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Ellijay Elementary School

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Ellijay Elementary School ranks 796 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

796^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Ellijay Elementary School serves approximately 761 students in grades PK-5 in Ellijay, Georgia, within the Gilmer County School District.

Ellijay Elementary has seen its state ranking decline over the past five years, moving from the 60th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 35th percentile in 2025-2026. This makes it the lowest-performing elementary school in its district, trailing both Clear Creek Elementary (70th percentile) and Mountain View Elementary (63rd percentile). In the most recent testing cycle, math proficiency rates for grades 3-5 ranged from 32.6% to 36.8%, compared to 49.2% to 57% at Clear Creek and 41.7% to 54.2% at Mountain View—a gap of roughly 15-20 percentage points. The school also faces challenges in serving specific student groups, with White students ranking in the 12th percentile statewide, Hispanic students in the 15th percentile, and English Language Learners in the 19th percentile. Notably, the school spends more per student ($16,125) than its district peers yet produces lower academic outcomes, raising questions about resource allocation.

There is positive news, however. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from 21.1% in 2023-2024 to 9.8% in 2025-2026—now the lowest rate among comparable schools in the region and well below the state average of 17.7%. Additionally, 5th grade math proficiency (34.4%) was only about 10 points below the state average (44.1%) and outperformed nearby schools like Eton Elementary (29.9%) and Coker Elementary (33.7%). The school serves a population with significant economic need, with 59.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. While attendance improvements haven't yet translated into academic gains, the school's strengths in attendance and pockets of math performance provide a foundation to build upon as it works to reverse its downward trend.

761

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,125

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

32 McCutchen St
Ellijay, GA 30540

(706) 276-5020

District: Gilmer County

Students who attend Ellijay Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clear Creek Middle School
High:	Gilmer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

44.3%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg46%

Georgia avg47%

796^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Gilmer County

61^st of 202Gilmer 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	32.4	796 of 1222	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	794 of 1238	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	735 of 1236	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	528 of 1223	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	495 of 1220	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	487 of 1214	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	514 of 1234	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	565 of 1209	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.6	576 of 1205	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	33.8	817 of 1233	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.2	811 of 1240	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.8	967 of 1231	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.2	967 of 1212	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.9	788 of 1183	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.0	805 of 1133	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	846 of 1134	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.0	790 of 1125	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.9	813 of 1101	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	173 of 215	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	238 of 317	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	281 of 304	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	128 of 286	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	115 of 283	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	749 of 1189	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	728 of 1224	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	707 of 1223	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	522 of 1212	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	524 of 1206	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	426 of 504	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	475 of 583	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	424 of 565	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.0	231 of 535	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	237 of 516	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	815 of 1186	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	805 of 1225	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	753 of 1220	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	540 of 1210	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	468 of 1209	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	270 of 487	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	615 of 703	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	693 of 769	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	655 of 772	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	591 of 775	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	446 of 779	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science37%-8 vs state

Mathematics35%-13 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/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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ellijay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32 McCutchen St	Ellijay	30540	Gilmer County	Gilmer County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 276-5020	761	56	13.6	59.7%	401 (52.7%)	2 (0.3%)	337 (44.3%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	32.4	796^th of 1222 public elementary schools	34.9%		33.3	794^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.9%	2	32.6	36.8	34.4	36.6	$16,125	$1,103	$15,022
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Calvin Jackson Dr	Ellijay	30540	Gilmer County	Gilmer County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 276-5100	668	48	13.8	57.5%	398 (59.6%)	1 (0.1%)	252 (37.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	58.5	447^th of 1222 public elementary schools	63.4%		50.3	560^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.8%	113	41.7	46.1	54.2	54.3	$14,231	$803	$13,428
Clear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Clear Creek School Drive	Ellijay	30536	Gilmer County	Gilmer County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 276-5010	575	42	13.6	49.4%	414 (72.0%)	3 (0.5%)	131 (22.8%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	66.2	367^th of 1222 public elementary schools	70.0%		64.6	385^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.9%	18	54.2	57.0	49.2	49.2	$15,212	$694	$14,518
Blue Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	224 E Highland St	Blue Ridge	30513	Fannin County	Fannin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 632-5772	383	32	11.9	—	317 (82.8%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.8%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	37.1	716^th of 1222 public elementary schools	41.4%		45.8	616^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.2%	100	37.5	47.5	36.0	28.0	$19,784	$1,954	$17,830
Hill City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Hill Cir	Jasper	30143	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 253-1880	602	42	14.3	59.5%	541 (89.9%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)								(n/a)	45.8	59.8			$15,918	$1,019	$14,899
West Fannin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5060 Blue Ridge Dr	Blue Ridge	30513	Fannin County	Fannin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 492-3644	443	33	13.6	96.6%	379 (85.6%)	5 (1.1%)	52 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	65.3	377^th of 1222 public elementary schools	69.1%		55.2	497^th of 1238 public elementary schools	59.9%	120	50.7	37.5	62.7	58.2	$15,837	$942	$14,895
Chatsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Green Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-2434	665	51	13.0	—	398 (59.8%)	1 (0.2%)	242 (36.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	64	392^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	67.9%		54.2	511^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.7%	119	50.0	54.9	56.6	44.6	$12,407	$693	$11,714
East Fannin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Elementary Cir	Morganton	30560	Fannin County	Fannin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 374-6418	465	34	13.5	—	440 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	38.4	691^st of 1222 public elementary schools	43.5%		42.9	647^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.7%	44	34.6	32.9	42.6	44.1	$16,362	$1,194	$15,168
Coker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1733 Leonard Bridge Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-0888	613	43	14.3	—	521 (85.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	41.1	660^th of 1222 public elementary schools	46.0%		49	580^th of 1238 public elementary schools	53.2%	80	50.0	47.5	33.7	26.8	$12,182	$794	$11,388
Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	550 Harmony School Rd	Jasper	30143	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 253-1840	509	39	13.0	64.6%	432 (84.9%)	6 (1.2%)	49 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)								(n/a)	37.9	51.0			$16,158	$754	$15,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellijay Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ellijay Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Clear Creek Middle School
High : Gilmer High School

How many students attend Ellijay Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Ellijay Elementary School.

Is Ellijay Elementary School a good school?

Ellijay Elementary School ranks 796^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ellijay Elementary School in?

Gilmer County

What is the racial makeup of Ellijay Elementary School?

Students at Ellijay Elementary School are 53% White, 44% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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