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Hickory Flat Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Hickory Flat Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Canton, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 924 students. The school is part of the Cherokee County School District, which is ranked 28th out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hickory Flat Elementary School has a strong performance history, ranking in the top 10% of Georgia elementary schools for several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 114th out of 1,238 Georgia elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the Cherokee County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 70.2% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 49.7% in Cherokee County and 39.3% statewide.

Hickory Flat Elementary School also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.1 to 16.7 over the past few years, compared to the nearby schools, which have ratios between 11.8 and 15.2. Additionally, the school has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 10.77% to 18.07% over the past few years, compared to the nearby schools, which have rates between 20.46% and 76.84%. The higher per-student spending at Hickory Flat Elementary School, ranging from $8,449 to $9,206 over the past few years, combined with its strong academic performance, suggests the school is effectively allocating its resources to support student learning.

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 — 90th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (68% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cherokee County

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg54%

Georgia avg42%

114^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 23Elementary Schools in the Cherokee County

28^th of 206Cherokee 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	114 of 1238	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	143 of 1248	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	133 of 1242	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	178 of 1244	85.7%	★★★★☆
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%	★★★★★

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+32 vs state

English Language Arts63%+24 vs state

Science56%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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%)	91.2	114^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.8%		89.4	143^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	88.5%	29	58.9	70.2	59.6	78.7	80.1	71.3	55.9	$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%)	88.2	147^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.1%		86.3	172^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	86.2%	25	53.4	63.9	66.7	75.9	62.5	61.1	63.4	$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%)	72	308^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.1%		66.2	388^th of 1248 public elementary schools	68.9%	80	42.7	46.5	54.1	46.7	67.7	53.3	52.5	$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%)	78.3	252^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	79.6%		82.9	200^th of 1248 public elementary schools	84.0%	52	44.6	50.6	57.9	47.8	65.8	64.1	60.8	$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%)	89.8	131^st of 1238 public elementary schools	89.4%		90.5	130^th of 1248 public elementary schools	89.6%	1	55.9	69.4	58.9	71.8	86.0	62.2	58.4	$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%)	88.7	139^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.9	179^th of 1248 public elementary schools	85.7%	40	56.1	64.5	59.5	74.1	78.2	63.5	54.8	$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%)	71.9	311^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.9%		73.3	299^th of 1248 public elementary schools	76.0%	12	47.9	50.6	57.4	58.9	54.3	46.8	45.7	$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%)	98.5	14^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.6	16^th of 1248 public elementary schools	98.7%	2	78.3	82.3	82.9	90.7	89.3	80.3	76.9	$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%)	85.7	178^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.6%		82.5	203^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	83.7%	25	49.7	48.2	63.4	66.1	67.4	69.9	65.3	$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%)	42.4	652^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	47.3%		40.2	693^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	44.5%	41	26.0	33.3	30.0	35.8	48.7	41.3	41.3	$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 9.2% 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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