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Stone Creek Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

985^th

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of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Stone Creek Elementary School in Rossville, GA, serves approximately 448 students in grades PK-5 as part of Walker County Schools. The school has faced persistent academic challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools for most of the past decade, though its most recent ranking (19th percentile statewide) shows a slight improvement from the prior year.

Stone Creek's test scores consistently trail district and state averages across most subjects. In the most recent testing cycle, math proficiency rates ranged from 24.3% (5th grade) to 30% (4th grade), compared to state averages of 44.1–50.1%. The gap is most pronounced in 3rd grade math, where Stone Creek's 26.6% proficiency rate sits 21.7 percentage points below the state average. Science is a relative strength, with 29.7% of 5th graders proficient—still below state averages but better than the school's math performance. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern, with 27.5% of students chronically absent—nearly 10 percentage points above the state average and a sharp increase from the previous year's 21.7%. This rate is more than four times higher than nearby Chickamauga Elementary School (4.2%) and notably higher than Cherokee Ridge Elementary (20.1%). Stone Creek spends $13,346 per student, less than most comparable nearby schools, though the example of Chattanooga Valley Elementary School—which achieves much stronger results (68th percentile) despite an 89.7% poverty rate—suggests improvement is possible. The school appears to be at a crossroads, with chronic absenteeism emerging as a potentially addressable lever for change.

448

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,346

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Happy Valley Rd
Rossville, GA 30741

(706) 866-3600

District: Walker County

Students who attend Stone Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rossville Middle School
High:	Ridgeland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

African American:

10.3%

Hispanic:

9.8%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg36%

Georgia avg47%

985^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Walker County

119^th of 201Walker 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	20.4	985 of 1219	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	949 of 1238	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	851 of 1236	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1019 of 1223	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	838 of 1220	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	774 of 1214	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	918 of 1234	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	852 of 1209	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.0	793 of 1205	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.8	857 of 1233	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	696 of 1240	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.6	628 of 1231	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.6	538 of 1225	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.8	351 of 1201	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	72.1	360 of 1212	70.3%	★★★★☆
2010	68.8	398 of 1183	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.9	390 of 1133	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.8	180 of 1134	84.1%	★★★★☆
2007	61.3	473 of 1125	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.8	248 of 1101	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	1011 of 1186	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	1003 of 1224	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	892 of 1223	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	996 of 1212	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	997 of 1206	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	875 of 1183	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	857 of 1225	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	793 of 1220	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1024 of 1210	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	683 of 1209	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	380 of 565	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	3.6	693 of 700	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	753 of 769	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	745 of 772	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	770 of 775	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	741 of 779	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science30%-14 vs state

Mathematics27%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, October 28, 2016

Great school! My son goes here and I went their as a child myself and the teacher's and other staff member's were and still are great!! Close Quote

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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	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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stone Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Happy Valley Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-3600	448	33	13.7	100.0%	323 (72.1%)	46 (10.3%)	44 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	20.4	985^th of 1219 public elementary schools	19.2%		23.6	949^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.3%	36	26.6	30.0	24.3	29.7	$13,346	$1,001	$12,346
Rossville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Wilson Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-5901	447	43	10.3	100.0%	289 (64.7%)	59 (13.2%)	68 (15.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	12.5	1117^th of 1219 public elementary schools	8.4%		13.1	1131^st of 1238 public elementary schools	8.6%	14	13.3	21.0	22.2	25.4	$16,477	$1,647	$14,830
Chattanooga Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 Chattanooga Valley Rd	Flintstone	30725	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 820-2511	418	39	10.8	89.7%	354 (84.7%)	12 (2.9%)	20 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	63.2	396^th of 1219 public elementary schools	67.5%		75.7	267^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.4%	129	57.1	48.0	42.3	57.7	$16,108	$1,017	$15,090
Fairyland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 Lula Lake Rd	Lookout Mountain	30750	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 820-1171	294	25	11.7	36.1%	264 (89.8%)	5 (1.7%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	97.7	25^th of 1219 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.1	36^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.1%	11	85.0	90.2	77.5	82.5	$16,185	$565	$15,620
Cloud Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	163 Fernwood Dr	Rossville	30741	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-6640	346	29	12.0	98.8%	251 (72.5%)	22 (6.4%)	34 (9.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.2%)	55.2	496^th of 1219 public elementary schools	59.3%		49.9	566^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.3%	70	66.6	34.5	39.5	55.8	$18,304	$637	$17,668
Battlefield Elementary School	Public	3-5	2206 Battlefield Pkwy	Fort Oglethorpe	30742	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-9183	426	31	13.9	49.8%	329 (77.2%)	22 (5.2%)	37 (8.7%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	71.1	312^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.4%		49.8	567^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.2%	255	41.8	65.0	53.0	62.0	$13,383	$490	$12,892
Battlefield Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	2204 Battlefield Pkwy	Fort Oglethorpe	30742	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 861-5778	438	33	13.4	59.6%	314 (71.7%)	26 (5.9%)	33 (7.5%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.9%)								(n/a)					$14,612	$636	$13,976
West Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	72 Braves Ln	Rossville	30741	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-9211	471	40	11.9	98.9%	321 (68.2%)	21 (4.5%)	79 (16.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	34.5	762^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	37.5%		34.3	767^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.0%	5	41.2	43.8	30.1	30.1	$14,273	$753	$13,521
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	937^th of 1219 public elementary schools	23.1%		26.5	900^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.3%	37	24.7	23.5	26.7	38.9	$15,233	$1,046	$14,187
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%)	69.5	328^th of 1219 public elementary schools	73.1%		73	298^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.9%	30	53.9	54.3	53.6	55.7	$10,839	$536	$10,302

Frequently Asked Questions about Stone Creek Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Stone Creek Elementary School?

Students at Stone Creek Elementary School are 72% White, 10% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Stone Creek Elementary School in?

Walker County

Is Stone Creek Elementary School a good school?

Stone Creek Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Stone Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Stone Creek Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Stone Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Stone Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rossville Middle School
High : Ridgeland High School

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