Valley Point Elementary School

Located at 3798 S Dixie Rd, in Dalton, Georgia, Valley Point Elementary School is an intimate elementary campus that caters to 469 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Whitfield County. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 22 schools in Whitfield County (11,942 students total), Valley Point Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Valley Point Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 41% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Whitfield County (around 83%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Valley Point Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 40.2%, a residual of +14.5 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Whitfield County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,070 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Valley Point Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Whitfield County (combined enrollment of about 19,570 students).

The closest other public school is Valley Point Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Valley Point Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 33.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 502 students in 2018 compared to 469 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 54% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Valley Point Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.