Best Public Schools in Zip Code 30735

Summary:

The 30735 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Tolbert Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 536 students. Tolbert Elementary is part of the Gordon County School District, which is ranked 77 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tolbert Elementary School's academic performance is mixed, with strengths in Mathematics and Science but lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) compared to the county and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in ELA ranged from 35.2% to 43.5%, while in Mathematics they ranged from 44% to 50.6%, and in Science the 5th-grade proficiency rate was 47.1%. The school's performance has fluctuated over the past two years, with some improvements and declines in proficiency rates.

Tolbert Elementary School serves a high-needs population, with 87.87% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school appears to have relatively good funding and resources, with a low student-teacher ratio of 14.8 and per-student spending of $9,162 for the 2018-2019 school year. While the school's performance is mixed, the data suggests that Tolbert Elementary School is facing challenges in academic performance, particularly in ELA, but also has some strengths in Mathematics and Science.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
Tolbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1435 Hall Memorial Rd NW	Resaca	30735	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 629-4404	528	38	13.8	99.1%	366 (69.3%)	15 (2.8%)	123 (23.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	57	476^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.6%		41.9	663^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	46.9%	187	35.2	35.2	43.5	44.0	49.3	50.6	47.1	$13,203	$946	$12,256

Cities Near Zip Code 30735

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Resaca	2.89 mi	1	126^th
Calhoun	5.11 mi	12	153^rd
Dalton	6.89 mi	29	212^th
Plainville	11.54 mi	1	218^th
Chatsworth	12.92 mi	10	176^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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