School district · Georgia

Polk County School District

Part of Northwest Georgia RESA. Overview, assessment, demographics, attendance and discipline from public state and federal files, each figure shown with its source and year.

8,353
Enrollment
17.2%
Chronically absent %
92.48%
4-yr grad %
County system
System type
11
Schools listed

Overview

8,353
Enrollment
17.2%
Chronic absenteeism
92.48%
Four-year graduation rate
77.0%
Economically disadvantaged

Assessment

35.3%
Beginning Learner — EOG grades 3–8 — English Language Arts
24.0%
Beginning Learner — EOG grades 3–8 — Mathematics
31.2%
Beginning Learner — EOC — American Literature and Composition
24.6%
Beginning Learner — EOC — Algebra: Concepts and Connections

Demographics

77.0%
Economically disadvantaged
14.4%
Students with disabilities
14.0%
English learners
7.8%
Gifted

Attendance

17.2%
Chronic absenteeism
23.9%
Chronic absenteeism — Students with disabilities
15.9%
Chronic absenteeism — Students without disabilities

Discipline

7.2%
In-school suspension
5.7%
Out-of-school suspension
0.0%
Expulsion

Schools in this district

Every school Georgia publishes for this district, grouped by the grades it serves. Columns differ by band because the published measures do: a graduation rate for high schools, third-grade reading for elementary. All 11 schools as published — nothing averaged or estimated.

11 schools
Elementary schools 6
SchoolGradesEnrollmentCCRPIChronically absent %OSS %Economically disadvantagedGr 3 readingELA BeginningMath Beginning
Cherokee Elementary SchoolPK-0555982.610.0%2.6%82.0%26.8%30.6%15.7%
Eastside Elementary SchoolPK-0573260.516.4%2.4%75.0%34.4%35.0%22.8%
Northside ElementaryPK-0552777.212.1%4.2%88.0%29.4%35.7%20.0%
Van Wert Elementary SchoolPK-0567271.931.1%3.9%100.0%25.8%37.3%30.8%
Westside Elementary SchoolPK-0559472.912.9%5.0%80.0%37.2%35.0%21.5%
Youngs Grove Elementary SchoolPK-0550877.819.3%3.8%96.0%34.6%31.9%23.1%
Middle schools 2
SchoolGradesEnrollmentCCRPIChronically absent %OSS %Economically disadvantagedGr 8 readingELA BeginningMath Beginning
Cedartown Middle School06-081,06474.714.1%7.9%80.0%47.5%35.2%24.4%
Rockmart Middle School06-0873370.117.1%9.1%76.0%44.8%36.9%25.8%
High schools 2
SchoolGradesEnrollmentCCRPIChronically absent %OSS %Economically disadvantaged4-yr grad %Am Lit BeginningAlgebra Beginning
Cedartown High School09-121,49676.515.7%5.3%63.0%91.90%30.2%17.3%
Rockmart High School09-121,00269.521.7%6.8%61.0%93.48%32.8%29.0%
Schools serving multiple bands 1
SchoolGradesEnrollmentCCRPIChronically absent %OSS %Economically disadvantagedELA BeginningMath Beginning
Harpst Academy06-129529.621.1%40.0%100.0%70.6%70.6%

How Polk County compares

10 districts in Northwest Georgia RESA of comparable size

Regional peers
10 districts in Northwest Georgia RESA of comparable size
Reported values · 2024-25
EnrollmentPolk County: 8,353
4,47415,141
Chronic absenteeismPolk County: 17.2%
11.8%27.8%
Four-year graduation ratePolk County: 92.48%
83.46%97.71%
Polk County Comparison district Median Middle 50%

Neighboring districts

Geographic neighbors, which may sit in other regions.

Sources & vintage

Every value on this page is drawn from public state and federal collections. Suppressed small cells are flagged, never imputed. Every figure here is a published value, reproduced as-is.