Best Public Schools in Cataula, GA

Summary:

The city of Cataula, Georgia is home to two high-performing public schools: Creekside School, a middle school, and Mulberry Creek Elementary School. Both schools are ranked among the top schools in the Harris County school district, which itself is ranked in the top 19 districts in the state of Georgia.

Creekside School is the standout performer, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming the state average on Milestones Assessment test scores across 5th and 6th grade in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 30.07%, suggesting a more affluent student population. In contrast, Mulberry Creek Elementary earns a 4-star rating and also outperforms the state on Milestones Assessments, with a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 23.53%.

While Mulberry Creek Elementary spends more per student ($10,129) compared to Creekside School ($8,444), both schools maintain relatively low student-teacher ratios of 14.5:1 and 16:1 respectively. Overall, the data indicates that Cataula is home to two high-quality public schools that are outperforming the state average in many areas, providing strong educational opportunities for families in the community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)				Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mulberry Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8405 Ga Highway 315	Cataula	31804	Harris County	Harris County	No	No	No	No	(706) 320-9397	547	35	15.4	36.0%	413 (75.5%)	56 (10.2%)	41 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	80.2	228^th of 1248 public elementary schools	81.7%		65	397^th of 1242 public elementary schools	68.0%	169	50.9	46.4			62.0	68.0				$10,129	$153	$9,977
Creekside School	Public	5-6	8403 Ga Highway 315	Cataula	31804	Harris County	Harris County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 596-1300	807	51	15.7	41.8%	591 (73.2%)	111 (13.8%)	48 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.6%)								(n/a)			60.3	52.3			54.3	60.2	63.6	$8,444	$528	$7,916

Cities Near Cataula

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ellerslie	4.41 mi	1	25^th
Columbus	4.69 mi	53	297^th
Midland	6.28 mi	6	143^rd
Hamilton	8.13 mi	3	57^th
Fortson	8.16 mi	1	18^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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