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Enrollment
707
Elementary
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130162002460
City Park Elementary School
405 School St, Dalton, GA 30720 · (706) 278-8859 · Whitfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- C-Beats 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
11.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
514 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 93 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
City Park Elementary School→Hammond Creek Middle School
Based on grade levels within Dalton Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
28.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.7pp since 2021
Math
37.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 30.9% |
| 2022-23 | 25.1% | 26.7% |
| 2021-22 | 23.7% | 33.0% |
% 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 City Park Elementary School
City Park Elementary School's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Elementary School this school | 707 | 72.7% | 31.2% |
| Centennial Arts Academy Gainesville | 760 | 72.8% | 26.1% |
| Mundy Mill Arts Academy Gainesville | 825 | 72.2% | 32.2% |
| World Language Academy Flowery Branch | 677 | 59.4% | 39.1% |
| Sandra Dunagan Deal Elementary Gainesville | 762 | 78.7% | N/A |
| Park Creek Elementary School Dalton | 604 | 78.8% | 37.2% |
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 City Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Whitfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #769 of 1,208 | #15 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #675 of 1,215 ▲ 145 | #14 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #778 of 1,215 ▼ 16 | #15 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #420 of 1,183 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #360 of 1,324 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #174 of 1,301 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #839 of 1,301 | #9 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #802 of 1,312 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #735 of 854 | #11 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
707
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 707 | 61.8 | 11.4:1 | 73% (514) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 63.1 | 11.3:1 | 90% (643) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 63.9 | 10.9:1 | 89% (622) |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 61 | 11.9:1 | 81% (586) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 54.6 | 13.5:1 | 82% (603) |
| 2015-16 | 832 | 57 | 14.6:1 | 87% (720) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | 48 | 16.4:1 | 86% (675) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 64% (407) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for City Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (738 to 707); teachers up 13% (54.6 to 61.8).
About City Park Elementary School
This page covers City Park Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Dalton, Georgia. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 707 students in 2024-25.
Dalton Public Schools runs City Park Elementary School along with 9 other schools, enrolling 7,619 students in total.
The student body at City Park Elementary School is 71% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 15% White, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Whitfield County, the Hispanic share is about 37%. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at City Park Elementary School are from different groups.
On staff are 61.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 73% of students at City Park Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Whitfield County is 83%.
City Park Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of Georgia public elementary schools.
City Park Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.2%) and its predicted rate (39.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
For the population of Whitfield County, the median household earns about $67,070 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. City Park Elementary School shares Whitfield County with 32 other public schools.
Westwood Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, City Park Elementary School is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies City Park Elementary School's location as City: Small.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 707, down from 727 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to City Park Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Dalton Public Schools
- Dalton High SchoolHigh · 1,919 students
- Hammond Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
- Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Park Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 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
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Westwood Elementary School0.6 mi · 605
- Dalton High School0.9 mi · 1,919
- Blue Ridge Elementary School0.9 mi · 632
- Brookwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 688
- Roan Elementary School1.4 mi · 421
- Park Creek Elementary School1.9 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About City Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at City Park Elementary School?
City Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 707 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does City Park Elementary School serve?
City Park Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at City Park Elementary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at City Park Elementary School.
How diverse is City Park Elementary School?
City Park Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 71% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees City Park Elementary School?
City Park Elementary School is overseen by Dalton Public Schools in Whitfield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.