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Pleasant Grove Elementary School

Q: Is Pleasant Grove Elementary School a good school?

Pleasant Grove Elementary School ranks 379 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Grove Elementary School in Dalton, GA, serves 451 students in Pre-K through 5th grade as part of Whitfield County Schools, and it has become one of the area's most improved schools over the past decade.

Pleasant Grove has climbed from the 29th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 69th percentile today, earning a 3-star rating. The school's standout strength is mathematics. In 5th grade, 65.1% of students scored proficient in math—more than 20 points above both the district (42.2%) and state (44.1%) averages. Third grade math also shines at 63% proficiency, well ahead of the district's 46.4%. This success is especially notable because 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school still outperforms many wealthier peers. Chronic absenteeism is also remarkably low at 9.4%, roughly half the state rate, suggesting strong daily engagement. When compared to nearby schools, Pleasant Grove outperforms Eastside Elementary (14th percentile) by a wide margin in math, and beats Varnell Elementary in 5th grade math (65.1% vs. 45.3%). It also edges out New Hope Elementary in 3rd grade math, though New Hope leads in 5th grade science.

The school also stands out for its efficiency—spending $14,247 per student, less than Cedar Ridge ($15,937) or Roan Elementary ($19,348), while achieving better results. With a favorable 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio, Pleasant Grove offers smaller classes than many comparable schools. While 4th grade math dipped this year (45.5%), historical data shows that's likely a cohort-specific variation, not a systemic issue. Science scores consistently exceed district averages. This is a school that has transformed itself through sustained effort, making it a compelling choice for families in the Dalton area.

451

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,247

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2725 Cleveland Hwy
Dalton, GA 30721

(706) 259-3920

District: Whitfield County

Students who attend Pleasant Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	New Hope Middle School
High:	Northwest Whitfield County High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.2%

White:

32.4%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (54% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg42%

Georgia avg47%

379^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	65.1	379 of 1219	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	362 of 1238	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	435 of 1236	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	434 of 1223	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	294 of 1220	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	403 of 1214	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	587 of 1234	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	785 of 1209	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	861 of 1205	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.2	744 of 1233	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	801 of 1240	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.6	630 of 1231	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.9	432 of 1225	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.5	620 of 1201	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.4	518 of 1212	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.3	439 of 1183	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.6	429 of 1133	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.6	280 of 1134	75.3%	★★★★☆
2007	73.7	285 of 1125	74.7%	★★★★☆
2006	70.4	350 of 1101	68.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	134 of 317	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	129 of 304	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	370 of 1186	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.3	275 of 1224	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	361 of 1223	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	508 of 1212	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	275 of 1206	77.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	97 of 503	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.1	112 of 583	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	101 of 565	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	168 of 535	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.1	78 of 516	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	364 of 1183	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	435 of 1225	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	477 of 1220	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	367 of 1210	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	335 of 1209	72.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	289 of 565	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	356 of 455	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	400 of 700	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.9	331 of 769	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	467 of 772	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	343 of 775	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	290 of 779	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Female (2026)69th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-22 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics56%+9 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

I went there for a while I loved it and still do I want to go back and never leave. I loved the teachers and the students. 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	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
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
New Hope Elementary School	Public	K-5	1175 New Hope Rd NW	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-3180	511	37	13.8	90.4%	285 (55.8%)	18 (3.5%)	174 (34.1%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.1%)	67.3	353^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	71.0%		54.3	509^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.9%	156	45.7	52.5	56.2	58.0	$13,992	$698	$13,293
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
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
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
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
Varnell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3900 Cleveland Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 694-3471	350	26	13.2	99.1%	208 (59.4%)	10 (2.9%)	114 (32.6%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	60.4	427^th of 1219 public elementary schools	65.0%		48.5	587^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.6%	160	58.7	59.7	45.3	34.0	$14,237	$724	$13,513
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Grove Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Grove Elementary School?

Students at Pleasant Grove Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 32% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Pleasant Grove Elementary School a good school?

Pleasant Grove Elementary School ranks 379^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Hope Middle School
High : Northwest Whitfield County High School

How many students attend Pleasant Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Pleasant Grove Elementary School.

What district is Pleasant Grove Elementary School in?

Whitfield County

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