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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Roan Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130162000782
Roan Elementary School
1116 Roan St, Dalton, GA 30721 · (706) 226-3225 · Whitfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
373 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 | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
18%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
Roan 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
25.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.1pp since 2021
Math
29.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.4% | 34.7% |
| 2021-22 | 26.1% | 31.7% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Roan Elementary School
Roan Elementary School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan Elementary School this school | 421 | 88.6% | 31.9% |
| McEver Elementary School Gainesville | 487 | 85.6% | 23.5% |
| Tadmore Elementary School Gainesville | 488 | 91.4% | 20.7% |
| Woodward Elementary School Brookhaven | 553 | 84.6% | 20.6% |
| Myers Elementary School Gainesville | 524 | 91.4% | 29.3% |
| Hightower Elementary School Doraville | 604 | 88.6% | 18.6% |
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 Roan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Whitfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #751 of 1,208 | #13 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #879 of 1,215 ▲ 9 | #17 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #872 of 1,215 ▼ 96 | #16 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #288 of 1,183 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #1,050 of 1,324 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #50 of 1,301 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #1,220 of 1,301 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #598 of 1,312 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #469 of 854 | #8 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
421
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 421 | 41.2 | 10.2:1 | 89% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 38.5 | 11.6:1 | 89% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 40.2 | 10.5:1 | 88% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 41 | 11.2:1 | 83% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 40 | 11.9:1 | 82% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 86% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 88% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 81% (490) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 29 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (476 to 421); teachers up 3% (40 to 41.2).
About Roan Elementary School
Roan Elementary School is a small elementary school in Dalton, Georgia, one of the schools in Dalton Public Schools. Enrollment totals 421 students across pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Georgia enroll around 605, and this school is 30% below that mark.
Dalton Public Schools is the local district for Roan Elementary School. It runs 10 schools with 7,619 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Roan Elementary School is Hispanic, at 90%. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% White and 4% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 37%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 10.2:1 is based on 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 89%.
Test results at Roan Elementary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (31.9% actual, 31.6% predicted).
In Whitfield County, median household income comes to about $67,070, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Whitfield County counts 33 public schools with about 19,570 students.
Blue Ridge Elementary School is the nearest public school to Roan Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Roan Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Roan Elementary School's location as City: Small.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 8%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.2:1 to 10.2:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Roan Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- City Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
- Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 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
- Blue Ridge Elementary School0.5 mi · 632
- Park Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 604
- Dalton Jr. High School1.3 mi · 517
- The Dalton Academy1.3 mi · 469
- City Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 707
- Westwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About Roan Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Roan Elementary School?
Roan Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-05.
Is Roan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roan Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roan Elementary School is approximately 10.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Roan Elementary School?
Roan Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 90% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Roan Elementary School in?
Roan Elementary School is part of Dalton Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.