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Gordon County Schools
Gordon County is a public school district in Georgia, based in Gordon County (Calhoun). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Gordon County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Gordon County
10 of 10 schools in Gordon County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 7C: 3
Best schools in Gordon County
Statewide rankings: all 451 high schools in Georgia · all 467 middle schools in Georgia · all 1227 elementary schools in Georgia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Sonoraville Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Tolbert Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Red Bud Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Sonoraville High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Fairmount Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Ashworth Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- B- Gordon Central High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Swain Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Belwood Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Red Bud Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Gordon County
High schools (2)
- B- Gordon Central High School, Calhoun
- B Sonoraville High School, Calhoun
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B- Ashworth Middle School, Calhoun
- B Red Bud Middle School, Calhoun
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- C+ Belwood Elementary School, Calhoun
- B- Fairmount Elementary School, Fairmount
- C Red Bud Elementary School, Calhoun
- B+ Sonoraville Elementary, Calhoun
- C+ Swain Elementary School, Plainville
- B Tolbert Elementary School, Resaca
Where Gordon County schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Calhoun (7)
- Fairmount (1)
- Plainville (1)
- Resaca (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Georgia
- County: Gordon County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,292 students with 445 full-time-equivalent teachers and 868 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1302430
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Calhoun City (3 schools, 4 mi)
- Bartow County (19 schools, 18 mi)
- Dalton Public Schools (10 schools, 19 mi)
- Whitfield County (22 schools, 21 mi)
- Murray County (11 schools, 21 mi)
- Pickens County (6 schools, 23 mi)
- Floyd County (14 schools, 24 mi)
- Cartersville City (4 schools, 24 mi)
Questions about Gordon County
How many schools are in Gordon County?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Gordon County, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Gordon County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Calhoun, Fairmount, Plainville, Resaca.
How good are the schools in Gordon County?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 40.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 52%. 20% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Gordon County?
6,292 students were enrolled in Gordon County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Gordon County?
Gordon County is in Georgia, based in Gordon County, with its district office in Calhoun. Its boundary covers about 341 sq mi.