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Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad

Q: Is Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad a good school?

Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad ranks 293 rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad is a large PK-5 school in Dallas, GA, serving 1,389 students within the Paulding County School District, where about 28% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school stands out for its strong mathematics program. In the most recent testing cycle, Shelton students outperformed both district and state averages by 12–14 percentage points in 3rd and 4th grade math, and by 12–13 points in 5th grade. The school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.6%, compared to 16.8% for the district and 17.7% statewide—a sign of strong family engagement. Shelton is particularly effective with historically underserved groups, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide for African American students and the 88th percentile for Hispanic students, while also earning a 4-star rating for its special education program. All of this is accomplished efficiently: at $12,573 per student, the school spends roughly $2,000–$5,000 less per pupil than many nearby schools, including Lewis Elementary, which spends nearly $6,000 more yet ranks lower overall.

However, there are areas for growth. While math is a clear strength, 5th grade science proficiency sits at 44%, barely matching the state average and well below the 52.9%–62.5% posted by several Cobb County schools like Vaughan Elementary and Frey Elementary. The most telling comparison is with Burnt Hickory Elementary, just 3.5 miles away in the same district. Despite nearly identical demographics, Burnt Hickory outperforms Shelton in 4th grade math (73.7% vs. 62.5%), 5th grade science (57.1% vs. 44%), and overall state ranking (178th vs. 293rd). Shelton’s ranking has also slipped from its peak in the top 10% of Georgia schools in 2016–2017 to its current 76th percentile. Still, with a 4-star rating, strong subgroup results, and efficient operations, this is a solid, above-average school—one that could climb further with targeted attention to science and continued focus on its math success.

1,389

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,573

Per pupil spending ?

27.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1531 Cedarcrest Rd
Dallas, GA 30132

(770) 443-4244

District: Paulding County

Students who attend Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad usually attend:

Middle:	Sammy McClure Senior Middle School
High:	North Paulding High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

African American:

21.5%

Hispanic:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Paulding County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg45%

Georgia avg47%

293^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 19Elementary Schools in the Paulding County

87^th of 201Paulding 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	72.8	293 of 1219	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	353 of 1238	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	343 of 1236	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	330 of 1223	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	270 of 1220	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	235 of 1214	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	128 of 1234	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	162 of 1209	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	90.1	110 of 1205	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	80.3	204 of 1233	83.5%	★★★★☆
2015	84.7	164 of 1240	86.8%	★★★★☆
2014	83.5	101 of 1231	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	85.1	78 of 1225	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	82.4	138 of 1201	88.5%	★★★★☆
2011	81.0	190 of 1212	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	82.7	145 of 1183	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	82.4	144 of 1133	87.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.4	160 of 1134	85.9%	★★★★☆
2007	84.3	109 of 1125	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	79.7	158 of 1101	85.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	83 of 828	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	71.0	185 of 892	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	195 of 879	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	163 of 870	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	147 of 876	83.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	105 of 120	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	278 of 1186	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	288 of 1224	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	359 of 1223	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	313 of 1212	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	270 of 1206	77.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	59 of 503	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	63.3	162 of 583	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	135 of 565	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	151 of 535	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	63 of 516	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	303 of 1183	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.6	424 of 1225	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	313 of 1220	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	355 of 1210	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	264 of 1209	78.2%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	47.5	22 of 36	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	82 of 465	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	50.3	231 of 565	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	165 of 487	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	181 of 455	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	103 of 415	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	376 of 700	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	410 of 769	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	395 of 772	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	385 of 775	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	325 of 779	58.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)90th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

White (2026)46th percentile-30 vs school

Migrant (2022)39th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%+13 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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by a parent on FaceBook
Saturday, September 12, 2015

I have loved seeing the teachers at Shelton get creative with the curriculum. In a time where students and schools have been stripped down to just numbers, there are still teachers at Shelton who are passionate about teaching and who do everything in their power to help kids develop a love of learning! Close Quote

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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
Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad	Public	PK, KG-5	1531 Cedarcrest Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-4244	1,389	91	15.2	27.9%	729 (52.5%)	298 (21.5%)	177 (12.7%)	89 (6.4%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (6.2%)	72.8	293^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	76.0%		67.8	353^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	71.5%	60	64.4	62.5	56.0	44.0	$12,573	$432	$12,140
Roland W. Russom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Russom Elementary School Ln	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(678) 575-3402	982	73	13.4	34.1%	507 (51.6%)	209 (21.3%)	143 (14.6%)	62 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.7%)	74.5	277^th of 1219 public elementary schools	77.3%		66.5	369^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.2%	92	65.8	63.6	53.2	47.4	$14,221	$842	$13,379
Pickett's Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Old Stilesboro Rd NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-7172	753	58	13.0	32.3%	459 (61.0%)	103 (13.7%)	120 (15.9%)	28 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	83.4	193^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	84.2%		86.7	165^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.7%	28	63.3	74.4	68.6	51.5	$16,408	$346	$16,062
Burnt Hickory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 N Paulding Dr	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(678) 363-0970	996	71	14.0	27.0%	699 (70.2%)	121 (12.1%)	103 (10.3%)	23 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.7%)	85.1	178^th of 1219 public elementary schools	85.4%		80.2	235^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.0%	57	65.8	73.7	62.4	57.1	$13,599	$371	$13,228
WC Abney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1186 Colbert Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8000	1,324	88	15.0	48.7%	503 (38.0%)	475 (35.9%)	201 (15.2%)	53 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (6.4%)	56.7	468^th of 1219 public elementary schools	61.6%		51.9	542^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	56.2%	74	45.9	54.5	48.8	41.2	$13,094	$564	$12,530
Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1345 Mars Hill Rd NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8092	750	57	13.2	16.9%	487 (64.9%)	118 (15.7%)	53 (7.1%)	37 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.2%)	85.6	174^th of 1219 public elementary schools	85.7%		86.7	164^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.8%	10	71.1	68.5	66.1	56.9	$16,703	$420	$16,283
Frey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2865 Mars Hill Rd NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6655	691	58	11.9	29.8%	394 (57.0%)	117 (16.9%)	84 (12.2%)	29 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.3%)	79	230^th of 1219 public elementary schools	81.1%		85.2	184^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.1%	46	59.8	60.6	68.9	52.9	$18,495	$373	$18,122
Vaughan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 Nichols Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8298	600	48	12.4	18.0%	366 (61.0%)	101 (16.8%)	56 (9.3%)	22 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.8%)	81.7	204^th of 1219 public elementary schools	83.3%		86.4	167^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.5%	37	56.7	63.7	65.0	62.5	$17,981	$420	$17,561
C. A. Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1833 Mount Tabor Church Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8060	668	50	13.3	54.5%	365 (54.6%)	142 (21.3%)	102 (15.3%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	47.4	584^th of 1219 public elementary schools	52.1%		54	514^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.5%	70	50.5	52.6	36.0	32.4	$15,399	$878	$14,522
Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4179 Jim Owens Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6673	550	47	11.8	55.3%	208 (37.8%)	130 (23.6%)	125 (22.7%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (11.6%)	59.1	439^th of 1219 public elementary schools	64.0%		71.3	314^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.6%	125	39.4	63.1	50.6	40.5	$18,607	$318	$18,289

Frequently Asked Questions about Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad

What is the racial makeup of Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad?

Students at Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad are 52% White, 21% African American, 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad attend?

Students who attend Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sammy McClure Senior Middle School
High : North Paulding High School

Is Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad a good school?

Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad ranks 293^rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,389 students attended Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad.

What district is Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad in?

Paulding County

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