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Blue Ridge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1044^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Blue Ridge Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dalton, Georgia, serving 634 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Dalton Public Schools district, which is ranked 107 out of 206 districts in the state.

Blue Ridge Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Dalton Public Schools district and the state of Georgia in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 17.7% to 24.5%, compared to 31.5% to 39% for the Dalton Public Schools district and 34.9% to 43% for the state of Georgia. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Blue Ridge Elementary School has been ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking between 853 and 1,073 out of over 1,200 schools.

When comparing Blue Ridge Elementary School to other nearby schools within the Dalton Public Schools district, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For instance, Westwood Elementary and Brookwood Elementary, which are also part of the Dalton Public Schools district, consistently outperform Blue Ridge Elementary School in standardized test scores and have higher school rankings. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Blue Ridge Elementary School, ranging from 87.07% to 89.43% in recent years, suggests that the school may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic challenges, which could be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance.

632

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,255

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 S Bogle St
Dalton, GA 30721

(706) 260-2700

District: Dalton Public Schools

Students who attend Blue Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Dalton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.4%

White:

4.1%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg38%

Georgia avg42%

1,044^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

107^th of 206Dalton 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
2025	17.3	1044 of 1238	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1015 of 1248	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	949 of 1242	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	879 of 1244	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	853 of 1214	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1023 of 1234	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1073 of 1209	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	1064 of 1205	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	1065 of 1233	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	951 of 1240	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.1	878 of 1231	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.5	933 of 1225	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	951 of 1201	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	880 of 1212	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.1	754 of 1183	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.8	842 of 1133	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.9	989 of 1134	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.4	951 of 1125	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.0	1015 of 1101	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics23%-22 vs state

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

Science18%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
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%)	17.3	1044^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.3	1015^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.7%	29	17.7	20.9	24.5	29.2	20.9	19.8	17.9	$16,255	$913	$15,342
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%)	32.3	802^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.2%		34	786^th of 1248 public elementary schools	37.0%	16	18.9	12.9	46.4	24.7	27.0	37.5	49.1	$19,348	$1,102	$18,246
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%)	34.3	766^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.1%		32.1	806^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.4%	40	22.5	30.1	32.0	28.1	47.6	35.0	29.0	$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%)	71	319^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.2%		71.5	324^th of 1248 public elementary schools	74.0%	5	37.2	53.7	61.6	33.0	64.6	73.3	50.0	$15,416	$575	$14,841
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%)	69.8	330^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.3%		65.9	392^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	68.6%	62	55.8	50.0	42.9	63.3	57.4	46.4	39.3	$14,652	$617	$14,035
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%)	41.7	663^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	46.4%		48.6	577^th of 1248 public elementary schools	53.8%	86	26.8	41.9	33.3	30.5	58.1	33.3	29.2	$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%)	26.3	901^st of 1238 public elementary schools	27.2%		30.2	851^st of 1248 public elementary schools	31.8%	50	19.4	19.2	28.6	24.7	35.9	31.9	34.1	$14,855	$729	$14,126
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%)	37.4	721^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.8%		30.3	848^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.1%	127	36.0	27.8	26.5	44.0	41.7	30.9	25.4	$16,374	$746	$15,628
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%)	55	501^st of 1238 public elementary schools	59.5%		62.2	433^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	65.3%	68	39.0	40.8	43.1	52.5	38.8	43.1	37.3	$16,356	$756	$15,600
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%)	32.3	803^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.1%		36.2	754^th of 1248 public elementary schools	39.6%	49	25.4	18.9	40.3	30.2	32.1	38.7	27.9	$15,937	$609	$15,327

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Ridge Elementary School

What district is Blue Ridge Elementary School in?

Dalton Public Schools

Is Blue Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Blue Ridge Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Blue Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Blue Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Dalton High School

What is the racial makeup of Blue Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Blue Ridge Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Blue Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended Blue Ridge Elementary School.

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