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Clear Creek Elementary School

50 Pleasant Valley Rd NW, Cartersville, GA 30121 · (770) 606-5403 · Bartow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Georgia public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • DThree-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

Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
395 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K528%
Kindergarten8013%
Grade 18714%
Grade 29916%
Grade 39716%
Grade 410617%
Grade 59315%

This year's kindergarten class (80) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).

Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
46275%
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
7312%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
285%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
437%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
31651%
Female
29849%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
30.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.4pp since 2021
Math
43.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -7.8pp 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 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2530.0%43.3%
2023-2433.7%48.1%
2022-2328.0%52.7%
2021-2230.4%51.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Clear Creek Elementary School

Clear Creek Elementary School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Clear Creek Elementary School this school61464.3%38.4%
Euharlee Elementary School
Euharlee
57461.7%46.8%
East Jackson Elementary School
Commerce
63462.3%55.0%
Trion Elementary School
Trion
60761.9%61.0%
Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary
Rockmart
63761.9%43.1%
Cottrell Elementary School
Dahlonega
58360.9%44.3%
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 Clear Creek Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Bartow County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.4%#585 of 1,208#11 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.3%#552 of 1,215
▼ 100
#11 of 14
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.0%#715 of 1,215
▼ 40
#13 of 14
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-4.1pp#173 of 1,183#3 of 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
614#559 of 1,324#6 of 14
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.1:1#556 of 1,301#8 of 14
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.3%#930 of 1,301#10 of 14
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
64.3%#893 of 1,312#7 of 14
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.7%#298 of 386#7 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
614
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2561446.913.1:164% (395)
2023-246594714.0:167% (441)
2022-2367546.614.5:152% (349)
2020-216154414.0:148% (294)
2017-1859242.414.0:150% (298)
2015-165724113.9:157% (326)
2010-115503814.5:162% (339)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Creek Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 4% (592 to 614); teachers up 11% (42.4 to 46.9).

About Clear Creek Elementary School

Clear Creek Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Cartersville, Georgia. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 614 students enrolled.

Bartow County is responsible for 19 schools, Clear Creek Elementary School included, with 14,019 students in all.

White students are the majority at Clear Creek Elementary School, with 75% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. That is close to the 76% White share among all Bartow County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Its teaching staff equals 46.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.1:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 64%. For comparison, public schools in Bartow County average 62%.

Clear Creek Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Clear Creek Elementary School is 5.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.4% actual, 44.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.

Census Bureau estimates for Bartow County show that the median household income is $82,243, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 23 public schools in Bartow County, enrolling about 18,705 students in all.

Of nearby public schools, Cass Middle School is the closest, at about 3.3 miles. Clear Creek Elementary School has 4 other public schools within five miles. The school's 38.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.

The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).

Federal data show 615 students in 2020-21 and 614 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.

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Bartow County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
113,113
Census ACS
Median income
$82,243
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
18,705 students

Quick facts

School name
Clear Creek Elementary School
District
Bartow County
Address
50 Pleasant Valley Rd NW, Cartersville, GA 30121
Phone
(770) 606-5403
County
Bartow County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
614
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
395 (64%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
130033003287
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Bartow County
Other schools in Cartersville
Other Clear Creek Elementary schools

12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Clear Creek Elementary. Clear Creek Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 13.

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Frequently asked questions

About Clear Creek Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Clear Creek Elementary School?
Clear Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Clear Creek Elementary School serve?
Clear Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Clear Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Clear Creek Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clear Creek Elementary School?
At Clear Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Clear Creek Elementary School public or private?
Clear Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bartow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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