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Valley Point Elementary School

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Valley Point Elementary School ranks 760 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Valley Point Elementary School in Dalton, GA, serves 469 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Whitfield County School District, and it has recently seen a notable shift in its statewide ranking, dropping to the 38th percentile after several years of steady improvement.

The school's standout strength is its 4th grade mathematics program. For four consecutive years, Valley Point's 4th graders have scored far above district and state averages—most recently with 60.7% proficient, compared to 45.7% for the district and 50.1% for the state. This performance places Valley Point among the top schools in the area, with only Brookwood Elementary (66.1%) and Dug Gap Elementary (61.4%) exceeding it. However, the same cohort of students experiences a dramatic drop when they reach 5th grade. In 2025-2026, only 22% of 5th graders were proficient in math—a 38.7 percentage point decline from their 4th grade performance the year before. This pattern has repeated for three consecutive years, suggesting a systemic challenge in the transition between these grade levels. The school's 5th grade science scores (19.4% proficient) also lag well behind the district (34%) and state (44.2%) averages.

Valley Point has made meaningful progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from around 19% to 15% in recent years, which is below the state average of 17.7%. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1 and has increased per-student spending to $16,077—higher than several nearby schools like Westside Elementary ($14,397) and Tolbert Elementary ($13,203). While the school now serves a student population where 100% are eligible for free or reduced lunch, its ability to replicate its 4th grade math success across other grades and subjects will be key to reversing its recent ranking decline and building on its mid-2020s momentum.

469

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,077

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3798 S Dixie Rd
Dalton, GA 30721

(706) 277-3259

District: Whitfield County

Students who attend Valley Point Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Valley Point Middle School
High:	Southeast Whitfield County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.7%

Hispanic:

41.4%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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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: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 25 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg42%

Georgia avg47%

760^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Whitfield County

95^th of 201Whitfield 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	34.6	760 of 1219	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	572 of 1238	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	546 of 1236	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	743 of 1223	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	694 of 1220	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	714 of 1214	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	956 of 1234	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	906 of 1209	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	830 of 1205	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.5	848 of 1233	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.8	919 of 1240	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.9	945 of 1231	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.0	838 of 1225	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.3	904 of 1201	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.7	778 of 1212	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.9	627 of 1183	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.3	710 of 1133	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.0	694 of 1134	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.2	611 of 1125	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.2	768 of 1101	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	701 of 1186	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	634 of 1224	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	550 of 1223	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	672 of 1212	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	638 of 1206	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	371 of 503	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.4	249 of 583	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	220 of 565	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	386 of 535	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	233 of 516	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	804 of 1183	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.7	518 of 1225	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	535 of 1220	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	775 of 1210	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	717 of 1209	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	406 of 465	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.1	206 of 565	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	161 of 487	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.1	345 of 455	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	349 of 415	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	597 of 700	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	593 of 769	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	570 of 772	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	688 of 775	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	724 of 779	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics40%-8 vs state

Science19%-25 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	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
Valley Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3798 S Dixie Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 277-3259	469	38	12.3	100.0%	252 (53.7%)	4 (0.9%)	194 (41.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	34.6	760^th of 1219 public elementary schools	37.7%		49.4	572^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	53.8%	188	33.4	60.7	22.0	19.4	$16,077	$1,074	$15,003
Dug Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2032 Dug Gap Rd	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-3919	356	30	11.9	97.8%	97 (27.2%)	4 (1.1%)	242 (68.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	71.6	305^th of 1219 public elementary schools	75.0%		55	501^st of 1238 public elementary schools	59.5%	196	64.9	61.4	48.0	48.0	$16,356	$756	$15,600
Antioch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1819 Riverbend Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-7550	446	40	11.1	100.0%	121 (27.1%)	5 (1.1%)	304 (68.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	35.6	742^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	39.1%		37.4	721^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.8%	21	36.5	48.1	35.4	24.6	$16,374	$746	$15,628
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Central Ave	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-9202	688	54	12.8	56.3%	236 (34.3%)	21 (3.1%)	367 (53.3%)	43 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	74.3	280^th of 1219 public elementary schools	77.0%		69.8	330^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.3%	50	64.3	66.1	56.2	43.8	$14,652	$617	$14,035
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Hill Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-3074	579	49	11.7	100.0%	85 (14.7%)	8 (1.4%)	480 (82.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16.4	1053^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	13.6%		26.3	901^st of 1238 public elementary schools	27.2%	152	27.5	30.8	17.8	22.2	$14,855	$729	$14,126
City Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 School St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-8859	707	62	11.4	72.7%	106 (15.0%)	46 (6.5%)	502 (71.0%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.5%)	36	737^th of 1219 public elementary schools	39.5%		34.3	766^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.1%	29	34.1	47.0	44.6	21.7	$17,025	$1,131	$15,894
Blue Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 S Bogle St	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 260-2700	632	58	10.9	85.3%	26 (4.1%)	8 (1.3%)	590 (93.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.2	1005^th of 1219 public elementary schools	17.6%		17.3	1044^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.7%	39	34.9	29.5	18.7	24.2	$16,255	$913	$15,342
Roan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Roan St	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-3225	421	41	10.2	88.6%	21 (5.0%)	18 (4.3%)	380 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20.6	976^th of 1219 public elementary schools	19.9%		32.3	802^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.2%	174	36.6	26.0	25.4	22.4	$19,348	$1,102	$18,246
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Trammell St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-2809	605	47	12.8	66.1%	210 (34.7%)	49 (8.1%)	306 (50.6%)	18 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (3.0%)	54	511^th of 1219 public elementary schools	58.1%		71	319^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.2%	192	53.1	50.0	42.7	39.0	$15,416	$575	$14,841
Tolbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1435 Hall Memorial Rd NW	Resaca	30735	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 629-4404	528	38	13.8	99.1%	366 (69.3%)	15 (2.8%)	123 (23.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	67.3	352^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	71.1%		57	476^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.6%	124	56.3	51.2	54.8	50.7	$13,203	$946	$12,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Point Elementary School

How many students attend Valley Point Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Valley Point Elementary School.

What district is Valley Point Elementary School in?

Whitfield County

What schools do graduates of Valley Point Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Valley Point Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley Point Middle School
High : Southeast Whitfield County High School

What is the racial makeup of Valley Point Elementary School?

Students at Valley Point Elementary School are 54% White, 41% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Valley Point Elementary School a good school?

Valley Point Elementary School ranks 760^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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