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Main Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1085^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Main Elementary School in Rome, GA, serves 424 students in Pre-K through 6th grade within the Rome City district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced significant academic challenges, ranking in the 11th percentile of Georgia elementary schools for the 2025-2026 school year—a notable improvement from the 5th percentile the year before, though it has remained in the bottom 15% statewide for five consecutive years.

Math proficiency at Main Elementary is roughly half or less than district and state averages. For example, only 17.5% of 3rd graders are proficient in math, compared to 44% for the district and 48.3% statewide. Just 1.75 miles away, East Central Elementary posts a 55.7% proficiency rate in the same subject and grade. Chronic absenteeism is another concern: 18.9% of Main students miss significant school time, far above district peers like West End Elementary (5.6%), Elm Street Elementary (2.0%), and West Central Elementary (2.9%).

There are encouraging signs. The school’s state percentile ranking has improved for three straight years, and 5th-grade math proficiency has climbed from 3.9% to 12.7% since 2023-2024. Science is a relative strength, with 25.6% of 5th graders proficient—double the math rate. Main also invests heavily in students, spending $17,018 per pupil (more than West End at $12,360) and maintaining a favorable 13.1-to-1 student-teacher ratio. The challenge is translating these resources into outcomes, especially given the high concentration of poverty and attendance issues. While the gap with nearby Floyd County schools remains wide, the upward trend suggests recent interventions may be starting to take hold.

424

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,018

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3 Watters St SE
Rome, GA 30161

(706) 295-7180

District: Rome City

Students who attend Main Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rome Middle School
High:	Rome High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.3%

White:

16.5%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2021 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (21% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg43%

Georgia avg45%

1,085^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2021

From bottom 15% (2021) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	14.8	1085 of 1222	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	1176 of 1238	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1194 of 1236	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1160 of 1223	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1105 of 1220	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1028 of 1214	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	762 of 829	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	836 of 892	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	858 of 879	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	843 of 870	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	832 of 876	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	1116 of 1189	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	1202 of 1224	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1213 of 1223	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1202 of 1212	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1082 of 1206	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	987 of 1186	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	1093 of 1225	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1106 of 1220	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1078 of 1210	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1090 of 1209	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science26%-19 vs state

Mathematics20%-26 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/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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	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
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%)	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
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%)	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 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%)	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
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%)	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
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
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
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
Pepperell Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Dragon Dr SE	Lindale	30147	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 236-1835	456	33	14.0	69.1%	363 (79.6%)	23 (5.0%)	42 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)								(n/a)						$18,283	$1,142	$17,141

Frequently Asked Questions about Main Elementary School

How many students attend Main Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Main Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Main Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Rome Middle School
High : Rome High School

Is Main Elementary School a good school?

Main Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Main Elementary School?

Students at Main Elementary School are 61% African American, 17% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

What district is Main Elementary School in?

Rome City

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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