	$15,135
Hickory Flat Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2755 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1444	890	59	14.9	16.5%	561 (63.0%)	59 (6.6%)	105 (11.8%)	100 (11.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.9%)	95.4	66^th of 1222 public elementary schools	94.6%		91.2	114^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.8%	48	82.7	89.8	71.1	70.4	$13,335	$177	$13,157
William G. Hasty- Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Brown Industrial Pkwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 721-6555	1,119	99	11.3	78.4%	268 (23.9%)	90 (8.0%)	718 (64.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.1%)	52.1	527^th of 1222 public elementary schools	56.9%		42.4	652^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	47.3%	125	49.1	53.9	41.2	35.4	$16,662	$1,672	$14,990
Indian Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3635 Univeter Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6600	881	61	14.3	35.3%	571 (64.8%)	51 (5.8%)	183 (20.8%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.0%)	70.3	325^th of 1222 public elementary schools	73.4%		78.3	252^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	79.6%	73	59.3	47.7	60.3	53.8	$14,393	$282	$14,111
Birmingham Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14865 Birmingham Hwy	Milton	30004	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2820	696	48	14.6	4.3%	558 (80.2%)	23 (3.3%)	45 (6.5%)	33 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	97.3	31^st of 1222 public elementary schools	97.5%		98.5	14^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.9%	17	93.3	87.2	81.6	73.1	$16,097	$432	$15,665
Poole's Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 Heardsville Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-1285	1,384	90	15.3	22.0%	635 (45.9%)	50 (3.6%)	166 (12.0%)	477 (34.5%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.5%)	76.6	254^th of 1222 public elementary schools	79.2%		79.1	244^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.3%	10	73.9	66.9	51.4	48.6	$12,384	$200	$12,184
Mountain Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Mountain Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-8520	370	29	12.7	23.0%	239 (64.6%)	17 (4.6%)	54 (14.6%)	34 (9.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	89.4	134^th of 1222 public elementary schools	89.0%		88.2	147^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.1%	13	76.2	65.6	62.8	74.3	$16,569	$161	$16,407

Frequently Asked Questions about Macedonia Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Macedonia Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Creekland Middle School
High : Creekview High School

What district is Macedonia Elementary School in?

Cherokee County

Is Macedonia Elementary School a good school?

Macedonia Elementary School ranks 143^rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Macedonia Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Macedonia Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Macedonia Elementary School?

Students at Macedonia Elementary School are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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