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West Central Elementary School

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West Central Elementary School ranks 774 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

774^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

West Central Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 559 students in grades PK-6 in Rome, Georgia, which is part of the Rome City School District. The school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 12.5% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 19.6% for Rome City and 34.9% statewide. West Central Elementary also has extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 91.62% to 96.96%, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.

West Central Elementary has a low statewide ranking, placing between 603 and 889 out of over 1,200 Georgia elementary schools in recent years, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below average compared to other schools in the state. The school also spends between $8,889 and $10,377 per student, which is on the lower end compared to other schools in the area. In comparison, nearby East Central Elementary, Elm Street Elementary, and West End Elementary have higher test scores, better rankings, and lower free/reduced lunch rates.

While West Central Elementary faces significant obstacles, the data suggests there is room for improvement. Targeted interventions, increased resources, and a focus on best practices could potentially help raise student achievement at the school. It's important to consider the broader context of the Rome City School District and the challenges it faces, as the district's overall low ranking indicates systemic issues that may be impacting all schools, not just West Central Elementary.

595

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,017

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

409 Lavender Dr NW
Rome, GA 30165

(706) 235-8836

District: Rome City

Students who attend West Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rome Middle School
High:	Rome High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.8%

African American:

19.5%

White:

13.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

Georgia avg42%

774^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Rome City

134^th of 206Rome City 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	774 of 1238	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	889 of 1248	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	871 of 1242	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	687 of 1244	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	603 of 1214	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	685 of 1234	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	593 of 1209	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.0	803 of 1205	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.9	845 of 1233	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.6	824 of 1240	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.5	836 of 1231	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.3	846 of 1225	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.2	871 of 1201	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.8	959 of 1212	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.0	787 of 1183	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.4	737 of 1133	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.9	661 of 1134	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.3	804 of 1125	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.0	836 of 1101	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%-7 vs state

Science35%-9 vs state

English Language Arts24%-15 vs state

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	409 Lavender Dr NW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 235-8836	595	42	14.0	100.0%	78 (13.1%)	116 (19.5%)	344 (57.8%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	34.1	774^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.5%		27.4	889^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.8%	115	12.5	25.7	34.7	27.8	25.0	45.9	37.5	41.7	34.7	$14,017	$1,489	$12,527
Elm Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8 S Elm St SW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 232-5313	558	42	13.1	100.0%	56 (10.0%)	110 (19.7%)	344 (61.6%)	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	40	682^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	44.9%		32.2	805^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.5%	123	12.2	28.4	42.1	34.7	32.5	45.6	43.9	25.3	50.9	$14,366	$1,478	$12,888
West End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5 Brown Fox Dr SW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 234-9366	1,005	66	15.1	100.0%	276 (27.5%)	302 (30.0%)	342 (34.0%)	30 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.3%)	58.6	454^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.3%		53.9	521^st of 1248 public elementary schools	58.3%	67	29.6	42.3	33.8	40.0	44.4	61.8	41.4	52.3	53.1	$12,360	$875	$11,485
Garden Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2903 Garden Lakes Blvd NW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 236-1865	536	39	13.7	71.5%	315 (58.8%)	45 (8.4%)	125 (23.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.6%)	82.9	202^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	83.7%		80.1	231^st of 1248 public elementary schools	81.5%	29	50.0	54.2			58.8	68.8				$15,239	$901	$14,338
Alto Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	528 Burnett Ferry Rd SW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 236-1892	429	37	11.5	83.9%	231 (53.8%)	24 (5.6%)	131 (30.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.9%)	48.7	582^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	53.0%		47.8	589^th of 1248 public elementary schools	52.8%	7	25.0	32.3			54.2	46.2				$18,350	$1,465	$16,885
Anna K. Davie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	24 E Main St SW	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 232-4913	413	36	11.6	100.0%	50 (12.1%)	246 (59.6%)	77 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	20.8	987^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.3%		19.7	1009^th of 1248 public elementary schools	19.2%	22	11.3	14.8	15.8	21.1	24.5	42.6	38.6	15.8	14.0	$18,413	$3,089	$15,324
Main Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3 Watters St SE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 295-7180	424	32	13.1	100.0%	70 (16.5%)	260 (61.3%)	48 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	10.4	1176^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.0%		9.1	1204^th of 1248 public elementary schools	3.5%	28	11.1	6.8	17.2	11.5	23.6	18.2	10.9	13.5	17.2	$17,018	$2,621	$14,397
East Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1502 Dean Ave SE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 232-8310	439	38	11.5	90.7%	196 (44.6%)	137 (31.2%)	58 (13.2%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)	58.5	455^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.2%		64.4	406^th of 1248 public elementary schools	67.5%	49	32.8	39.1	32.2	52.5	54.7	55.1	39.0	44.3	42.4	$16,768	$1,261	$15,507
Armuchee Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5075 Martha Berry Hwy NW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(706) 802-6758	480	37	13.1	55.6%	398 (82.9%)	16 (3.3%)	29 (6.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)								(n/a)										$17,587	$1,033	$16,553
Model Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3200 Calhoun Hwy.	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 236-1827	501	36	13.8	66.1%	395 (78.8%)	16 (3.2%)	54 (10.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.2%)	82.1	213^th of 1238 public elementary schools	82.8%		81.1	218^th of 1248 public elementary schools	82.5%	5	50.5	49.5			67.7	64.2				$15,744	$1,000	$14,744

Frequently Asked Questions about West Central Elementary School

Is West Central Elementary School a good school?

West Central Elementary School ranks 774^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is West Central Elementary School in?

Rome City

What is the racial makeup of West Central Elementary School?

Students at West Central Elementary School are 58% Hispanic, 19% African American, 13% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend West Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended West Central Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of West Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Central Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rome Middle School
High : Rome High School

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