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City Park Elementary School

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City Park Elementary School ranks 737 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

City Park Elementary School in Dalton, GA, serves approximately 707 students in grades PK-5 as part of Dalton Public Schools. The school has shown steady improvement over the past decade, climbing from the 21st percentile statewide in 2015-2016 to the 40th percentile in 2025-2026, and has maintained a 2-star rating for three consecutive years.

One of the most impressive stories at City Park is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism. The rate has dropped from 16.8% in 2023-2024 to just 7.3% in 2025-2026—now well below the district average of 12.5% and less than half the state average of 17.7%. This improvement is especially notable when compared to nearby schools like Westwood Elementary (10.0%) and Park Creek Elementary (10.9%). In math, the school shows real strengths in the upper grades: 5th graders scored 44.6% proficient, slightly above the state average, and 4th graders hit 47.0%, also above the district average. This marks a significant jump from 2022-2023, when only 16.7% of 5th graders were proficient in math. Science remains a challenge, with just 21.7% of 5th graders proficient compared to 44.2% statewide.

City Park also stands out for its support of English Language Learners. Hispanic students and ELL students rank near the 47th percentile statewide—essentially at the median—which is a strong result given the additional challenges these students often face. The school spends $17,025 per student, among the highest in the area, though Brookwood Elementary achieves stronger results with less spending. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1 and a clear upward trajectory, City Park is a solid mid-tier school within its district, showing meaningful progress in attendance and math while continuing to work on science achievement.

707

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,025

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 School St
Dalton, GA 30720

(706) 278-8859

District: Dalton Public Schools

Students who attend City Park Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Dalton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.0%

White:

15.0%

African American:

6.5%

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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: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 22 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg40%

Georgia avg47%

737^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	36.0	737 of 1219	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	766 of 1238	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	803 of 1236	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	893 of 1223	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	781 of 1220	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	924 of 1214	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	880 of 1234	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	939 of 1209	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	956 of 1205	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	970 of 1233	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	940 of 1240	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.4	768 of 1231	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.8	806 of 1225	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	769 of 1201	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.9	892 of 1212	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.8	644 of 1183	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.4	517 of 1133	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.7	699 of 1134	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.4	801 of 1125	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.6	638 of 1101	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	113 of 214	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	190 of 317	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	286 of 304	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	262 of 286	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	238 of 283	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	738 of 1186	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.5	895 of 1224	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	800 of 1223	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	817 of 1212	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	692 of 1206	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	274 of 503	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	349 of 583	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	349 of 565	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	422 of 535	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	313 of 516	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	724 of 1183	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	679 of 1225	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	801 of 1220	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	967 of 1210	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	858 of 1209	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	310 of 465	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.9	473 of 565	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	381 of 487	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	388 of 455	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	293 of 415	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	592 of 700	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	650 of 772	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics41%-6 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dug Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2032 Dug Gap Rd	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-3919	356	30	11.9	97.8%	97 (27.2%)	4 (1.1%)	242 (68.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	71.6	305^th of 1219 public elementary schools	75.0%		55	501^st of 1238 public elementary schools	59.5%	196	64.9	61.4	48.0	48.0	$16,356	$756	$15,600
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about City Park Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of City Park Elementary School?

Students at City Park Elementary School are 71% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is City Park Elementary School a good school?

City Park Elementary School ranks 737^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of City Park Elementary School attend?

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

High : Dalton High School

How many students attend City Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 707 students attended City Park Elementary School.

What district is City Park Elementary School in?

Dalton Public Schools

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2025–26 attendance dataNewAug 6, 2026

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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