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What's the biggest difference between Tiger Creek Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATOOSA COUNTY·NCES 130093001934
Tiger Creek Elementary School
134 Rhea McClanahan Dr, Tunnel Hill, GA 30755 · (706) 935-9890 · Catoosa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
12.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
371 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
42.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +13.3pp since 2021
Math
42.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 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 are up about 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 35.8% |
| 2022-23 | 31.3% | 33.5% |
| 2021-22 | 29.5% | 29.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Tiger Creek Elementary School
Tiger Creek Elementary School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Creek Elementary School this school | 400 | 92.8% | 39.7% |
| Jack P Nix Elementary School Cleveland | 409 | 89.7% | 51.0% |
| Rock Spring Elementary School Rock Spring | 419 | 93.6% | 36.8% |
| Chattanooga Valley Elementary School Flintstone | 418 | 89.7% | 54.2% |
| West Fannin Elementary School Blue Ridge | 443 | 96.6% | 42.7% |
| Mount Yonah Elementary School Sautee Nacoochee | 424 | 88.9% | 48.8% |
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 Tiger Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Catoosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #562 of 1,208 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #566 of 1,215 ▲ 135 | #5 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #403 of 1,215 ▲ 296 | #3 of 8 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.3pp | #53 of 1,183 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #1,094 of 1,324 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #322 of 1,301 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #1,090 of 1,301 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #549 of 1,312 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #401 of 854 | #2 of 8 |
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
400
-69 (-15%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 400 | 32.7 | 12.2:1 | 93% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 37.8 | 11.5:1 | 70% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 39 | 12.2:1 | 57% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 39 | 12.0:1 | 57% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 37 | 12.6:1 | 67% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 67% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 66% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 30 | 18.0:1 | 51% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 30 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tiger Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (465 to 400); teachers down 12% (37 to 32.7).
About Tiger Creek Elementary School
Tiger Creek Elementary School is a small elementary school in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, under Catoosa County. Total enrollment is 400 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Georgia have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 34% lower.
The district, Catoosa County, has 10,134 students enrolled across 16 schools.
Of every 100 students at Tiger Creek Elementary School, about 84 are White. It is also 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
Based on 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Tiger Creek Elementary School has a ratio of 12.2:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. Income data for the school show 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 35 points above the 58% average for public schools in Catoosa County.
Tiger Creek Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 29.4%. Tiger Creek Elementary School scores 39.7%.
The school's county is Catoosa County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,639 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Catoosa County number 16, with about 10,134 students.
Ringgold Middle School, about 2.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Tiger Creek Elementary School is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Tiger Creek Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 15% decline, from 469 to 400.
This page is set up for the Tiger Creek Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Catoosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,634
Census ACS
Median income
$74,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
10,134 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Catoosa County
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Ringgold High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 858 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
Other schools in Tunnel Hill
- Northwest Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- Tunnel Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
Nearby schools
- Ringgold Middle School2.5 mi · 725
- Ringgold High School2.7 mi · 1,052
- Ringgold Primary School3.9 mi · 552
- Ringgold Elementary School4.0 mi · 445
- Tunnel Hill Elementary School4.3 mi · 297
- Northwest Whitfield County High School4.6 mi · 1,098
Frequently asked questions
About Tiger Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Tiger Creek Elementary School?
Tiger Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tiger Creek Elementary School serve?
Tiger Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tiger Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tiger Creek Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tiger Creek Elementary School?
At Tiger Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Tiger Creek Elementary School public or private?
Tiger Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Catoosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.