Summary:
Zip code 30183 in Waleska, Georgia, is served by a single elementary school, R. M. Moore Elementary School, which educates students in grades PK-5 as part of the Cherokee County School District.
R. M. Moore Elementary is a large school with 1,042 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1, spending $16,359 per student. The school has shown promising momentum, improving its state ranking from the 50th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 57th percentile in 2025-2026, earning its first 3-star rating. The most striking academic gain is in 3rd-grade mathematics, which jumped from 39.1% proficiency in 2024-2025 to 52.3% in 2025-2026, now exceeding the state average of 48.3%. Fourth-grade math also performs well at 56.3% proficiency, near the district average. However, 5th-grade math declined slightly to 38.2%, and 5th-grade science remains a concern at just 33.8% proficiency—roughly 10 points below the state average and nearly 20 points below the district. Using the most recent available English Language Arts (ELA) data from 2024-2025, proficiency rates range from 27.0% in 3rd grade to 36.7% in 5th grade, trailing state averages by 8-10 points, with the largest gap in 3rd grade.
Despite 65.36% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school maintains an exemplary chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.0%—less than half the state average of 17.7% and below the district's 10.2%. This suggests strong family engagement and a positive school culture around attendance. The school is well-resourced, but outcomes in science and ELA indicate that funding alone hasn't yet translated into proficiency gains across all subjects. The clear grade-level pattern—strongest in 4th grade, moderate in 3rd, and weakest in 5th—suggests targeted support for upper elementary students could be key. Overall, R. M. Moore Elementary shows encouraging upward momentum in math and attendance, but families should be aware of the need for continued focus on 5th-grade subjects and ELA proficiency.
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