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Park Creek Elementary School

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Park Creek Elementary School ranks 585 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

585^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Park Creek Elementary School in Dalton, GA, serves approximately 604 students in grades PK–5 as part of Dalton Public Schools, and has climbed from the bottom third of Georgia elementary schools a decade ago to slightly above the state median today.

Park Creek’s standout strength is its upper-grade math and science performance. In 2025-2026, 5th grade math proficiency hit 51.1%—well above the district average of 40.7% and the state average of 44.1%—and 5th grade science reached 41.6%, beating every other Dalton elementary school and nearly matching the state. This is especially notable given that nearly 79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a higher rate than nearby Brookwood Elementary School (56%) or Westwood Elementary School (66%), yet Park Creek outperforms Westwood in both 5th grade math and science. The school also shows a clear "growth model" pattern: 3rd grade math starts below district averages, but by 4th and 5th grade, students surpass them, suggesting strong acceleration in the upper grades. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 10.9%—far below the state average of 17.7%—which likely supports consistent learning.

Park Creek also earns high marks for specific student groups, ranking in the 67th percentile statewide for Hispanic students and showing particularly strong outcomes for male students (64th percentile) compared to female students (38th percentile). The school’s per-student spending of $16,988 is higher than some peers with similar results, but lower than Roan Elementary School ($19,348), which achieves far weaker scores. While 3rd grade math remains an area for growth, the overall trajectory is positive—Park Creek has moved from the 31st to the 52nd percentile over the past decade, demonstrating that a high-poverty school can achieve meaningful academic success with strong attendance and effective upper-grade instruction.

604

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,988

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Hale Bowen Dr
Dalton, GA 30721

(706) 428-7700

District: Dalton Public Schools

Students who attend Park Creek Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Dalton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.6%

White:

7.3%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg40%

Georgia avg47%

585^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Dalton Public Schools

114^th of 201Dalton 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	47.3	585 of 1219	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	663 of 1238	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	576 of 1236	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	566 of 1223	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	587 of 1220	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	599 of 1214	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	692 of 1234	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	731 of 1209	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	810 of 1205	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	849 of 1233	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.1	814 of 1240	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.3	644 of 1231	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.6	603 of 1225	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.0	781 of 1201	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.0	939 of 1212	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.4	881 of 1183	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.0	804 of 1133	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.2	761 of 1134	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.6	816 of 1125	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.4	718 of 1101	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	197 of 317	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	195 of 304	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	108 of 286	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	66 of 283	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	731 of 1186	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	633 of 1224	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	499 of 1223	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	628 of 1212	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	508 of 1206	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	166 of 503	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	228 of 583	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	182 of 565	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	171 of 535	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	163 of 516	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	431 of 1183	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.6	704 of 1225	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	638 of 1220	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	539 of 1210	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	704 of 1209	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	516 of 565	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics43%-5 vs state

Science42%-3 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	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
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%)	47.3	585^th of 1219 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.7	663^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	46.4%	78	30.9	49.3	51.1	41.6	$16,988	$990	$15,997
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	976^th of 1219 public elementary schools	19.9%		32.3	802^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.2%	174	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	1005^th of 1219 public elementary schools	17.6%		17.3	1044^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.7%	39	34.9	29.5	18.7	24.2	$16,255	$913	$15,342
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	511^th of 1219 public elementary schools	58.1%		71	319^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.2%	192	53.1	50.0	42.7	39.0	$15,416	$575	$14,841
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	737^th of 1219 public elementary schools	39.5%		34.3	766^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.1%	29	34.1	47.0	44.6	21.7	$17,025	$1,131	$15,894
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	1053^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	13.6%		26.3	901^st of 1238 public elementary schools	27.2%	152	27.5	30.8	17.8	22.2	$14,855	$729	$14,126
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%)	65.1	379^th of 1219 public elementary schools	68.9%		67.2	362^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	70.8%	17	63.0	45.5	65.1	43.7	$14,247	$839	$13,409
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 1219 public elementary schools	77.0%		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	742^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	39.1%		37.4	721^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.8%	21	36.5	48.1	35.4	24.6	$16,374	$746	$15,628
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Cedar Ridge Rd SE	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	777^th of 1219 public elementary schools	36.3%		32.3	803^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.1%	26	51.0	27.9	35.8	26.4	$15,937	$609	$15,327

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Creek Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Park Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Park Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Dalton High School

Is Park Creek Elementary School a good school?

Park Creek Elementary School ranks 585^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Park Creek Elementary School in?

Dalton Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Park Creek Elementary School?

Students at Park Creek Elementary School are 87% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Park Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Park Creek Elementary School.

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