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Mossy Creek Elementary School

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Mossy Creek Elementary School ranks 665 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

665^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Mossy Creek Elementary School in Cleveland, GA, serves 427 students in grades PK-5 as part of the White County school district, a system ranked in the 75th percentile statewide. The school currently holds a 2-star rating and ranks 665th out of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools (45th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year, a decline from its 78th percentile ranking in 2021-2022. The student population has seen a dramatic shift in economic need, with the free/reduced lunch rate reaching 100% in 2024-2025, likely due to the Community Eligibility Provision that offers free meals to all students in high-poverty areas.

The most encouraging news is the school's remarkable turnaround in attendance. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 28.1% in 2022-2023 to just 11.8% in 2025-2026—a 58% reduction—and the school now outperforms its district average (15.4%) and the state average (17.7%). This improvement is especially notable given the high poverty rate, as schools with similar demographics typically struggle more with attendance. However, academics tell a different story. In 2025-2026 math, 4th grade stands out as a clear strength with 52.9% proficiency, exceeding both the district (52.7%) and state (50.1%). Yet 3rd grade (32.9%) and 5th grade (32.7%) trail state averages by 11-16 percentage points. The 20-point gap between 4th and 5th grade math is the largest grade-to-grade swing among nearby schools. Science has shown steady improvement over three years (28.1% to 41.4%) but still trails the district average. In the most recent ELA data available (2024-2025), 5th graders achieved 48.3% proficiency, exceeding both district and state averages.

Compared to its White County peers, Mossy Creek now ranks last among elementary schools with available data. Mount Yonah Elementary School, just 8.7 miles away, ranks in the 75th percentile and outperforms Mossy Creek across nearly every subject, despite having similar enrollment and student-teacher ratios. The school spends $15,716 per student—higher than several nearby schools that achieve better outcomes—and maintains a favorable 12.7:1 student-teacher ratio. With attendance now a clear strength and 4th grade math demonstrating the school's capacity for high performance, the path forward involves translating improved attendance into consistent academic gains across all grade levels.

427

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,716

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

128 Horace Fitzpatrick Dr
Cleveland, GA 30528

(706) 865-5000

District: White County

Students who attend Mossy Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	White County Middle School
High:	White County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.9%

Hispanic:

9.4%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg47%

Georgia avg47%

665^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the White County

51^st of 201White 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	40.3	665 of 1219	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	537 of 1238	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	560 of 1236	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	509 of 1223	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.2	278 of 1220	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	415 of 1214	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	363 of 1234	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	262 of 1209	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	306 of 1205	74.6%	★★★★☆
2016	67.5	354 of 1233	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	46.7	606 of 1240	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.2	522 of 1231	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.6	785 of 1225	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.2	539 of 1201	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.8	580 of 1212	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.9	510 of 1183	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	623 of 1186	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.6	554 of 1224	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	569 of 1223	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	414 of 1212	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.7	250 of 1206	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	694 of 1183	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.1	523 of 1225	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	558 of 1220	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	580 of 1210	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	314 of 1209	74.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	227 of 565	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	71 of 487	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	618 of 700	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	627 of 769	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	634 of 772	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	583 of 775	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	370 of 779	52.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science41%-3 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Exceptional school. Love everything about it. There are great staff and students. The teachers are very good about letting you know right away of anything that needs to be brought to your attention. 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 (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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mossy Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Horace Fitzpatrick Dr	Cleveland	30528	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 865-5000	427	34	12.7	100.0%	354 (82.9%)	4 (0.9%)	40 (9.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	40.3	665^th of 1219 public elementary schools	45.4%		52.1	537^th of 1238 public elementary schools	56.6%	128	32.9	52.9	32.7	41.4	$15,716	$1,345	$14,371
Jack P Nix Elementary School	Public	K-5	342 W Kytle St	Cleveland	30528	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 865-6935	409	31	13.4	89.7%	339 (82.9%)	12 (2.9%)	37 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	55.5	489^th of 1219 public elementary schools	59.9%		64.2	391^st of 1238 public elementary schools	68.4%	98	50.0	58.9	39.1	39.1	$14,480	$1,059	$13,421
Tesnatee Gap Elementary (Old White County Intermediate)	Public	PK, KG-5	2696 Tesnatee Gap Valley Rd	Cleveland	30528	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 865-1037	482	38	12.7	88.4%	436 (90.5%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	52.6	525^th of 1219 public elementary schools	56.9%		39.4	693^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	44.0%	168	43.2	42.4	50.0	45.0	$17,357	$1,227	$16,130
Wauka Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5850 Brookton Lula Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-3221	546	33	16.3	44.0%	456 (83.5%)	11 (2.0%)	52 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	60.5	426^th of 1219 public elementary schools	65.1%		61.9	415^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.5%	11	39.8	52.3	51.7	55.3	$12,887	$324	$12,562
Mount Yonah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1161 Duncan Bridge Rd	Sautee Nacoochee	30571	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 865-3514	424	33	12.8	88.9%	387 (91.3%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	71.5	307^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.8%		63.8	394^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.2%	87	55.0	55.9	55.3	57.1	$16,066	$1,198	$14,869
Long Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4518 Highway 52 E	Dahlonega	30533	Lumpkin County	Lumpkin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 864-5361	403	29	13.8	70.0%	350 (86.8%)	8 (2.0%)	29 (7.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	55.2	498^th of 1219 public elementary schools	59.1%		55.8	492^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	60.3%	6	55.3	48.3	41.0	38.6	$14,820	$1,027	$13,793
Mount Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4844 Jim Hood Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-1759	650	40	16.1	34.2%	551 (84.8%)	6 (0.9%)	74 (11.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	68	340^th of 1219 public elementary schools	72.1%		72.6	300^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.8%	40	57.7	64.9	47.1	44.6	$12,368	$328	$12,040
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2925 Cannon Bridge Rd	Demorest	30535	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	No	(706) 778-2030	478	41	11.6	96.2%	376 (78.7%)	5 (1.0%)	69 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	50.6	537^th of 1219 public elementary schools	55.9%		60.3	430^th of 1238 public elementary schools	65.3%	107	52.1	39.5	56.4	32.3	$15,965	$498	$15,467
Level Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Level Grove Rd	Cornelia	30531	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 778-3087	591	49	12.1	96.1%	295 (49.9%)	24 (4.1%)	238 (40.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	53.4	518^th of 1219 public elementary schools	57.5%		62.8	405^th of 1238 public elementary schools	67.3%	113	53.6	51.7	35.7	40.5	$15,086	$462	$14,624
Lula Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6130 Chattahoochee St	Lula	30554	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 869-3261	382	28	13.4	66.5%	233 (61.0%)	10 (2.6%)	118 (30.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	45	616^th of 1219 public elementary schools	49.5%		30.7	822^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	33.6%	206	43.9	35.3	45.3	42.2	$14,637	$1,011	$13,626

Frequently Asked Questions about Mossy Creek Elementary School

Is Mossy Creek Elementary School a good school?

Mossy Creek Elementary School ranks 665^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Mossy Creek Elementary School in?

White County

What schools do graduates of Mossy Creek Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : White County Middle School
High : White County High School

How many students attend Mossy Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Mossy Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mossy Creek Elementary School?

Students at Mossy Creek Elementary School are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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