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What's the most underrated thing about Valley Point Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITFIELD COUNTY·NCES 130570001824
Valley Point Elementary School
3798 S Dixie Rd, Dalton, GA 30721 · (706) 277-3259 · Whitfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
469 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
Student demographics
54%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
35.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.8pp since 2021
Math
49.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +15.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.3% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.6% | 41.2% |
| 2021-22 | 30.5% | 33.7% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Where Valley Point Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Whitfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #549 of 1,208 | #10 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #428 of 1,215 | #6 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #584 of 1,215 | #10 of 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.1pp | #134 of 1,183 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #932 of 1,324 | #10 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #363 of 1,301 | #11 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #681 of 1,301 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #435 of 1,312 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #656 of 854 | #10 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
469
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 469 | 37.9 | 12.4:1 | 100% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 39.9 | 11.5:1 | 85% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 38.3 | 12.9:1 | 79% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 38 | 11.5:1 | 85% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 40.5 | 12.4:1 | 81% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 83% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 83% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 59% (337) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Point Elementary School.
About Valley Point Elementary School
Valley Point Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Dalton, Georgia. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 469 students. The school is 22% below the average for elementary schools in Georgia.
The district, Whitfield County, operates 22 schools serving 11,942 students.
The share of White students at Valley Point Elementary School is 54%, a majority. Other students are 41% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 65% White share among all Whitfield County residents. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Valley Point Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at Valley Point Elementary School comes to 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4:1. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 83% average for public schools in Whitfield County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Valley Point Elementary School is 14.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.2% actual, 25.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
In the surrounding county, Whitfield County, the median household earns about $67,070 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Valley Point Elementary School, Whitfield County has 33 public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Valley Point Middle School, is the closest to Valley Point Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 33.7%, lower than Valley Point Elementary School's 40.2%.
Valley Point Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Small.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% rise, from 437 to 469.
The allk12 page for Valley Point Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 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
- Valley Point Middle School0.0 mi · 377
- Dug Gap Elementary School3.7 mi · 356
- Southeast Whitfield County High School4.6 mi · 1,453
- Antioch Elementary School5.1 mi · 446
- Brookwood Elementary School5.2 mi · 688
- Eastbrook Middle School5.5 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Point Elementary SchoolHow large is Valley Point Elementary School?
Valley Point Elementary School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-05.
Is Valley Point Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Point Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Valley Point Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Valley Point Elementary School.
How diverse is Valley Point Elementary School?
Valley Point Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 41% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Valley Point Elementary School in?
Valley Point Elementary School is part of Whitfield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.