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Dug Gap Elementary School

Q: Is Dug Gap Elementary School a good school?

Dug Gap Elementary School ranks 305 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

305^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Dug Gap Elementary School in Dalton, GA, is a smaller-than-average PK-5 school within the Whitfield County district, serving 356 students and earning a 4-star rating with a state rank in the 75th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year.

What truly sets Dug Gap apart is its remarkable success with its Hispanic student population, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide for this group—a 5-star achievement that signals highly effective instructional support. Across the board, the school outperforms both its district and the state in math and science at most grade levels; for example, 3rd-grade math proficiency hits 64.9% versus the state's 48.3%, and 5th-grade science reaches 48% compared to 44.2% statewide. The school also shines in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.1%—nearly half the district rate (12.7%) and less than half the state rate (17.7%). This represents a dramatic improvement from 14.9% just a few years ago, pointing to a positive, engaging school culture. With per-student spending of $16,356 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.9, the school has the resources to provide targeted support.

Compared to nearby elementary schools within a 5-mile radius, Dug Gap is the clear standout. It is the only one among Valley Point Elementary School, Antioch Elementary School, Westside Elementary School, and Eastside Elementary School to achieve a 4-star rating, with a state rank of 305 versus the next closest peer at 658. Interestingly, while some schools in the nearby Dalton Public Schools district—like Brookwood Elementary School—also perform well, others such as Blue Ridge Elementary School, Roan Elementary School, and Eastside rank in the bottom 20th percentile. This suggests that school-level leadership and community support matter more than location. One area to watch: 5th-grade math proficiency (48%) lags behind 3rd (64.9%) and 4th (61.4%) grades, though this could be a cohort-specific variation. Overall, Dug Gap's decade-long climb from a 2-star to a 4-star school makes it a compelling success story for families seeking a strong, improving elementary option.

356

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,356

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2032 Dug Gap Rd
Dalton, GA 30720

(706) 226-3919

District: Whitfield County

Students who attend Dug Gap Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

White:

27.2%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (56% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg42%

Georgia avg47%

305^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 40 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 13Elementary Schools in the Whitfield County

96^th of 202Whitfield 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	71.7	305 of 1222	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	55.0	501 of 1238	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	433 of 1236	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	564 of 1223	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	423 of 1220	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	479 of 1214	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	466 of 1234	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	606 of 1209	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.4	636 of 1205	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	798 of 1233	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.7	855 of 1240	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.7	824 of 1231	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.9	648 of 1225	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.5	680 of 1201	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.1	632 of 1212	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.6	667 of 1183	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.8	473 of 1133	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.2	542 of 1134	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.8	445 of 1125	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.7	397 of 1101	63.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	66 of 317	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	50 of 304	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	82 of 286	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	23 of 283	91.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	289 of 1189	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	45.4	616 of 1224	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	454 of 1223	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	695 of 1212	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	499 of 1206	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	49 of 504	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	63.9	160 of 583	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	109 of 565	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	189 of 535	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	125 of 516	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	323 of 1186	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	62.3	399 of 1225	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	406 of 1220	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	487 of 1210	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	369 of 1209	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	218 of 565	61.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	454 of 769	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	667 of 775	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	447 of 779	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)41st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics58%+11 vs state

Science48%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 27, 2016

We have had a wonderful experience at Dug Gap Elementary. My son has flourished during his years at the school. The close knit environment is wonderful and very encouraging to me as a parent. 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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%)	71.7	305^th of 1222 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
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 1222 public elementary schools	77.1%		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
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	738^th of 1222 public elementary schools	39.6%		34.3	766^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.1%	28	34.1	47.0	44.6	21.7	$17,025	$1,131	$15,894
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	512^th of 1222 public elementary schools	58.1%		71	319^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.2%	193	53.1	50.0	42.7	39.0	$15,416	$575	$14,841
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	1007^th of 1222 public elementary schools	17.6%		17.3	1044^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.7%	37	34.9	29.5	18.7	24.2	$16,255	$913	$15,342
Valley Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3798 S Dixie Rd	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 277-3259	469	38	12.3	—	252 (53.7%)	4 (0.9%)	194 (41.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	34.6	763^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	37.6%		49.4	572^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	53.8%	191	33.4	60.7	22.0	19.4	$16,077	$1,074	$15,003
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	—	121 (27.1%)	5 (1.1%)	304 (68.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	35.6	743^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	39.2%		37.4	721^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.8%	22	36.5	48.1	35.4	24.6	$16,374	$746	$15,628
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	978^th of 1222 public elementary schools	20.0%		32.3	802^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.2%	176	36.6	26.0	25.4	22.4	$19,348	$1,102	$18,246
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
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	—	85 (14.7%)	8 (1.4%)	480 (82.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16.4	1056^th of 1222 public elementary schools	13.6%		26.3	901^st of 1238 public elementary schools	27.2%	155	27.5	30.8	17.8	22.2	$14,855	$729	$14,126

Frequently Asked Questions about Dug Gap Elementary School

Is Dug Gap Elementary School a good school?

Dug Gap Elementary School ranks 305^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Dug Gap Elementary School in?

Whitfield County

What schools do graduates of Dug Gap Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dug Gap Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Dug Gap Elementary School?

Students at Dug Gap Elementary School are 68% Hispanic, 27% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Dug Gap Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Dug Gap Elementary School.

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