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Van Wert Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1009^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Van Wert Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rockmart, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 687 students. The school is part of the Polk County School District, which is ranked 126 out of 206 districts in Georgia and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Van Wert Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 892 and 1078 over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. Compared to nearby schools like Northside Elementary, Youngs Grove Elementary School, and Westside Elementary School, Van Wert Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by the Milestones Assessment, is significantly lower across all grade levels and subject areas.

The school's extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggests that it serves a predominantly low-income population. This socioeconomic factor likely plays a significant role in the school's academic performance, as research has shown that students from low-income families often face additional challenges that can impact their educational outcomes. While the school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 11.5 to 13.2 students per teacher, its academic performance lags significantly behind the nearby schools and the state averages. Addressing the underlying socioeconomic factors and implementing targeted interventions may be crucial for improving the educational outcomes at Van Wert Elementary School.

693

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,559

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

370 Atlanta Hwy
Rockmart, GA 30153

(770) 684-2237

District: Polk County

Students who attend Van Wert Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rockmart Middle School
High:	Rockmart High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

African American:

22.4%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg32%

Georgia avg42%

1,009^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Polk County

126^th of 206Polk 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
2025	19.2	1009 of 1238	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	967 of 1248	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1078 of 1242	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	984 of 1244	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	961 of 1214	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	962 of 1234	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	925 of 1209	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	909 of 1205	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.1	892 of 1233	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.7	903 of 1240	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.1	773 of 1231	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.4	740 of 1225	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.6	950 of 1201	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.8	934 of 1212	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-23 vs state

Science22%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Teachers are nice but don't feel that they are affective. We came from another school that is only ranked slightly higher and I saw a huge difference. They are not good at catering to each individual student. Ex. They get 5 words a week and once the week is over they move on even if a child doesn't know the word. We came from Dallas Elementary that had a different method. Each student had a book and was tested every morning. Once they memorized their set of words they could move on to their next set of words. My oldest daughter was on a 4th grade reading level by the end of kindergarten with this method. With vanwert my youngest was barely on a kendergarten reading level at end of school year with vanWert method. Close Quote

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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
Van Wert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Atlanta Hwy	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 684-2237	693	55	12.6	100.0%	407 (58.7%)	155 (22.4%)	59 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.1%)	19.2	1009^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.5%		22.7	967^th of 1248 public elementary schools	22.5%	42	19.4	30.7	20.2	22.6	28.7	17.3	22.3	$13,559	$871	$12,689
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Prospect Rd	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 684-5335	764	52	14.7	75.0%	584 (76.4%)	67 (8.8%)	51 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.0%)	35.1	752^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	39.3%		39.5	704^th of 1248 public elementary schools	43.6%	48	27.3	25.0	28.1	42.2	39.8	28.9	35.5	$12,663	$801	$11,862
Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	528 Holly Springs Rd	Rockmart	30153	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-2140	637	48	13.2	61.9%	422 (66.2%)	89 (14.0%)	67 (10.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.3%)	55.6	493^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	60.2%		56.6	484^th of 1248 public elementary schools	61.2%	9	27.6	41.8	43.4	46.5	49.5	46.7	44.3	$14,671	$586	$14,085
Lillian C. Poole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 Wayside Ln	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 505-5541	460	40	11.5	61.7%	211 (45.9%)	137 (29.8%)	66 (14.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.7%)	42.7	650^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.5%		39.1	710^th of 1248 public elementary schools	43.1%	60	40.0	35.3	37.1	45.7	35.3	30.0	30.0	$17,386	$710	$16,676
Taylorsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1502 Old Alabama Rd	Taylorsville	30178	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5867	494	40	12.4	60.9%	379 (76.7%)	24 (4.9%)	71 (14.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	39.5	691^st of 1238 public elementary schools	44.2%		48.6	576^th of 1248 public elementary schools	53.8%	115	24.2	38.4	35.4	47.0	43.1	31.2	24.7	$16,503	$1,006	$15,497
Youngs Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Wooten Rd	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-3821	490	38	12.9	96.1%	263 (53.7%)	40 (8.2%)	164 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	41.3	671^st of 1238 public elementary schools	45.8%		31.5	819^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.4%	148	23.5	31.8	36.7	40.7	42.4	24.4	50.6	$14,649	$1,120	$13,529
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Highway 101 S	Temple	30179	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-4191	346	29	11.9	50.9%	274 (79.2%)	27 (7.8%)	26 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	60.5	428^th of 1238 public elementary schools	65.4%		69.7	347^th of 1248 public elementary schools	72.2%	81	45.0	35.3	42.3	60.0	54.9	44.2	34.6	$17,862	$208	$17,655
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2223 Cartersville Hwy	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-7008	626	48	13.0	58.5%	287 (45.8%)	201 (32.1%)	92 (14.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.4%)	44.3	633^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	48.9%		40.7	685^th of 1248 public elementary schools	45.1%	52	24.1	34.3	38.0	43.5	40.2	38.0	43.5	$15,724	$934	$14,790
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Frank Lott Dr	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-0831	588	45	13.1	80.3%	255 (43.4%)	83 (14.1%)	216 (36.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	34.8	757^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.9%		33.7	792^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	36.5%	35	23.4	25.3	30.4	23.4	51.7	30.4	43.0	$14,089	$932	$13,157
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N Philpot St	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-4932	531	40	13.2	87.6%	165 (31.1%)	57 (10.7%)	283 (53.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	33.4	790^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.2%		31.2	827^th of 1248 public elementary schools	33.7%	37	22.1	23.9	36.3	33.8	42.0	28.8	35.0	$15,014	$841	$14,173

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Wert Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Van Wert Elementary School?

Students at Van Wert Elementary School are 59% White, 22% African American, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

Is Van Wert Elementary School a good school?

Van Wert Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Van Wert Elementary School in?

Polk County

How many students attend Van Wert Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 693 students attended Van Wert Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Van Wert Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Van Wert Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rockmart Middle School
High : Rockmart High School

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