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Schools in Cartersville · Cartersville City School District

Cartersville’s public schools beat 72% of Georgia districts

The public schools Cartersville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

Reading proficiency
42%
▲ 4 pts vs GA 39%
2020–21
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 3 pts vs GA 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 6 pts vs GA 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 10% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
GA 14.4
Schools
7
4,686 students
The School Grade

How Cartersville compares

B+ Test scoresB− Graduation
Georgia school districts we grade (214)Better than 72%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (203)Better than 58%
High confidence. Built on 2,039 tested students and a graduating class of 359; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Georgia’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Georgia only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cartersville.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Cartersville Primary SchoolCartersville City School District
6–8Cartersville Middle SchoolCartersville City School District
9–12Cartersville High SchoolCartersville City School District

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 38.5%
Math38%
State average 34.8%

Every school in Cartersville

7 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
Middle
High
Private & other

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What Cartersville families are saying about school.

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Within reach

Colleges near Cartersville

There’s no college in Cartersville, but 14 are within 30 miles. The closest is Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw State University, 15.2 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Cartersville. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 4 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.

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