Best Public Schools in Tate, GA

Summary:

The city of Tate, Georgia has just one public elementary school, Tate Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 482 students. The school is part of the Pickens County School District, which is ranked 82 out of 203 districts in Georgia and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Tate Elementary School's academic performance on the Milestones Assessment is generally below the Pickens County and Georgia state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 19.8%, compared to 31.1% for Pickens County and 38.4% for Georgia. The school's 4th grade ELA proficiency rate was 34.9%, compared to 32.9% for Pickens County and 37% for Georgia. Similarly, the school's 3rd grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 39.6%, compared to 48.2% for Pickens County and 45.4% for Georgia, and the 4th grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 44%, compared to 56.8% for Pickens County and 48.1% for Georgia.

Tate Elementary School's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 576 out of 1,244 Georgia elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 688 out of 1,248 in 2023-2024. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars out of 5 in 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 to 2 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a relatively high free and reduced-price lunch rate of 50.83%, indicating a significant proportion of students from low-income families. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.7 is relatively low compared to national averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)		Milestones Assessment Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5630 Highway 53 E	Tate	30177	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 253-1860	482	35	13.7	50.8%	428 (88.8%)	9 (1.9%)	20 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	40.6	688^th of 1248 public elementary schools	44.9%		46.8	599^th of 1242 public elementary schools	51.8%	89	19.8	34.9	39.6	44.0	$11,742	$534	$11,207

Cities Near Tate

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jasper	4.65 mi	5	135^th
Ball Ground	9.79 mi	1	95^th
Dawsonville	12.03 mi	8	81^st
Ellijay	13.13 mi	6	118^th
Canton	13.31 mi	22	61^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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