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Schools in Zip Code 30132

At a glance

Schools

11,928

Students

5-star school

Top rankedSammy McClure Senior Middle School31^st of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Northside Elementary School up 97 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Goddard School Of Dallas 10 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 30132 in Dallas, GA, is served by 11 schools within the Paulding County School District, offering a full spectrum of education from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school, with a total enrollment of nearly 11,800 students.

Families in this area will find a wide range of school quality, even within the same district. The standout performer is Sammy McClure Senior Middle School, which earns a 5-star rating and ranks in the 95th percentile statewide, with exceptional scores in Algebra I (98.8% proficiency) and 8th-grade science (56.2%). At the elementary level, Burnt Hickory Elementary School leads the pack at the 85th percentile, with math proficiency ranging from 65.8% to 73.7% across grades 3-5. North Paulding High School, the sole high school, posts a strong 96.7% graduation rate and a remarkably low 0.6% dropout rate, despite spending the least per student ($11,332). On the other end, Herschel Jones Middle School (28th percentile) and Dallas Elementary School (29th percentile) face significant challenges, with math proficiency as low as 14.7% and chronic absenteeism rates above 21%.

Several patterns emerge for parents to consider. There is a strong correlation between economic status and performance: schools with higher free/reduced lunch rates, such as Lillian C. Poole Elementary School (61.7%) and Dallas Elementary (79.7%), tend to rank lower, while top performers like Sammy McClure (24.8%) and Burnt Hickory (27.0%) have the lowest poverty rates. Chronic absenteeism also tracks closely with achievement—Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad has the best attendance (6.6%) and strong scores, while Herschel Jones has the worst (24.2%). Notably, per-student spending does not predict success, as Lillian C. Poole spends the most ($17,386) yet ranks in the 39th percentile. Encouragingly, several schools are improving, including Roland W. Russom Elementary (70th to 77th percentile) and Sammy McClure (88th to 95th percentile), while middle schools show exceptional Algebra I acceleration, with both Sammy McClure and Lena Mae Moses Middle School exceeding 98% proficiency.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad	Public	PK, KG-5	1531 Cedarcrest Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-4244	1,389	91	15.2	27.9%	729 (52.5%)	298 (21.5%)	177 (12.7%)	89 (6.4%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (6.2%)	72.8	293^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	76.0%		67.8	353^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	71.5%	60				64.4	62.5	56.0				44.0			$12,573	$432	$12,140
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2223 Cartersville Hwy	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-7008	626	48	13.0	58.5%	287 (45.8%)	201 (32.1%)	92 (14.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.4%)	50.6	536^th of 1219 public elementary schools	56.0%		44.3	633^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	48.9%	97				38.8	41.7	51.4				46.7			$15,724	$934	$14,790
Dallas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Hardee St	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-8018	513	42	12.0	79.7%	109 (21.2%)	282 (55.0%)	64 (12.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.6%)	28.1	860^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.5%		31.5	814^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.2%	46				35.2	33.3	33.3				29.7			$15,364	$781	$14,582
Herschel Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Stadium Dr	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8024	728	53	13.8	71.7%	208 (28.6%)	352 (48.4%)	112 (15.4%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	41 (5.6%)	27.2	415^th of 578 public middle schools	28.2%		26.3	432^nd of 585 public middle schools	26.2%	17	87.5						14.7	23.8	28.4		26.3	21.2	$13,789	$832	$12,956
Lena Mae Moses Middle School	Public	6-8	1066 Old County Farm Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8727	921	59	15.6	48.0%	413 (44.8%)	335 (36.4%)	98 (10.6%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.3%)	60.2	209^th of 578 public middle schools	63.8%		53.1	247^th of 585 public middle schools	57.8%	38	98.4						34.2	35.4	47.6		44.3	47.3	$12,742	$376	$12,367
Lillian C. Poole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 Wayside Ln	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 505-5541	460	40	11.5	61.7%	211 (45.9%)	137 (29.8%)	66 (14.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.7%)	35.1	749^th of 1219 public elementary schools	38.6%		42.7	650^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.5%	99				57.9	39.2	24.4				23.2			$17,386	$710	$16,676
Roland W. Russom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Russom Elementary School Ln	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(678) 575-3402	982	73	13.4	34.1%	507 (51.6%)	209 (21.3%)	143 (14.6%)	62 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.7%)	74.5	277^th of 1219 public elementary schools	77.3%		66.5	369^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.2%	92				65.8	63.6	53.2				47.4			$14,221	$842	$13,379
North Paulding High School	Public	9-12	300 N Paulding Dr	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-9400	3,015	162	18.5	29.3%	1,714 (56.8%)	756 (25.1%)	339 (11.2%)	58 (1.9%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	140 (4.6%)	62.2	98^th of 455 public high schools	78.5%		67	94^th of 451 public high schools	79.2%	4	39.8	53.3	60.7										$11,332	$365	$10,968
Burnt Hickory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 N Paulding Dr	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(678) 363-0970	996	71	14.0	27.0%	699 (70.2%)	121 (12.1%)	103 (10.3%)	23 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.7%)	85.1	178^th of 1219 public elementary schools	85.4%		80.2	235^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.0%	57				65.8	73.7	62.4				57.1			$13,599	$371	$13,228
Sammy McClure Senior Middle School	Public	6-8	315 Bob Grogan Dr	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 505-3700	834	50	16.6	24.8%	599 (71.8%)	104 (12.5%)	79 (9.5%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.0%)	92.2	31^st of 578 public middle schools	94.6%		85.8	73^rd of 585 public middle schools	87.5%	42	98.8						61.3	67.2	65.9		56.2	78.8	$12,864	$424	$12,440
WC Abney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1186 Colbert Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8000	1,324	88	15.0	48.7%	503 (38.0%)	475 (35.9%)	201 (15.2%)	53 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (6.4%)	56.7	468^th of 1219 public elementary schools	61.6%		51.9	542^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	56.2%	74				45.9	54.5	48.8				41.2			$13,094	$564	$12,530
Goddard School Of Dallas	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-1	1301 Cedarcrest Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(678) 809-8660	140	2	10.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 30132

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dallas	2.78 mi	21	178^th
Acworth	6.09 mi	14	96^th
Powder Springs	8.12 mi	14	148^th
Hiram	8.23 mi	4	224^th
Cartersville	8.3 mi	12	141^st

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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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