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Indian Knoll Elementary

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Indian Knoll Elementary ranks 323 rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Indian Knoll Elementary is a PK-5 school in Canton, GA, serving 881 students as part of the Cherokee County School District, a highly rated district ranked 22nd out of 201 statewide. The school has held a consistent 4-star rating for the past decade, though its state ranking has slipped slightly from the 85th percentile a few years ago to the 74th percentile this year—placing it 7th among 10 nearby schools, behind standouts like Hickory Flat Elementary (95th percentile) and Avery Elementary (91st percentile), but ahead of Liberty Elementary and William G. Hasty- Senior Elementary.

The most notable concern is a sharp drop in 4th grade math proficiency—from 65.8% last year to just 47.7% this year, now 14 points below the district average and well behind every nearby school, including Johnston Elementary (73.7%) and Arnold Mill Elementary (71.5%). This appears to be a cohort-specific issue, since 3rd and 5th grade math scores remain above state averages, and 5th grade math (60.3%) actually exceeds the district average. The school also shows a notable gender gap, with male students ranking in the 78th percentile while female students rank in the 68th percentile—a reversal of typical statewide patterns. Special education students (30th percentile) and White students (49th percentile) may need additional support.

On the positive side, Indian Knoll has made exceptional progress on attendance: chronic absenteeism dropped from 16.5% to just 6.5% over four years, now less than half the state average. The school also spends moderately ($14,393 per student) compared to peers, though some lower-spending schools like Hickory Flat achieve better results. While current English Language Arts scores won't be released until December, last year's data showed Indian Knoll exceeding district and state averages in all grades, with particularly strong 5th grade ELA performance. Overall, this is a solid school with strong fundamentals, but parents may want to ask about 4th grade math instruction and how the school plans to address the recent dip.

881

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,393

Per pupil spending ?

35.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3635 Univeter Rd
Canton, GA 30115

(770) 721-6600

District: Cherokee County

Students who attend Indian Knoll Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dean Rusk Middle School
High:	Sequoyah High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.8%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (55% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Georgia median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg58%

Georgia avg47%

323^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Cherokee County

22^nd of 201Cherokee 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	70.3	323 of 1219	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	252 of 1238	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	201 of 1236	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	190 of 1223	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	187 of 1220	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	224 of 1214	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	203 of 1234	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	213 of 1209	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	80.0	209 of 1205	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	202 of 1233	83.6%	★★★★☆
2015	74.9	273 of 1240	78.0%	★★★★☆
2014	70.3	400 of 1231	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	383 of 1186	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.4	220 of 1224	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	192 of 1223	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	161 of 1212	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	233 of 1206	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	210 of 503	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	135 of 583	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	73 of 565	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	173 of 535	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	126 of 516	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	263 of 1183	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	277 of 1225	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	212 of 1220	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	226 of 1210	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	149 of 1209	87.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	326 of 465	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	234 of 565	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	162 of 487	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	287 of 455	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	238 of 415	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	356 of 700	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.5	323 of 769	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	295 of 772	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	224 of 775	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	244 of 779	68.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics56%+8 vs state

Science54%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, November 10, 2018

I am concerned that the school is going in the wrong direction and that it's former glory is going down the drain. What happened to strong leadership? 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	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
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	323^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	73.5%		78.3	252^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	79.6%	71	59.3	47.7	60.3	53.8	$14,393	$282	$14,111
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%)	67.6	347^th of 1219 public elementary schools	71.5%		72	308^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.1%	39	54.0	54.1	54.3	51.1	$14,001	$352	$13,649
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	526^th of 1219 public elementary schools	56.8%		42.4	652^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	47.3%	126	49.1	53.9	41.2	35.4	$16,662	$1,672	$14,990
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 1219 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
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 1219 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
J. Knox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	151 River Bend Way	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1265	909	69	13.2	48.7%	507 (55.8%)	43 (4.7%)	308 (33.9%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.8%)	80.1	223^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	81.7%		76.6	262^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	78.8%	39	61.7	61.9	66.4	55.6	$14,892	$410	$14,482
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10500 Bells Ferry Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1300	977	69	14.2	40.7%	573 (58.6%)	114 (11.7%)	190 (19.4%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.5%)	69.4	330^th of 1219 public elementary schools	72.9%		71.4	312^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.8%	18	60.0	58.7	59.1	40.9	$14,894	$334	$14,560
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%)	73.3	289^th of 1219 public elementary schools	76.3%		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
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 1219 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
Sixes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Ridge Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5840	741	54	13.7	23.6%	537 (72.5%)	29 (3.9%)	104 (14.0%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.3%)	88.5	142^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	88.4%		86	171^st of 1238 public elementary schools	86.2%	29	69.9	67.3	81.3	60.7	$14,937	$428	$14,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Knoll Elementary

How many students attend Indian Knoll Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 881 students attended Indian Knoll Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Indian Knoll Elementary?

Students at Indian Knoll Elementary are 65% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Indian Knoll Elementary attend?

Students who attend Indian Knoll Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dean Rusk Middle School
High : Sequoyah High School

Is Indian Knoll Elementary a good school?

Indian Knoll Elementary ranks 323^rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Indian Knoll Elementary in?

Cherokee County

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