Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITFIELD COUNTY·NCES 130570001825
Dug Gap Elementary School
2032 Dug Gap Rd, Dalton, GA 30720 · (706) 226-3919 · Whitfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
348 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 40 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
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
40.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.5pp since 2021
Math
45.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 52.7% |
| 2022-23 | 38.5% | 41.7% |
| 2021-22 | 43.5% | 46.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Dug Gap Elementary School
Dug Gap Elementary School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dug Gap Elementary School this school | 356 | 97.8% | 44.4% |
| Baldwin Elementary School Baldwin | 422 | 100.0% | 34.3% |
| Antioch Elementary School Dalton | 446 | 100.0% | 31.1% |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary Dalton | 399 | 100.0% | 31.5% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Dalton | 451 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
| Cornelia Elementary School Cornelia | 491 | 100.0% | 23.4% |
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 Dug Gap Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Whitfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #451 of 1,208 | #7 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #513 of 1,215 ▼ 138 | #9 of 19 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #447 of 1,215 ▼ 44 | #8 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #293 of 1,183 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #1,172 of 1,324 | #16 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #271 of 1,301 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #844 of 1,301 | #10 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #486 of 1,312 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #325 of 854 | #4 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
356
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 356 | 29.7 | 12.0:1 | 98% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 30.4 | 11.6:1 | 84% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 31.7 | 11.8:1 | 77% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 67% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 36.5 | 11.7:1 | 77% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 79% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 75% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 46% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dug Gap Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (426 to 356); teachers down 19% (36.5 to 29.7).
About Dug Gap Elementary School
Dug Gap Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Dalton, Georgia. The school counted 356 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 41% below the average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
Whitfield County has 22 schools and 11,942 students, and Dug Gap Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Dug Gap Elementary School is 68%, a majority. It is also 27% White and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Whitfield County is roughly 37% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
Dug Gap Elementary School has 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is 1.4 students per teacher. At Dug Gap Elementary School, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 83% average for public schools in Whitfield County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Dug Gap Elementary School is +17.6 points, in the top 10% of Georgia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.4%, and the predicted rate is 26.8%.
In the wider Whitfield County area, median household income comes to about $67,070, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Whitfield County counts 33 public schools with about 19,570 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Brookwood Elementary School, is about 2.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Dug Gap Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Dug Gap Elementary School as Suburb: Small.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 378 to 356.
Dug Gap Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Nearby schools
- Brookwood Elementary School2.2 mi · 688
- City Park Elementary School3.1 mi · 707
- Dalton High School3.3 mi · 1,919
- Southeast Whitfield County High School3.5 mi · 1,453
- Westwood Elementary School3.6 mi · 605
- Blue Ridge Elementary School3.6 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Dug Gap Elementary SchoolHow large is Dug Gap Elementary School?
Dug Gap Elementary School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dug Gap Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dug Gap Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dug Gap Elementary School have?
Dug Gap Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is Dug Gap Elementary School?
Dug Gap Elementary School reports a student body of 27% White, 68% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Dug Gap Elementary School?
Dug Gap Elementary School is overseen by Whitfield County in Whitfield County.
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