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Roan Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

978^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Roan Elementary School in Dalton, GA, serves approximately 421 students in grades PK-5 as part of Dalton Public Schools, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1 and per-student spending of $19,348—the highest in its comparison group.

Roan stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.3%, which is less than one-third of the district average (12.5%) and far below the state average (17.7%). This pattern has held steady for five years, even during the pandemic. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending about 19% more per pupil than its closest neighbor, Blue Ridge Elementary, and maintaining a more favorable staffing ratio than any other school in the area. However, despite these strengths, Roan's statewide ranking has declined significantly, from the 52nd percentile in 2022-2023 to the 20th percentile in 2025-2026. In math, proficiency rates drop as students advance: 36.6% of 3rd graders were proficient, compared to 26% of 4th graders and 25.4% of 5th graders—all below state averages. One bright spot appeared in 2024-2025 when 5th grade science scores (49.1%) exceeded both district and state averages, though that success was not sustained the following year.

Compared to Brookwood Elementary, which serves a more affluent population just under two miles away, Roan's outcomes are markedly lower—Brookwood's 3rd grade math proficiency is 64.3% versus Roan's 36.6%. Yet Roan actually outperforms its closest neighbor, Blue Ridge, in most subjects despite similar demographics and rankings. The school's high poverty rate (88.6% free/reduced lunch) and the fact that all student subgroups rank in the bottom quarter statewide suggest systemic challenges. Roan's combination of strong attendance, low class sizes, and high spending without corresponding test results points to a need for examining instructional strategies rather than simply adding more resources.

421

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,348

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1116 Roan St
Dalton, GA 30721

(706) 226-3225

District: Dalton Public Schools

Students who attend Roan Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Dalton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

White:

5.0%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg40%

Georgia avg47%

978^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Dalton Public Schools

114^th of 202Dalton Public Schools 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	20.6	978 of 1222	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	802 of 1238	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	783 of 1236	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	589 of 1223	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	735 of 1220	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	719 of 1214	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	743 of 1234	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	821 of 1209	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.1	961 of 1205	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	941 of 1233	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	1041 of 1240	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.8	848 of 1231	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.8	983 of 1225	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	893 of 1201	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	940 of 1212	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.6	828 of 1183	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.7	952 of 1133	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.3	907 of 1134	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.9	898 of 1125	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.4	807 of 1101	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	166 of 215	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	272 of 317	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	199 of 304	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	163 of 286	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	190 of 283	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	926 of 1189	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	857 of 1224	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	605 of 1223	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	529 of 1212	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	575 of 1206	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	405 of 504	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.4	336 of 583	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	280 of 565	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	185 of 535	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	260 of 516	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	912 of 1186	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	718 of 1225	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	972 of 1220	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	631 of 1210	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	825 of 1209	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	22.0	348 of 415	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)16th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

Science22%-22 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
Roan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Roan St	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-3225	421	41	10.2	88.6%	21 (5.0%)	18 (4.3%)	380 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20.6	978^th of 1222 public elementary schools	20.0%		32.3	802^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.2%	176	36.6	26.0	25.4	22.4	$19,348	$1,102	$18,246
Blue Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 S Bogle St	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 260-2700	632	58	10.9	85.3%	26 (4.1%)	8 (1.3%)	590 (93.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.2	1007^th of 1222 public elementary schools	17.6%		17.3	1044^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.7%	37	34.9	29.5	18.7	24.2	$16,255	$913	$15,342
Park Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Hale Bowen Dr	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 428-7700	604	52	11.5	78.8%	44 (7.3%)	19 (3.1%)	523 (86.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	47.4	587^th of 1222 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.7	663^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	46.4%	76	30.9	49.3	51.1	41.6	$16,988	$990	$15,997
City Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 School St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-8859	707	62	11.4	72.7%	106 (15.0%)	46 (6.5%)	502 (71.0%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.5%)	36	738^th of 1222 public elementary schools	39.6%		34.3	766^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.1%	28	34.1	47.0	44.6	21.7	$17,025	$1,131	$15,894
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Trammell St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-2809	605	47	12.8	66.1%	210 (34.7%)	49 (8.1%)	306 (50.6%)	18 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (3.0%)	54	512^th of 1222 public elementary schools	58.1%		71	319^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.2%	193	53.1	50.0	42.7	39.0	$15,416	$575	$14,841
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Hill Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-3074	579	49	11.7	100.0%	85 (14.7%)	8 (1.4%)	480 (82.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16.4	1056^th of 1222 public elementary schools	13.6%		26.3	901^st of 1238 public elementary schools	27.2%	155	27.5	30.8	17.8	22.2	$14,855	$729	$14,126
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Central Ave	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-9202	688	54	12.8	56.3%	236 (34.3%)	21 (3.1%)	367 (53.3%)	43 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	74.3	280^th of 1222 public elementary schools	77.1%		69.8	330^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.3%	50	64.3	66.1	56.2	43.8	$14,652	$617	$14,035
Antioch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1819 Riverbend Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-7550	446	40	11.1	100.0%	121 (27.1%)	5 (1.1%)	304 (68.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	35.6	743^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	39.2%		37.4	721^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.8%	22	36.5	48.1	35.4	24.6	$16,374	$746	$15,628
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Cedar Ridge Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 712-8400	399	34	11.7	100.0%	140 (35.1%)	6 (1.5%)	234 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	33.2	779^th of 1222 public elementary schools	36.3%		32.3	803^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.1%	24	51.0	27.9	35.8	26.4	$15,937	$609	$15,327
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Cleveland Hwy	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3920	451	36	12.3	100.0%	146 (32.4%)	14 (3.1%)	276 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	65.2	380^th of 1222 public elementary schools	68.9%		67.2	362^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	70.8%	18	63.0	45.5	65.1	43.7	$14,247	$839	$13,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Roan Elementary School

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Roan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Roan Elementary School in?

Dalton Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Roan Elementary School attend?

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

High : Dalton High School

What is the racial makeup of Roan Elementary School?

Students at Roan Elementary School are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American.

How many students attend Roan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Roan Elementary School.

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