SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the GA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual N/A%Projected 30%

Dalton Jr. High School N/A for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the GA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the GA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School N/A%GA 29%

English proficiency

School N/A%GA 32%

Science proficiency

School N/A%GA 32%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

1%

Students in at least one AP course. 3 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered3
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
4%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
2%

Gold marks the GA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B-

25.90 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B+

2.86 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C+

16.27 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$68,461

GA average $85,989

Median home value

$199,462

GA average $295,153

Median rent

$968 /mo

GA average $1,429

Unemployment rate

4.4%

GA average 5.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 72.4%GA 88.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

14:1

GA average 13:1

Teachers

80

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$69,744

All teachers in Dalton Public Schools.

Student to counselor ratio GA average 455:1581:1
Support staff6
Psychologists0
Nurses0
Social workers2
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff1

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 99%GA 93%

Experienced teachers

School 69%GA 67%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days42
Out-of-school suspension days1
Total days missed to suspension352
Expulsions with services33
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$8855 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$9.91

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

19%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

3%

Black

4%

Latino

71%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged0%
Students with disabilities0%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

Secondary schools nearest to Dalton Jr. High School

Nearby secondary schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Phoenix High School

  • Actual: 6%
  • Projected: 11%
  • Distance: 1.1 mi
Dalton High School

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 2.9 mi
Southeast Whitfield County High School

  • Actual: 27%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 4.0 mi
Northwest Whitfield County High School

  • Actual: 32%
  • Projected: 35%
  • Distance: 6.8 mi
North Murray High School

  • Actual: 34%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 7.4 mi
Coahulla Creek High School

  • Actual: 29%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 7.6 mi
Murray County High School

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 8.7 mi
Ringgold High School

  • Actual: 32%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 13.4 mi
East Hamilton High School

  • Actual: 70%
  • Projected: 52%
  • Distance: 17.3 mi
Gordon Central High School

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 24%
  • Distance: 19.0 mi