The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) has identified numerous local schools in Rome City, Polk County, Chattooga County and Bartow County deemed “low-performing”.
The state of Georgia, to combat the performance, will provide a school vouchers to families wishing to take their child to another school.
Students are eligible to apply for the scholarship if:
- They are enrolled in a Georgia public school for the 2024-25 school year or they are entering kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year
- They reside in the attendance zone of a public school included on the published list of lower-performing schools
- Parents have resided in Georgia for more than a year, except for active-duty military
- They are not recipients of the Georgia Special Needs or the Georgia Student Scholarship Organization scholarships
The Georgia Promise scholarship will allow families to use funds from a $6,500 voucher to pay for private school tuition and fees, required textbooks, tutoring services, curriculum, physician and therapist services, transportation services and other approved expenses.
Local schools that were on the list include: FULL LIST BELOW
Bartow County – Cass High School
Chattooga County – Leroy Massey Elementary and Summerville Middle Schools
Polk County – Rockmart Middle, Van Wert Elementary, Youngs Grove Elementary Schools
Rome City – Main Elementary, West Central Elementary, Rome Middle Schools
The Northwest Georgia Charter Academy is currently in the process of opening a free public charter school in Floyd County and will soon provide hands-on, project-based learning that connects students to real-world opportunities. The school is expected to begin classes in August 2026. The school will begin with kindergarten-fifth grade with each passing year adding a new grade. For more information about the Academy visit https://www.nwgacharteracademy.org/about
