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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 30536

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At a glance

School

575

Students

Top rankedClear Creek Elementary School366^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Clear Creek Elementary School up 19 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 30536, serving the Ellijay area of Gilmer County, Georgia, is home to one elementary school, Clear Creek Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5 with an enrollment of 575 students.

Clear Creek Elementary School stands out as a consistently high-performing school within the Gilmer County district, which itself ranks in the 70th percentile statewide. The school outperforms both its district and the state in every tested subject and grade level for the 2025-2026 school year. In mathematics, Clear Creek exceeds state averages by 5 to 7 percentage points across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, with 4th grade showing the strongest results at 57% proficiency compared to 50.1% statewide. The school also excels in 5th grade science, achieving 49.2% proficiency versus 44.2% for the state. Beyond academics, the school maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.0%, significantly better than the state average of 17.7%, and operates with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1 while spending $15,212 per student.

Clear Creek has demonstrated remarkable year-over-year improvement in mathematics, with 3rd grade proficiency jumping 6.2 percentage points and all grade levels showing gains. The school's state ranking has remained stable in the upper third of Georgia elementary schools, fluctuating between 322nd and 385th out of roughly 1,220 schools over three years. Notably, the school achieves these results while serving a student population where 49.39% qualify for free/reduced lunch, indicating effective resource allocation and strong support systems. The school's consistent outperformance across all subjects and grade levels suggests school-wide instructional effectiveness rather than isolated strengths. While 5th grade mathematics shows a slight dip compared to 4th grade, this may reflect the increasing complexity of the curriculum. Overall, Clear Creek Elementary School represents a stable, high-quality educational option in the Ellijay area, with strong STEM performance and positive momentum in mathematics 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
Clear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Clear Creek School Drive	Ellijay	30536	Gilmer County	Gilmer County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 276-5010	575	42	13.6	49.4%	414 (72.0%)	3 (0.5%)	131 (22.8%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	66.2	366^th of 1219 public elementary schools	70.0%		64.6	385^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.9%	19	54.2	57.0	49.2	49.2	$15,212	$694	$14,518

Cities Near Zip Code 30536

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ellijay	0.23 mi	6	129^th
Blue Ridge	13.98 mi	4	173^rd
Jasper	15.48 mi	5	124^th
Chatsworth	17.53 mi	10	181^st
Eton	18.14 mi	1	351^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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