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McGarity Elementary School

Q: Is McGarity Elementary School a good school?

McGarity Elementary School ranks 578 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

578^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

McGarity Elementary School in Hiram, GA, serves approximately 572 students in grades PK-5 as part of Paulding County Schools, and currently ranks in the middle of the pack statewide (53rd percentile) with a modest improvement over last year.

McGarity's standout strength is 3rd-grade math, where 60.9% of students scored proficient or above—more than 10 points higher than the district average and well ahead of every nearby Paulding County elementary, including C. A. Roberts Elementary School (50.5%). The school also shines with its African American students, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide—a 4-star rating that is notably stronger than its overall performance. Another bright spot is attendance: McGarity's chronic absenteeism rate of 8.9% is roughly half the district rate (16.8%) and far below nearby Dallas Elementary School (21.9%) and Allgood Elementary School (19.1%), suggesting a strong school culture around showing up every day.

However, math proficiency drops sharply as students advance—from 60.9% in 3rd grade to 47.3% in 4th and just 38% in 5th—a steeper decline than the district pattern. Science is also a persistent challenge, with only 28% of 5th graders proficient, trailing the district (36.8%) and state (44.2%). Compared to peers, McGarity outperforms Hiram Elementary School, Bessie L. Baggett Elementary, Allgood, and Dallas, but sits just below Sam D. Panter Elementary School and C.A. Roberts in overall rankings. Notably, McGarity spends less per student ($14,716) than many comparable schools while achieving similar results, and its excellent attendance and early-grade math success provide a strong foundation for addressing the upper-grade declines.

572

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,716

Per pupil spending ?

58%

Free/discounted lunch ?

262 Rakestraw Mill Rd
Hiram, GA 30141

(770) 445-9007

District: Paulding County

Students who attend McGarity Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	P. B. Ritch Middle School
High:	East Paulding High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.7%

African American:

33.7%

Hispanic:

14.9%

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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: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg45%

Georgia avg47%

578^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	47.6	578 of 1219	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.0	627 of 1238	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	659 of 1236	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	572 of 1223	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	563 of 1220	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	349 of 1214	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	452 of 1234	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	412 of 1209	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.4	369 of 1205	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.1	446 of 1233	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.0	543 of 1240	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.7	537 of 1231	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.0	392 of 1225	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.7	433 of 1201	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.1	395 of 1212	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.9	413 of 1183	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.5	295 of 1133	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	54.9	583 of 1134	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	74.1	272 of 1125	75.8%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	267 of 1101	75.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	204 of 828	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	52.7	347 of 892	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	419 of 879	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	403 of 870	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	344 of 876	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	534 of 1186	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.3	591 of 1224	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	634 of 1223	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	551 of 1212	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	555 of 1206	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	217 of 503	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	304 of 565	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	600 of 1183	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.3	649 of 1225	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	675 of 1220	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	604 of 1210	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	547 of 1209	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	246 of 465	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	560 of 700	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	603 of 769	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	597 of 772	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	601 of 775	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	591 of 779	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile~ school

Male (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%~ state avg

Science28%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, January 12, 2018

I love the compassion and thirst for student achievement. I have not met any one individual at McGarity without a smile on their face and a genuine desire to help at any given moment.

I just want to say thank you to all of the staff members for your helping my grandson feel comfortable and accepted. That alone allows for an environment that promotes the desire to learn. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

i spent 5 years at McGarity Elementary back in the 90's.
I wouldn't have wanted to spend my time anywhere else.
With the help of Rod Seizmore, I was able to meet, and exceed what i originally thought I was worth.
Couch Davis Didn't only worry about keeping you fit, but also was their to talk to when needed.
The guidance counselors that helped me through personal, as well as, educational issues.
All the teachers cared as a hole, and I for one remember being very happy.
I hope the courtyard is still green, and I hope the bear sculpted by a chainsaw still stands their. That was cool to watch.
I hope the Principal will still kiss a pig as debt for good grades :)
I hope that the baseball field still gets plenty of good use, and above all I hope that the passion for the children and their future has grown from what was already an amazing, and caring school.

Sincerely
Christopher Allen Wooten 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	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
McGarity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	262 Rakestraw Mill Rd	Hiram	30141	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 445-9007	572	43	13.3	58.0%	250 (43.7%)	193 (33.7%)	85 (14.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.8%)	47.6	578^th of 1219 public elementary schools	52.6%		45	627^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.4%	49	60.9	47.3	38.0	28.0	$14,716	$356	$14,359
Hiram Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Seaboard Ave	Hiram	30141	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-3392	797	60	13.2	71.5%	97 (12.2%)	483 (60.6%)	154 (19.3%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.6%)	23.9	935^th of 1219 public elementary schools	23.3%		25.7	915^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.1%	20	30.7	30.8	34.4	23.8	$15,256	$1,001	$14,255
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
Sam D. Panter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Panter School Rd	Hiram	30141	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-4303	506	47	10.7	70.6%	256 (50.6%)	128 (25.3%)	82 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.3%)	46.5	596^th of 1219 public elementary schools	51.1%		59.4	443^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	64.2%	153	47.3	47.3	43.2	32.1	$17,082	$607	$16,475
Dallas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Hardee St	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-8018	513	42	12.0	79.7%	109 (21.2%)	282 (55.0%)	64 (12.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.6%)	28.1	860^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.5%		31.5	814^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.2%	46	35.2	33.3	33.3	29.7	$15,364	$781	$14,582
Kemp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	865 Corner Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8158	894	65	13.8	21.5%	391 (43.7%)	316 (35.3%)	89 (10.0%)	28 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.8%)	85.2	177^th of 1219 public elementary schools	85.5%		89.3	132^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	89.3%	45	73.9	67.4	65.4	55.2	$16,458	$496	$15,961
Varner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4761 Gaydon Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3775	705	57	12.4	60.7%	93 (13.2%)	368 (52.2%)	157 (22.3%)	19 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.4%)	47.6	580^th of 1219 public elementary schools	52.4%		45.8	617^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.2%	37	44.6	49.6	41.6	36.0	$18,612	$716	$17,896
Miles Ahead Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	4665 Macland Road	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Miles Ahead Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 313-4841	261	23	11.6	46.0%	18 (6.9%)	218 (83.5%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19.6	999^th of 1219 public elementary schools	18.0%		36.5	729^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.1%	270	34.2	30.8	19.0	19.0	$16,834	$729	$16,104
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
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	948 Williams Lake Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 460-1570	549	46	11.9	70.3%	174 (31.7%)	202 (36.8%)	127 (23.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.1%)	24.7	921^st of 1219 public elementary schools	24.4%		28.1	873^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	29.5%	48	35.3	26.4	32.2	26.9	$16,107	$644	$15,462

Frequently Asked Questions about McGarity Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of McGarity Elementary School?

Students at McGarity Elementary School are 44% White, 34% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of McGarity Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : P. B. Ritch Middle School
High : East Paulding High School

What district is McGarity Elementary School in?

Paulding County

Is McGarity Elementary School a good school?

McGarity Elementary School ranks 578^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McGarity Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended McGarity Elementary School.

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