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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 30177

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Summary:

The 30177 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Tate Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 and has a total enrollment of 477 students. Tate Elementary is part of the Pickens County School District, which is ranked 73 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tate Elementary School's academic performance has been somewhat inconsistent in recent years, with the school outperforming the state averages in certain grade levels and subject areas, while underperforming in others. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade proficiency rates were 35.5% in ELA and 52.7% in Math, compared to the state averages of 34.9% and 44.3%, respectively. However, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd grade proficiency rates were 19.8% in ELA and 39.6% in Math, compared to the state averages of 38.4% and 45.4%, respectively.

The school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 68.34% in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite this, the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,742, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.6 for the 2023-2024 school year is relatively low, which may contribute to more personalized attention and support for students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5630 Highway 53 E	Tate	30177	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 253-1860	429	35	12.2	65.7%	373 (86.9%)	7 (1.6%)	26 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)								(n/a)	50.0	47.7	$17,334	$895	$16,439

Cities Near Zip Code 30177

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jasper	4.65 mi	5	124^th
Tate	4.72 mi	1
Ball Ground	9.79 mi	1	53^rd
Dawsonville	12.03 mi	8	113^th
Ellijay	13.13 mi	6	129^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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