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Dawnville Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

992^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Dawnville Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dalton, Georgia, serving 425 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Whitfield County School District, which is ranked 92 out of 206 districts in the state.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, Dawnville Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Whitfield County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.5% of 3rd-grade students at Dawnville were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 33.5% in Whitfield County and 34.9% statewide. The school has been ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools for several years and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, well below the state and district averages.

When comparing Dawnville Elementary to other nearby schools, such as Pleasant Grove Elementary, it consistently underperforms academically. Dawnville's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79.25% to 84.47% in recent years, suggests a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may be a significant factor contributing to the school's low academic performance. Despite the school's relatively small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio ranging from 11 to 11.6, Dawnville Elementary's academic performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past several years, with no clear signs of improvement.

413

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,873

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1380 Dawnville Rd NE
Dalton, GA 30721

(706) 259-3914

District: Whitfield County

Students who attend Dawnville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Whitfield Middle School
High:	Coahulla Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.8%

White:

36.3%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

Georgia avg42%

992^nd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Whitfield County

92^nd of 206Whitfield 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
2025	20.3	992 of 1238	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	895 of 1248	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	930 of 1242	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	740 of 1244	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	782 of 1214	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	627 of 1234	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	508 of 1209	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.2	615 of 1205	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	652 of 1233	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.5	839 of 1240	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.0	879 of 1231	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.4	844 of 1225	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.4	724 of 1201	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.8	672 of 1212	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.1	768 of 1183	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.4	722 of 1133	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	732 of 1134	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.2	838 of 1125	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.8	803 of 1101	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics23%-22 vs state

English Language Arts23%-16 vs state

Science21%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Dawnville Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dawnville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1380 Dawnville Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3914	413	36	11.5	100.0%	150 (36.3%)	18 (4.4%)	222 (53.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	20.3	992^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	19.9%		26.8	895^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.3%	97	12.5	33.9	25.0		14.1	33.9	23.2		21.4	$14,873	$585	$14,288
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Cedar Ridge Rd SE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 712-8400	399	34	11.7	100.0%	140 (35.1%)	6 (1.5%)	234 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	32.3	803^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.1%		36.2	754^th of 1248 public elementary schools	39.6%	49	25.4	18.9	40.3		30.2	32.1	38.7		27.9	$15,937	$609	$15,327
Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4580 Highway 225 N	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 517-5213	498	43	11.6	100.0%	352 (70.7%)	1 (0.2%)	126 (25.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	49.1	579^th of 1238 public elementary schools	53.2%		51.5	550^th of 1248 public elementary schools	55.9%	29	15.2	25.0	38.8	46.4	48.5	36.8	35.8	51.4	50.7	$14,481	$984	$13,497
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Cleveland Hwy	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3920	451	36	12.3	100.0%	146 (32.4%)	14 (3.1%)	276 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	67.2	362^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	70.8%		62	435^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.1%	73	39.0	52.4	34.7		63.0	76.2	40.8		47.9	$14,247	$839	$13,409
Park Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Hale Bowen Dr	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 428-7700	604	52	11.5	78.8%	44 (7.3%)	19 (3.1%)	523 (86.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	41.7	663^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	46.4%		48.6	577^th of 1248 public elementary schools	53.8%	86	26.8	41.9	33.3		30.5	58.1	33.3		29.2	$16,988	$990	$15,997
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%)	32.3	802^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.2%		34	786^th of 1248 public elementary schools	37.0%	16	18.9	12.9	46.4		24.7	27.0	37.5		49.1	$19,348	$1,102	$18,246
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%)	26.3	901^st of 1238 public elementary schools	27.2%		30.2	851^st of 1248 public elementary schools	31.8%	50	19.4	19.2	28.6		24.7	35.9	31.9		34.1	$14,855	$729	$14,126
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%)	17.3	1044^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.3	1015^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.7%	29	17.7	20.9	24.5		29.2	20.9	19.8		17.9	$16,255	$913	$15,342
Eton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	829 Highway 286	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-3207	556	37	14.9	100.0%	392 (70.5%)	6 (1.1%)	134 (24.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	35.3	747^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.7%		31.7	814^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.8%	67	17.6	21.8	38.0	53.7	25.0	33.3	27.8	40.3	27.8	$11,938	$793	$11,145
Spring Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2795 Leonard Bridge Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-2525	668	52	12.9	100.0%	392 (58.7%)	4 (0.6%)	246 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	50.3	559^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.8%		51.7	542^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	56.6%	17	34.1	32.1	42.5	45.3	48.4	52.4	28.8	26.7	41.1	$12,526	$790	$11,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Dawnville Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Dawnville Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dawnville Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Whitfield Middle School
High : Coahulla Creek High School

What is the racial makeup of Dawnville Elementary School?

Students at Dawnville Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 36% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Dawnville Elementary School a good school?

Dawnville Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Dawnville Elementary School in?

Whitfield County

How many students attend Dawnville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Dawnville Elementary School.

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