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Dawnville Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1081^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Dawnville Elementary School in Dalton, GA, serves 413 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Whitfield County School District, a school where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Over the past decade, Dawnville has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking, falling from the 58th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 11th percentile in 2025-2026. This means test scores in math and science are now roughly 20-25 percentage points below both district and state averages. For example, only about 23-26% of 3rd and 5th graders are proficient in math, compared to 42-46% across the district and 44-50% statewide. In 5th grade science, just 21.1% of students are proficient, versus 34% in the district and 44.2% statewide. This places Dawnville as the lowest-performing school among its immediate peers. For context, Pleasant Grove Elementary, located just under 4 miles away and serving a similarly high-poverty population, achieves 63% proficiency in 3rd grade math and has maintained a ranking in the 65th-71st percentile range over the same period.

There are some positive signs to note. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 22% to 18.4% over the past year, which is now only slightly above the state average and better than the district average of 12.7%. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1 and spends about $14,873 per student—higher than several nearby schools like Eton Elementary ($11,938) and Spring Place Elementary ($12,526), yet this higher spending has not translated into better outcomes. While current English Language Arts (ELA) scores are not yet available for this year, historical data shows significant grade-level variability, suggesting possible issues with curriculum alignment. For parents, this school offers strong foundational support in terms of staffing and attendance, but academic performance remains a significant concern compared to other schools in the area.

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 — 47th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg42%

Georgia avg47%

1,081^st of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	1081 of 1219	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	992 of 1238	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	891 of 1236	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	922 of 1223	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	734 of 1220	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	279 of 317	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.6	72 of 304	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	95 of 286	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	56 of 283	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	958 of 1186	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	914 of 1224	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	863 of 1223	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	947 of 1212	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	785 of 1206	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	463 of 503	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	456 of 583	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	330 of 565	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	400 of 535	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	332 of 516	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	1099 of 1183	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	1032 of 1225	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	885 of 1220	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	886 of 1210	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	667 of 1209	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	35.8	274 of 455	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	690 of 700	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	747 of 769	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	753 of 772	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	762 of 775	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	648 of 779	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)40th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics25%-23 vs state

Science21%-23 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
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%)	14.8	1081^st of 1219 public elementary schools	11.3%		20.3	992^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	19.9%	89	25.9	25.1	22.6	21.1	$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%)	33.2	777^th of 1219 public elementary schools	36.3%		32.3	803^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.1%	26	51.0	27.9	35.8	26.4	$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%)	62.4	406^th of 1219 public elementary schools	66.7%		49.1	579^th of 1238 public elementary schools	53.2%	173	60.7	48.5	43.3	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%)	65.1	379^th of 1219 public elementary schools	68.9%		67.2	362^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	70.8%	17	63.0	45.5	65.1	43.7	$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%)	47.3	585^th of 1219 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.7	663^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	46.4%	78	30.9	49.3	51.1	41.6	$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%)	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
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
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
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%)	34	768^th of 1219 public elementary schools	37.0%		35.3	747^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.7%	21	41.5	52.4	29.9	14.9	$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%)	45.7	606^th of 1219 public elementary schools	50.3%		50.3	559^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.8%	47	51.5	53.9	35.6	24.1	$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 11.3% 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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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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