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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 30114

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

Schools

4,036

Students

Top rankedSixes Elementary School142^nd of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

William G. Hasty- Senior Elementary School up 126 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

William G. Hasty- Senior Elementary School 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The five elementary schools in ZIP code 30114 (Canton, GA) serve grades PK-5 within the highly regarded Cherokee County district, which ranks in the 89th percentile statewide. This cluster of schools—Sixes Elementary School, J. Knox Elementary, Clayton Elementary School, Liberty Elementary School, and William G. Hasty- Senior Elementary School—ranges in size from 290 to 1,119 students, and all outperform state averages in most math categories while maintaining chronic absenteeism rates well below the state norm.

Sixes Elementary School is the clear academic leader, ranking 142nd in the state (88th percentile) with 5th-grade math proficiency at 81.3%—37 points above the state average—and the lowest poverty indicator (23.62% free/reduced lunch). J. Knox Elementary shows the most dramatic improvement, climbing from the 75th to 82nd percentile in three years while outperforming district averages in every subject. Clayton Elementary School, the smallest school, posts the group's highest 4th-grade math score (75.9%) but shows wide grade-level swings, likely due to its small cohort size. Liberty Elementary School offers steady, consistent performance around the 74th percentile. William G. Hasty- Senior Elementary School remains the lowest-ranked (57th percentile) despite having the smallest class sizes and second-highest spending, serving the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (78.37%).

Science is the weakest subject across all five schools—even top-performing Sixes sees only 60.7% proficiency versus 81.3% in math. Spending does not predict success: Clayton Elementary School spends the most per student ($18,162) while J. Knox Elementary spends the least ($14,892), yet both achieve strong results. Attendance is a community strength, with all schools below 10% chronic absenteeism versus the 17.7% state average. For parents, Sixes offers the strongest academics, J. Knox provides the best value, and Hasty, while improving, may need additional support to close its achievement gap.

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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
Sixes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Ridge Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5840	741	54	13.7	23.6%	537 (72.5%)	29 (3.9%)	104 (14.0%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.3%)	88.5	142^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	88.4%		86	171^st of 1238 public elementary schools	86.2%	29	69.9	67.3	81.3	60.7	$14,937	$428	$14,508
Clayton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Upper Burris Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5860	290	23	12.4	43.4%	236 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)	75.6	264^th of 1219 public elementary schools	78.3%		79.9	236^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.9%	28	45.3	75.9	65.2	58.7	$18,162	$302	$17,860
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10500 Bells Ferry Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1300	977	69	14.2	40.7%	573 (58.6%)	114 (11.7%)	190 (19.4%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.5%)	69.4	330^th of 1219 public elementary schools	72.9%		71.4	312^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.8%	18	60.0	58.7	59.1	40.9	$14,894	$334	$14,560
William G. Hasty- Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Brown Industrial Pkwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 721-6555	1,119	99	11.3	78.4%	268 (23.9%)	90 (8.0%)	718 (64.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.1%)	52.1	526^th of 1219 public elementary schools	56.8%		42.4	652^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	47.3%	126	49.1	53.9	41.2	35.4	$16,662	$1,672	$14,990
J. Knox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	151 River Bend Way	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1265	909	69	13.2	48.7%	507 (55.8%)	43 (4.7%)	308 (33.9%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.8%)	80.1	223^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	81.7%		76.6	262^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	78.8%	39	61.7	61.9	66.4	55.6	$14,892	$410	$14,482

Cities Near Zip Code 30114

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Canton	1.6 mi	21	53^rd
Waleska	6.34 mi	1	195^th
Woodstock	8.19 mi	15	41^st
Ball Ground	9.9 mi	1	86^th
Acworth	11.59 mi	14	96^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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