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North LaFayette Elementary School

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North LaFayette Elementary School ranks 834 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

834^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

North LaFayette Elementary School in La Fayette, GA, serves 420 students in grades PK through 5 and is part of the Walker County School District. The school currently holds a 2-star rating, ranking in the 32nd percentile statewide, and serves a student population where 100% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news from the latest data is a dramatic turnaround in attendance. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 48.2% in the 2023-2024 school year to just 19.6% for 2025-2026—a remarkable improvement of over 25 percentage points in a single year. This rate is now better than the district average of 25.4% and only slightly above the state average of 17.7%. This success is especially notable given that nearby Gilbert Elementary School still struggles with a 28.1% chronic absenteeism rate. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $15,307 per pupil—more than Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School ($13,591) and Cherokee Ridge Elementary ($15,233)—while maintaining a favorable 12.5:1 student-teacher ratio.

Academically, the picture is mixed. Fourth-grade math is a clear strength, with 44.8% proficiency that exceeds the district average (39.3%) and far outpaces Cherokee Ridge (23.5%) and Gilbert (35.1%). However, 3rd-grade math has dropped sharply to just 15% proficiency—less than half the district average (33%) and well below the state average (48.3%). Fifth-grade math (34.6%) and science (37.1%) sit closer to district norms. While the school's overall ranking has slipped from 3 stars in 2022-2023, the attendance turnaround demonstrates that positive change is possible. With strong resources and a clear focus on early-grade math, North LaFayette has a solid foundation to build upon.

420

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,307

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

610 N Duke St
La Fayette, GA 30728

(706) 638-1869

District: Walker County

Students who attend North LaFayette Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	LaFayette Middle School
High:	LaFayette High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.1%

Two or more races:

7.6%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg36%

Georgia avg47%

834^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Walker County

118^th of 202Walker 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	30.1	834 of 1222	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	797 of 1238	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	701 of 1236	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	614 of 1223	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	775 of 1220	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	844 of 1214	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	560 of 1234	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	643 of 1209	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.6	739 of 1205	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	593 of 1233	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.7	654 of 1240	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	69.0	417 of 1231	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.1	443 of 1225	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.4	258 of 1201	78.5%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	310 of 1212	74.4%	★★★★☆
2010	67.1	426 of 1183	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.5	441 of 1133	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.2	576 of 1134	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.1	438 of 1125	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.4	306 of 1101	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	747 of 1189	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	876 of 1224	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	661 of 1223	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	786 of 1212	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	869 of 1206	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	882 of 1186	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	712 of 1225	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	715 of 1220	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	512 of 1210	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	676 of 1209	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	549 of 565	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	86.6	40 of 455	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	34.1	254 of 415	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	667 of 703	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	732 of 769	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	712 of 772	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	668 of 775	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	728 of 779	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)37th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science37%-7 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 7, 2021

Great school with caring teachers innovative administrators students are top-notch Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, February 2, 2013

North LaFayette is a great place to send your child to school. The teachers are excellent. The students feel safe and the parents feel welcomed. The PTO program is actively involved in the school. Administration is available to help in any way possible. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North LaFayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 N Duke St	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-1869	420	33	12.5	100.0%	349 (83.1%)	17 (4.0%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	30.1	834^th of 1222 public elementary schools	31.8%		32.8	797^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.6%	37	15.0	44.8	34.6				37.1				$15,307	$970	$14,336
Gilbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	87 S Burnt Mill Rd	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-2432	476	37	13.0	100.0%	418 (87.8%)	15 (3.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	20.4	985^th of 1222 public elementary schools	19.4%		29.7	837^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.4%	148	31.4	35.1	13.8				27.7				$14,930	$1,287	$13,644
Naomi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4038 E Highway 136	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-2443	302	29	10.4	100.0%	267 (88.4%)	7 (2.3%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	31.2	817^th of 1222 public elementary schools	33.1%		37.3	724^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.5%	93	11.5	36.9	34.9				46.5				$17,427	$1,103	$16,324
Rock Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	372 Highway 95	Rock Spring	30739	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 764-1383	419	38	11.1	93.6%	368 (87.8%)	9 (2.1%)	26 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	41.1	658^th of 1222 public elementary schools	46.2%		47.6	599^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.6%	59	49.1	50.0	30.3				31.8				$17,276	$1,219	$16,057
Woodstation Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3404 Colbert Hollow Rd	Rock Spring	30739	Walker County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 935-6700	415	26	16.2	52.8%	371 (89.4%)	7 (1.7%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	61.3	414^th of 1222 public elementary schools	66.1%		57.3	474^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.7%	60	48.3	67.7	37.1				48.4				$14,055	$494	$13,562
Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	9858 N Highway 27	Rock Spring	30739	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 375-1219	772	58	13.2	82.8%	686 (88.9%)	16 (2.1%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	39.9	673^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	44.9%		48.6	583^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	52.9%	90	40.7	42.1	37.7	32.3	37.6	34.7	34.8	9.6	33.9	44.3	$13,591	$844	$12,747
Chickamauga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Crescent Ave	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Chickamauga City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 382-3100	544	31	17.3	27.4%	512 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	69.6	329^th of 1222 public elementary schools	73.1%		73	298^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.9%	31	53.9	54.3	53.6				55.7				$10,839	$536	$10,302
Cherokee Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2423 Johnson Rd	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 375-9831	548	47	11.5	100.0%	462 (84.3%)	24 (4.4%)	29 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	23.6	939^th of 1222 public elementary schools	23.2%		26.5	900^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.3%	39	24.7	23.5	26.7				38.9				$15,233	$1,046	$14,187
Trion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	919 Allgood St Ste 1	Trion	30753	Chattooga County	Trion City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 734-2991	607	46	13.2	61.9%	457 (75.3%)	7 (1.2%)	117 (19.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	84.6	180^th of 1222 public elementary schools	85.3%		84.5	187^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.9%	7	74.0	85.7	67.7				46.8				$14,798	$859	$13,939
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1815 Utility Rd	Rocky Face	30740	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-6531	549	43	12.8	83.2%	410 (74.7%)	14 (2.6%)	83 (15.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	41.1	659^th of 1222 public elementary schools	46.1%		52.3	531^st of 1238 public elementary schools	57.1%	128	39.3	38.8	46.0				35.6				$14,397	$835	$13,563

Frequently Asked Questions about North LaFayette Elementary School

What schools do graduates of North LaFayette Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North LaFayette Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : LaFayette Middle School
High : LaFayette High School

What district is North LaFayette Elementary School in?

Walker County

What is the racial makeup of North LaFayette Elementary School?

Students at North LaFayette Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American.

How many students attend North LaFayette Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended North LaFayette Elementary School.

Is North LaFayette Elementary School a good school?

North LaFayette Elementary School ranks 834^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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