4 Bartow County Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

Cartersville GA

12 October, 2021

12:29 PM

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CARTERSVILLE, GA — Several elementary and middle schools in Bartow County have been ranked among the best in Georgia, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States. Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories. U.S. News ranked White Elementary School and Cass Middle School as the highest in the state among schools in Bartow County, according to the new list. White Elementary was ranked No. 341, and Cass Middle was ranked No. 296. Here's a look at how elementary and middle schools in Bartow County ranked: Elementary Schools White Elementary SchoolState ranking: 341District ranking: 1Mission Road Elementary SchoolState ranking: 453District ranking: 2Taylorsville Elementary SchoolState ranking: 536District ranking: 3Euharlee Elementary SchoolState ranking: 587District ranking: 4Cloverleaf Elementary SchoolState ranking: 653District ranking: 5Pine Log Elementary SchoolState ranking: 736District ranking: 6Adairsville Elementary SchoolState ranking: 811District ranking: 7Emerson Elementary SchoolState ranking: 831District ranking: 8Clear Creek Elementary SchoolState ranking: 834District ranking: 9-12Allatoona Elementary SchoolState ranking: 879District ranking: 9-12 Middle Schools Cass Middle SchoolDistrict ranking: 1State ranking: 296Woodland Middle School at EuharleeDistrict ranking: 2State ranking: 344Adairsville Middle SchoolDistrict ranking: 3-4State ranking: 359 To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school: Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments. Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations. The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking. Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools. California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997. See the complete list of 2021's Best K-8 Schools.