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Pleasant Grove Elementary School

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Pleasant Grove Elementary School ranks 362 nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dalton, Georgia, serving 443 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 and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pleasant Grove Elementary consistently outperforms the Whitfield County and Georgia state averages in Milestones Assessment proficiency rates across multiple grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Math and Science. In 2024-2025, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates than the county and state in 3rd grade Math (63% vs. 42.9% and 44.3%), 4th grade Math (76.2% vs. 50.9% and 49%), and 5th grade Science (47.9% vs. 34.4% and 43.8%). The school's performance has been improving over the years, with its statewide ranking rising from 861 out of 1,205 Georgia elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 362 out of 1,238 in 2024-2025.

Despite serving a relatively high-need student population, with 85.78% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, Pleasant Grove Elementary spends more per student ($11,009 in 2018-2019) and maintains a lower student-teacher ratio (12.1 to 12.8) compared to nearby Varnell Elementary and Eastside Elementary. This suggests the school is able to effectively allocate its resources to support student learning and provide a more personalized educational experience, contributing to its strong academic outcomes.

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: Recently slipping — 76th percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Whitfield County

✓Above the Georgia median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 76th-percentile peak (2022) to 71st (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg39%

Georgia avg42%

362^nd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	67.2	362 of 1238	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	435 of 1248	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	435 of 1242	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	295 of 1244	76.3%	★★★★☆
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%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+14 vs state

Science48%+4 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

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by a citizen
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

Schools Near Pleasant Grove 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 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%)	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
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%)	54.3	509^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.9%		72.2	316^th of 1248 public elementary schools	74.7%	193	46.3	35.9	46.5	38.9	46.7	47.7	32.6	$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%)	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
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%)	71	319^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.2%		71.5	324^th of 1248 public elementary schools	74.0%	5	37.2	53.7	61.6	33.0	64.6	73.3	50.0	$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%)	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
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
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%)	34.3	766^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.1%		32.1	806^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.4%	40	22.5	30.1	32.0	28.1	47.6	35.0	29.0	$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%)	48.5	587^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.6%		51	555^th of 1248 public elementary schools	55.5%	32	51.0	36.2	38.7	51.0	50.0	32.0	25.3	$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%)	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

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.

How many students attend Pleasant Grove Elementary School?

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

Is Pleasant Grove Elementary School a good school?

Pleasant Grove Elementary School ranks 362^nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 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

What district is Pleasant Grove Elementary School in?

Whitfield County

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