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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITFIELD COUNTY·NCES 130570001833
Antioch Elementary School
1819 Riverbend Rd, Dalton, GA 30721 · (706) 278-7550 · Whitfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
446 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
30.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.5pp since 2021
Math
39.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.2% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 34.2% |
| 2022-23 | 28.3% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.7% | 32.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Antioch Elementary School
Antioch Elementary School's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch Elementary School this school | 446 | 100.0% | 31.1% |
| Cornelia Elementary School Cornelia | 491 | 100.0% | 23.4% |
| Baldwin Elementary School Baldwin | 422 | 100.0% | 34.3% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Dalton | 451 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
| Dug Gap Elementary School Dalton | 356 | 97.8% | 44.4% |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary Dalton | 399 | 100.0% | 31.5% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Antioch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Whitfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #772 of 1,208 | #16 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #634 of 1,215 ▲ 110 | #13 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #708 of 1,215 ▲ 164 | #13 of 19 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #402 of 1,183 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #983 of 1,324 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #132 of 1,301 | #3 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #849 of 1,301 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #439 of 1,312 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #412 of 854 | #7 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
446
-43 (-9%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 446 | 40 | 11.2:1 | 100% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 40 | 11.8:1 | 97% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 90% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 75% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 37.2 | 13.9:1 | 84% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 85% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 84% (490) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 58% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 28 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Antioch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (517 to 446); teachers up 8% (37.2 to 40).
About Antioch Elementary School
Antioch Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Dalton, Georgia. The latest federal count shows 446 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 26% lower.
Antioch Elementary School sits within Whitfield County, which has 22 schools and 11,942 students.
Hispanic students account for 68% of enrollment at Antioch Elementary School. The remaining students are 27% White and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Whitfield County is about 37% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Antioch Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Antioch Elementary School employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, higher than at this school. Antioch Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. That is higher than the 83% average for public schools in Whitfield County.
allk12 grades Antioch Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Antioch Elementary School's results are 5.5 points above predicted: 31.1% against 25.7%.
In Whitfield County (population about 103,598), median household income is about $67,070, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 33 public schools operate in Whitfield County, serving about 19,570 students.
Eastbrook Middle School is the public school closest to Antioch Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Antioch Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Antioch Elementary School is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Antioch Elementary School saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.2:1 to 11.2:1 over the same years.
The Antioch Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Whitfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,598
Census ACS
Median income
$67,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
19,570 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitfield County
- Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- Northwest Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- Coahulla Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- North Whitfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Eastbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
Other schools in Dalton
- Dalton High SchoolHigh · 1,919 students
- Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- Hammond Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Coahulla Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- North Whitfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- City Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
Other Antioch Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Antioch Elementary. Antioch Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- ANTIOCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 931 students
- Antioch ElementaryMatthews, NC · 816 students
Nearby schools
- Eastbrook Middle School0.4 mi · 624
- Southeast Whitfield County High School0.5 mi · 1,453
- Eastside Elementary School1.3 mi · 579
- Brookwood Elementary School2.4 mi · 688
- Blue Ridge Elementary School2.5 mi · 632
- Roan Elementary School2.6 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Antioch Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Antioch Elementary School?
Antioch Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Antioch Elementary School serve?
Antioch Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Antioch Elementary School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Antioch Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Antioch Elementary School?
Student demographics at Antioch Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 68% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Antioch Elementary School in?
Antioch Elementary School is part of Whitfield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.