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West Central Elementary School

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West Central Elementary School ranks 657 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

657^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

West Central Elementary School in Rome, GA, serves approximately 595 students in grades PK through 6 within the Rome City district, and it has been making steady, notable progress in recent years.

One of the most striking things about West Central is its exceptional student attendance. The chronic absenteeism rate is just 2.9%—far better than the district average of 13.8% and the state average of 17.7%. This strong attendance culture has held steady for five years, even when other schools in the area struggled. The school also does particularly well supporting English Language Learners, whose performance ranks in the 65th percentile statewide. Academically, West Central is on the rise: its overall state ranking jumped from the 29th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 46th percentile in 2025-2026, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating. Math scores improved across several grades, with 4th and 5th graders performing strongest. For example, 5th grade math proficiency rose from 37.5% to 43.3% in the latest year. Science remains an area for growth, with 5th grade proficiency (38.4%) trailing the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, West Central sits in the middle of the pack within Rome City, outperforming Anna K. Davie Elementary and Main Elementary but trailing East Central Elementary, Elm Street Elementary, and West End Elementary. The contrast with Main Elementary is especially telling: both serve 100% free/reduced lunch populations, yet West Central's attendance advantage (2.9% vs. 18.9% chronic absenteeism) aligns with much stronger test scores. West Central also spends less per student ($14,017) than several district peers, suggesting efficient use of resources. While a nearby Floyd County school like Garden Lakes Elementary posts higher proficiency rates, it serves a population with lower economic need. Overall, West Central's combination of strong attendance, effective ELL support, and consistent improvement makes it a school with positive momentum worth watching.

595

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,017

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

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: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg43%

Georgia avg45%

657^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Rome City

103^rd of 202Rome 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	657 of 1222	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.1	774 of 1238	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	885 of 1236	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	864 of 1223	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	680 of 1220	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	519 of 829	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.0	695 of 892	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	793 of 870	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	75 of 215	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.0	155 of 317	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	119 of 304	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	141 of 286	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	83 of 283	70.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	684 of 1189	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	845 of 1224	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	937 of 1223	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	902 of 1212	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.8	588 of 1206	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	244 of 504	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.0	346 of 583	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	382 of 565	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	385 of 535	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.5	206 of 516	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	612 of 1186	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	703 of 1225	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	828 of 1220	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	829 of 1210	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	755 of 1209	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	579 of 779	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile-9 vs school

White (2022)26th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics39%-7 vs state

Science38%-6 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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	—	78 (13.1%)	116 (19.5%)	344 (57.8%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	41.2	657^th of 1222 public elementary schools	46.2%		34.1	774^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.5%	117	33.8	44.0	43.3	31.5	38.4	$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	—	56 (10.0%)	110 (19.7%)	344 (61.6%)	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	66.4	365^th of 1222 public elementary schools	70.1%		40	682^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	44.9%	317	39.8	60.9	59.4	50.0	52.2	$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	—	276 (27.5%)	302 (30.0%)	342 (34.0%)	30 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.3%)	64.6	384^th of 1222 public elementary schools	68.6%		58.6	454^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.3%	70	60.7	52.7	43.3	39.5	55.9	$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%)								(n/a)	80.2	68.5				$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%)								(n/a)	55.1	70.4				$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	—	50 (12.1%)	246 (59.6%)	77 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	29	850^th of 1222 public elementary schools	30.4%		20.8	987^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.3%	137	33.3	25.5	35.6	28.6	32.2	$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	—	70 (16.5%)	260 (61.3%)	48 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	14.8	1085^th of 1222 public elementary schools	11.2%		10.4	1176^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.0%	91	17.5	24.5	12.7	22.8	25.6	$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%)	69.2	334^th of 1222 public elementary schools	72.7%		58.5	455^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.2%	121	55.7	59.2	48.2	43.4	56.9	$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%)								(n/a)	74.2	75.5				$15,744	$1,000	$14,744

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

What district is West Central Elementary School in?

Rome City

Is West Central Elementary School a good school?

West Central Elementary School ranks 657^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Central Elementary School?

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

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.

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