Best Public Schools in Resaca, GA

Summary:

The city of Resaca, Georgia has only one public school, Tolbert Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5. Tolbert Elementary is located within the Gordon County School District, which is ranked 83 out of 203 districts in the state.

While Tolbert Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.8 to 1, the school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the district and state averages. Its statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 518 out of 1,244 Georgia elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 663 out of 1,248 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding drop in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 2. The school's proficiency rates on the Georgia Milestones Assessment are lower than the Gordon County and Georgia averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Science.

Tolbert Elementary School also has a high percentage of students (75.43%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's spending per student, at $9,162, is below the state average. These factors suggest that Tolbert Elementary may not have access to sufficient resources to adequately support its student population, which could be contributing to the school's academic challenges.

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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 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	521	35	14.8	75.4%	358 (68.7%)	15 (2.9%)	127 (24.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	41.9	663^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	46.9%		48.2	571^st of 1242 public elementary schools	54.0%	92	21.4	28.2	43.3	40.0	34.6	45.6	36.7	$9,162	$872	$8,290

Cities Near Resaca

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Calhoun	5.11 mi	12	154^th
Dalton	6.89 mi	29	208^th
Plainville	11.54 mi	1	238^th
Chatsworth	12.92 mi	10	178^th
Rocky Face	14.8 mi	2	102^nd

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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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