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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 30533

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.

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Top rankedLong Branch Elementary School499^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Summary:

Zip code 30533 in Dahlonega, Georgia, is served by two elementary schools—Cottrell Elementary School and Long Branch Elementary School—both part of the Lumpkin County School District, a 4-star district ranked in the top 29% of Georgia districts.

Long Branch Elementary is the higher-performing school overall, ranking in the 59th percentile statewide (3 stars) compared to Cottrell’s 43rd percentile (2 stars). Long Branch excels in early-grade math, with 55.3% of 3rd graders proficient in math—well above the district (51.4%) and state (48.3%) averages—and it achieves this while serving a higher-poverty population (69.98% free/reduced lunch) than Cottrell (60.89%). Long Branch also spends slightly more per student ($14,820 vs. $14,164) and has a marginally better student-teacher ratio (13.8:1 vs. 14.5:1). Cottrell, however, has a significant advantage in attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.7% compared to Long Branch’s 14.4% and the state’s 17.7%. Cottrell’s ranking has declined sharply over three years, dropping from the 64th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 43rd percentile in 2025-2026, driven largely by a 7.3-point drop in 3rd-grade math proficiency (from 40.7% to 33.4%). Long Branch, by contrast, has remained stable, hovering between the 59th and 66th percentiles.

Both schools share common challenges in upper-elementary subjects. In 5th-grade science, Cottrell (35.5%) and Long Branch (38.6%) both trail the district average (44.6%) by 6-9 points, and both hover around 41% proficiency in 5th-grade math—below the state’s 44.1%. These persistent weaknesses suggest a district-wide opportunity for curriculum support in upper grades. On a positive note, prior-year ELA results (2024-2025) show both schools at or above state averages, with both achieving 50% proficiency in 4th-grade ELA versus the state’s 39.3%. Strong attendance and solid ELA foundations provide a base for improvement, but the contrasting trajectories—Long Branch’s stability versus Cottrell’s decline—make Long Branch the stronger choice for families prioritizing early math achievement.

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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 (2025)	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
Cottrell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Pine Tree Way	Dahlonega	30533	Lumpkin County	Lumpkin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 864-3254	583	40	14.5	60.9%	503 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	51 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	38	699^th of 1222 public elementary schools	42.8%		57.8	469^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.1%	230	33.4	42.2	41.1	35.5	$14,164	$1,304	$12,860
Long Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4518 Highway 52 E	Dahlonega	30533	Lumpkin County	Lumpkin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 864-5361	403	29	13.8	70.0%	350 (86.8%)	8 (2.0%)	29 (7.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	55.2	499^th of 1222 public elementary schools	59.2%		55.8	492^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	60.3%	7	55.3	48.3	41.0	38.6	$14,820	$1,027	$13,793

Cities Near Zip Code 30533

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dahlonega	0.79 mi	4	136^th
Dawsonville	5.66 mi	8	113^th
Gainesville	10.45 mi	35	265^th
Suches	11.45 mi	1
Cleveland	12.15 mi	6	137^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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