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Hickory Flat Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Hickory Flat Elementary School in Canton, GA, serves 890 students in grades PK-5 and is part of the highly-rated Cherokee County School District, which ranks in the 89th percentile statewide. The school has earned a 5-star rating and currently ranks 66th out of 1,219 elementary schools in Georgia—a significant jump from 114th the previous year and a clear sign of strong, consistent momentum.

Academically, Hickory Flat stands out as a leader among nearby schools. In 4th grade math, 89.8% of students met or exceeded proficiency standards, compared to the district average of 62% and the state average of 50.1%. This performance is 29 percentage points higher than the next closest local school, Avery Elementary School, and nearly 36 points higher than the median nearby school. The school also excels in science, with 70.4% of 5th graders proficient—a 14.5-point improvement over the previous year. While Birmingham Falls Elementary School in Fulton County posts slightly higher scores, Hickory Flat serves a more economically diverse student body (16.5% free/reduced lunch vs. 4.3%), making its achievement especially notable.

Beyond test scores, Hickory Flat excels in attendance and student support. Chronic absenteeism sits at just 5.3%—less than a third of the state average (17.7%) and down from 15.9% just four years ago. The school also ranks in the 90th percentile statewide for special education students and in the 96th percentile for male students, demonstrating effectiveness across all learners. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.9 and per-student spending below several comparable schools, Hickory Flat delivers top-tier results efficiently. For families in the Canton area, this is a school that combines academic excellence, strong engagement, and steady improvement.

890

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,335

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2755 E Cherokee Dr
Canton, GA 30115

(770) 704-1444

District: Cherokee County

Students who attend Hickory Flat Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dean Rusk Middle School
High:	Sequoyah High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

Hispanic:

11.8%

Asian:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (78% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cherokee County

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg58%

Georgia avg47%

66^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	95.4	66 of 1222	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	114 of 1238	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	144 of 1236	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	133 of 1223	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	178 of 1220	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	128 of 1214	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	103 of 1234	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	81 of 1209	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	59 of 1205	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	93.3	79 of 1233	93.6%	★★★★★
2015	88.1	126 of 1240	89.8%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	100 of 1231	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	82.2	142 of 1225	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	99 of 1201	91.8%	★★★★★
2011	80.0	206 of 1212	83.0%	★★★★☆
2010	78.3	221 of 1183	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	80.1	173 of 1133	84.7%	★★★★☆
2008	83.4	123 of 1134	89.2%	★★★★☆
2007	84.8	99 of 1125	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	84.5	101 of 1101	90.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	4 of 107	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	68.3	40 of 120	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	73 of 1189	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	128 of 1224	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	163 of 1223	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	159 of 1212	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	198 of 1206	83.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	87 of 504	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	91.3	35 of 583	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	15 of 565	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	26 of 535	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.7	90 of 516	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	95.5	48 of 1186	96.0%	★★★★★
2025	91.0	113 of 1225	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	110 of 1220	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	95 of 1210	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	150 of 1209	87.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	46 of 466	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	28 of 565	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	86.8	78 of 703	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	161 of 769	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	235 of 772	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	196 of 775	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	242 of 779	68.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics81%+34 vs state

Science70%+26 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
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
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
Holly Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1965 Hickory Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1420	831	56	14.8	43.0%	525 (63.2%)	58 (7.0%)	170 (20.5%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.8%)	67.7	348^th of 1222 public elementary schools	71.5%		72	308^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.1%	40	54.0	54.1	54.3	51.1	$14,001	$352	$13,649
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
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
Arnold Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Arnold Mill Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6470	767	53	14.4	26.3%	504 (65.7%)	41 (5.3%)	128 (16.7%)	35 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.3%)	87.5	153^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	87.5%		88.7	139^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.8%	14	62.3	71.5	69.1	67.0	$14,487	$212	$14,275
Johnston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2031 E Cherokee Dr	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-8461	543	32	16.9	44.0%	299 (55.1%)	34 (6.3%)	145 (26.7%)	28 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	73.4	289^th of 1222 public elementary schools	76.4%		71.9	311^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.9%	22	61.9	73.7	49.4	45.6	$13,411	$137	$13,274
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
Little River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3170 Trickum Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5940	1,232	82	15.1	31.1%	686 (55.7%)	92 (7.5%)	252 (20.5%)	98 (8.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (8.3%)	77.9	241^st of 1222 public elementary schools	80.3%		85.7	178^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.6%	63	66.0	61.8	55.4	54.9	$13,707	$418	$13,289
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickory Flat Elementary School

Is Hickory Flat Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Hickory Flat Elementary School ranks in the top 5.4% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Hickory Flat Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 890 students attended Hickory Flat Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hickory Flat Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hickory Flat Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dean Rusk Middle School
High : Sequoyah High School

What district is Hickory Flat Elementary School in?

Cherokee County

What is the racial makeup of Hickory Flat Elementary School?

Students at Hickory Flat Elementary School are 63% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American.

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