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Burnt Hickory Elementary School

Q: Is Burnt Hickory Elementary School a good school?

Burnt Hickory Elementary School ranks 178 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Burnt Hickory Elementary School in Dallas, GA, is a PK–5 school in the Paulding County School District serving 996 students, and it has consistently earned 4-star ratings over the past decade, currently ranking in the 85th percentile statewide.

This school truly shines in math and science. In the most recent testing year, 4th grade math proficiency hit 73.7%—that's 15–24 points above district and state averages, and it even surpasses nearby Ford Elementary, Frey Elementary, and Pickett's Mill Elementary in Cobb County, despite those schools spending thousands more per student. Fifth grade science proficiency reached 57.1%, outpacing the district by 20 points. The school also earns high marks for supporting all learners—Hispanic students rank in the 98th percentile statewide, and special education students rank in the 88th percentile. Attendance is another standout: only 8% of students are chronically absent, less than half the district rate of 16.8%, and a big improvement from 14.7% just two years ago. All of this is achieved with per-student spending of $13,599, notably lower than comparable Cobb County schools.

While the school's overall performance is excellent, there are a couple of areas worth watching. White students, while still performing above average, rank in the 61st percentile—a gap compared to the exceptional results for other groups. Similarly, female students rank in the 90th percentile while male students rank in the 78th. The school's ranking has also dipped slightly from its 2018-2019 peak of the 93rd percentile, coinciding with a rise in students receiving free or reduced lunch (from 18% to 27%). Still, Burnt Hickory outperforms its Paulding County neighbors like WC Abney Elementary, Roland W. Russom Elementary, and Floyd L. Shelton Elementary across nearly every metric, making it a top choice for families in the area.

996

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,599

Per pupil spending ?

27%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 N Paulding Dr
Dallas, GA 30132

(678) 363-0970

District: Paulding County

Students who attend Burnt Hickory Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

African American:

12.1%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (65% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Paulding County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg45%

Georgia avg47%

178^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 19Elementary Schools in the Paulding County

88^th of 202Paulding 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	85.1	178 of 1222	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	235 of 1238	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	165 of 1236	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	154 of 1223	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	141 of 1220	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	125 of 1214	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	83 of 1234	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	120 of 1209	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	88.2	125 of 1205	89.6%	★★★★☆
2016	87.5	128 of 1233	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	88.2	124 of 1240	90.0%	★★★★★
2014	77.0	252 of 1231	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	164 of 1225	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	74.9	283 of 1201	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	84.9	102 of 1212	91.6%	★★★★★
2010	81.3	171 of 1183	85.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	218 of 892	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	120 of 879	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	152 of 870	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	113 of 876	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	89.7	121 of 1189	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	205 of 1224	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	146 of 1223	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	182 of 1212	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	178 of 1206	85.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	12 of 504	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	84.9	65 of 583	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	98.5	5 of 535	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	56 of 516	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	266 of 1186	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	268 of 1225	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	176 of 1220	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	133 of 1210	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	117 of 1209	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	56 of 466	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	94 of 565	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	47 of 487	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	67.9	98 of 455	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	88 of 415	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	271 of 703	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	324 of 769	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	261 of 772	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	212 of 775	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	226 of 779	71.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics68%+20 vs state

Science57%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, July 21, 2017

Great school, very rigorous and higher expectations from the students! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, July 9, 2015

Burnt Hickory is an excellent school! We have been so impressed with the administration and the teachers over the past 3 years. 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
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 1222 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
Cartersville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	200 Carter Grove Blvd	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Cartersville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 382-1733	1,507	107	14.0	59.5%	733 (48.6%)	279 (18.5%)	361 (24.0%)	21 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	111 (7.4%)								(n/a)	51.5				$15,281	$844	$14,437
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 1222 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
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Old Alabama Rd SE	Emerson	30137	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5848	385	36	10.6	77.9%	246 (63.9%)	19 (4.9%)	96 (24.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	25.9	896^th of 1222 public elementary schools	26.7%		43.3	646^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.8%	250	49.0	43.1	16.7	15.2	$20,203	$1,442	$18,760
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%)	74.6	277^th of 1222 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%)	83.5	193^rd of 1222 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
Cartersville Elementary School	Public	4-5	340 Old Mill Rd	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Cartersville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 382-0983	629	44	14.1	61.4%	290 (46.1%)	119 (18.9%)	159 (25.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.3%)	57.4	462^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	62.2%		57	477^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.5%	15		56.8	50.4	33.9	$15,651	$648	$15,003
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	469^th of 1222 public elementary schools	61.6%		51.9	542^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	56.2%	73	45.9	54.5	48.8	41.2	$13,094	$564	$12,530
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 1222 public elementary schools	81.2%		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
McCall Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	4496 Dixie Ave NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 975-6775	265	30	8.8	71.7%	74 (27.9%)	101 (38.1%)	65 (24.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.9%)								(n/a)					$27,866	$750	$27,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Burnt Hickory Elementary School

What district is Burnt Hickory Elementary School in?

Paulding County

What schools do graduates of Burnt Hickory Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Burnt Hickory Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Burnt Hickory Elementary School a good school?

Burnt Hickory Elementary School ranks 178^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Burnt Hickory Elementary School?

Students at Burnt Hickory Elementary School are 70% White, 12% African American, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Burnt Hickory Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 996 students attended Burnt Hickory Elementary School.

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