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Dade Elementary School

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Dade Elementary School ranks 508 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Dade Elementary School in Trenton, GA, serves about 727 students in grades PK-5 and is the larger of the two elementary schools in the Dade County School District, a district ranked in the top 20% of Georgia districts.

Dade Elementary is a solid, middle-of-the-pack school with a 3-star rating, ranking in the 58th percentile statewide. Its biggest strength is attendance: the chronic absenteeism rate of 16.2% is better than both the district (19.5%) and state (17.7%) averages, and it has improved for three straight years. In math, 3rd and 5th graders score above state averages (52.5% and 45.2% proficient, respectively), while 4th graders are slightly below (46.8% vs. 50.1%). Science scores are more volatile, dropping from a strong 57.4% to 41% this year, now below the state average. The school also spends efficiently at $12,397 per student—less than many nearby schools that achieve worse results. One area to watch is the performance of White students, who rank in the 19th percentile statewide, and special education students, who rank in the 36th percentile.

The most interesting comparison is with Davis Elementary School, the district's other elementary school. Davis, with just 259 students, ranks in the 80th percentile and posts dramatically higher math scores (e.g., 73.7% vs. 45.2% in 5th grade)—even though it serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (68.7% vs. 61.4%). This suggests school-level factors, like smaller class sizes, may be driving Davis's success. Regionally, Dade outperforms most Walker County schools, but trails standouts like Fairyland Elementary School (98th percentile) and Chickamauga Elementary School (73rd percentile). Note: ELA scores for 2025-2026 aren't available yet—they'll be released in December—but last year Dade met or exceeded state averages in all grades.

727

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,398

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

306 Wolverine Dr
Trenton, GA 30752

(706) 657-8253

District: Dade County

Students who attend Dade Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dade Middle School
High:	Dade County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg51%

Georgia avg47%

508^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Dade County

37^th of 202Dade 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	54.5	508 of 1222	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	390 of 1238	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	568 of 1236	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	476 of 1223	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	345 of 1220	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	359 of 1214	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	374 of 1234	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	345 of 1209	71.5%	★★★★☆
2017	58.9	438 of 1205	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.1	509 of 1233	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.3	595 of 1240	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.6	673 of 1231	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.0	804 of 1225	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.3	851 of 1201	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.1	772 of 1212	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.7	718 of 1183	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.0	755 of 1133	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.6	745 of 1134	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.4	609 of 1125	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.2	573 of 1101	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	403 of 1189	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	357 of 1224	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	47.0	596 of 1223	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	516 of 1212	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	423 of 1206	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	568 of 1186	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	413 of 1225	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	555 of 1220	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	411 of 1210	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	283 of 1209	76.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	298 of 466	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	296 of 565	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	254 of 487	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	571 of 703	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	522 of 769	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	657 of 772	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	596 of 775	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	468 of 779	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)66th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-22 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%~ state avg

Science41%-3 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)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Wolverine Dr	Trenton	30752	Dade County	Dade County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 657-8253	727	57	12.8	61.3%	649 (89.3%)	5 (0.7%)	35 (4.8%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	54.5	508^th of 1222 public elementary schools	58.4%		64.3	390^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.5%	118	52.5	46.8	45.2				41.0				$12,398	$991	$11,406
Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5491 Highway 301	Trenton	30752	Dade County	Dade County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 657-6300	259	21	12.2	68.7%	245 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	77.9	240^th of 1222 public elementary schools	80.4%		73.7	287^th of 1238 public elementary schools	76.8%	47	63.8	60.5	73.7				47.4				$14,103	$1,570	$12,532
Chattanooga Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 Chattanooga Valley Rd	Flintstone	30725	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 820-2511	418	39	10.8	89.7%	354 (84.7%)	12 (2.9%)	20 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	63.3	397^th of 1222 public elementary schools	67.5%		75.7	267^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.4%	130	57.1	48.0	42.3				57.7				$16,026	$998	$15,029
Fairyland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 Lula Lake Rd	Lookout Mountain	30750	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 820-1171	294	25	11.7	36.1%	264 (89.8%)	5 (1.7%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	97.7	25^th of 1222 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.1	36^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.1%	11	85.0	90.2	77.5				82.5				$16,104	$545	$15,559
Chickamauga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Crescent Ave	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Chickamauga City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 382-3100	544	31	17.3	27.4%	512 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	69.6	329^th of 1222 public elementary schools	73.1%		73	298^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.9%	31	53.9	54.3	53.6				55.7				$10,839	$536	$10,302
Cherokee Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2423 Johnson Rd	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 375-9831	548	47	11.5	—	462 (84.3%)	24 (4.4%)	29 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	23.6	939^th of 1222 public elementary schools	23.2%		26.5	900^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.3%	39	24.7	23.5	26.7				38.9				$15,152	$1,026	$14,126
Stone Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Happy Valley Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-3600	448	33	13.7	—	323 (72.1%)	46 (10.3%)	44 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	20.4	987^th of 1222 public elementary schools	19.2%		23.6	949^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.3%	38	26.6	30.0	24.3				29.7				$13,265	$981	$12,284
Rossville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Wilson Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-5901	447	43	10.3	—	289 (64.7%)	59 (13.2%)	68 (15.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	12.5	1120^th of 1222 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.1	1131^st of 1238 public elementary schools	8.6%	11	13.3	21.0	22.2				25.4				$16,396	$1,627	$14,768
Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	9858 N Highway 27	Rock Spring	30739	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 375-1219	772	58	13.2	82.8%	686 (88.9%)	16 (2.1%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	39.9	673^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	44.9%		48.6	583^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	52.9%	90	40.7	42.1	37.7	32.3	37.6	34.7	34.8	9.6	33.9	44.3	$13,587	$843	$12,744
Rock Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	372 Highway 95	Rock Spring	30739	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 764-1383	419	38	11.1	93.6%	368 (87.8%)	9 (2.1%)	26 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	41.1	658^th of 1222 public elementary schools	46.2%		47.6	599^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.6%	59	49.1	50.0	30.3				31.8				$17,195	$1,199	$15,996

Frequently Asked Questions about Dade Elementary School

How many students attend Dade Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 727 students attended Dade Elementary School.

What district is Dade Elementary School in?

Dade County

Is Dade Elementary School a good school?

Dade Elementary School ranks 508^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dade Elementary School?

Students at Dade Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Dade Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Dade Middle School
High : Dade County High School

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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