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Cohutta Elementary School

Q: Is Cohutta Elementary School a good school?

Cohutta Elementary School ranks 273 rd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Cohutta Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 294 students in grades PK-5 in Cohutta, Georgia, which is part of the Whitfield County School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms state and district averages on standardized tests, ranking in the top 35% of Georgia elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Cohutta Elementary's strong academic performance is evident across multiple metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 67.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42.9% in Whitfield County and 44.3% statewide. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.2 to 13.4 over the past few years, and spends more per student ($11,293 in 2018-2019) than the state average, suggesting a focus on providing ample resources and support. Interestingly, Cohutta Elementary serves a relatively high-need student population, with 58.2% to 69.05% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools, Dawnville Elementary and Beaverdale Elementary have lower proficiency rates across multiple grade levels and subject areas, while Tunnel Hill Elementary and Pleasant Grove Elementary perform comparably to Cohutta in several metrics. Cohutta Elementary's consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years suggests a stable and effective educational program, despite the economic challenges faced by the region.

287

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,267

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

254 Wolfe St
Cohutta, GA 30710

(706) 694-8812

District: Whitfield County

Students who attend Cohutta Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (55% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg39%

Georgia avg42%

273^rd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	75.2	273 of 1238	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	361 of 1248	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	398 of 1242	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	430 of 1244	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.1	248 of 1214	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	269 of 1234	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	264 of 1209	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	69.6	316 of 1205	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	67.7	352 of 1233	71.5%	★★★★☆
2015	66.9	343 of 1240	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	66.7	461 of 1231	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.5	649 of 1225	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.0	837 of 1201	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.6	703 of 1212	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.8	664 of 1183	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	74.7	251 of 1133	77.8%	★★★★☆
2008	66.7	391 of 1134	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.3	507 of 1125	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.1	732 of 1101	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+18 vs state

English Language Arts50%+11 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

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Schools Near Cohutta 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
Cohutta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	254 Wolfe St	Cohutta	30710	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 694-8812	287	23	12.5	88.9%	223 (77.7%)	3 (1.0%)	45 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	75.2	273^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	77.9%		68.8	361^st of 1248 public elementary schools	71.1%	88	52.2	45.0	51.1		67.4	80.0	44.4		45.5	$16,267	$747	$15,520
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
Beaverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Prater Mill Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 275-4414	488	42	11.7	100.0%	353 (72.3%)	7 (1.4%)	102 (20.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	47	608^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.9%		47.5	596^th of 1248 public elementary schools	52.2%	12	33.3	39.5	29.5		50.0	48.7	36.1		29.5	$16,773	$1,046	$15,727
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
Tiger Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	134 Rhea McClanahan Dr	Tunnel Hill	30755	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 935-9890	400	33	12.2	92.8%	336 (84.0%)	9 (2.3%)	35 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	57.7	470^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.0%		41.3	673^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	46.1%	203	39.7	42.4	46.5		34.9	42.4	50.7		47.9	$15,855	$672	$15,182
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
Tunnel Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	203 E School St	Tunnel Hill	30755	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-4550	297	22	13.6	82.2%	222 (74.7%)	9 (3.0%)	60 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	73.9	283^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	77.1%		75.2	283^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	77.3%		30.6	57.8	56.6		55.1	68.9	49.1		57.7	$14,915	$509	$14,406
Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 McEntire Cir	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-2262	557	38	14.8	100.0%	421 (75.6%)	3 (0.5%)	119 (21.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	59.6	439^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.5%		59.3	459^th of 1248 public elementary schools	63.2%	20	28.2	31.6	55.1	41.9	44.7	48.7	55.9	35.5	67.6	$12,952	$844	$12,108
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
Graysville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	944 Graysville Rd	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 937-3147	548	40	13.8	43.4%	448 (81.8%)	8 (1.5%)	39 (7.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.4%)	72.3	305^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.4%		72.5	315^th of 1248 public elementary schools	74.8%	10	43.8	49.0	58.3		51.4	60.0	52.4		46.6	$13,242	$447	$12,795

Frequently Asked Questions about Cohutta Elementary School

Is Cohutta Elementary School a good school?

Cohutta Elementary School ranks 273^rd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Cohutta Elementary School in?

Whitfield County

What is the racial makeup of Cohutta Elementary School?

Students at Cohutta Elementary School are 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cohutta Elementary School attend?

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

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

How many students attend Cohutta Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Cohutta Elementary School.

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