Students in Floyd County Schools posted the strongest overall mathematics and science performance among eight Northwest Georgia school systems on the 2025-2026 Georgia Milestones assessments, while Cartersville City Schools recorded the highest overall social studies performance.
The comparison includes Floyd County Schools, Rome City Schools, Polk County Schools, Gordon County Schools, Calhoun City Schools, Chattooga County Schools, Bartow County Schools and Cartersville City Schools.
Mathematics
Floyd County led the group in mathematics, with 63.8% of students scoring at the Proficient Learner level or above across the tested grades.
Cartersville City ranked second at 51.5%, followed by Calhoun City at 46.6% and Bartow County at 46.9%.
The remaining systems were Gordon County at 41.8%, Rome City at 40.8%, Polk County at 35.3% and Chattooga County at 29.1%.
Mathematics — Proficient Learner & Above:
- Floyd County: 63.8%
- Cartersville City: 51.5%
- Bartow County: 46.9%
- Calhoun City: 46.6%
- Gordon County: 41.8%
- Rome City: 40.8%
- Polk County: 35.3%
- Chattooga County: 29.1%
When the individual school and grade results are compared, Johnson Elementary in Floyd County had the highest mathematics performance in the eight-district area, with 86.0% of third-graders scoring Proficient Learner or above.
The top 10 school/grade performances were:
- Johnson Elementary, Floyd County — Grade 3: 86.0%
- Garden Lakes Elementary, Floyd County — Grade 3: 80.2%
- Model Elementary, Floyd County — Grade 3: 74.2%
- Armuchee Elementary, Floyd County — Grade 3: 72.1%
- Euharlee Elementary, Bartow County — Grade 3: 67.0%
- Menlo Elementary, Chattooga County — Grade 3: 64.7%
- Main Elementary, Rome City — Grade 5: 63.8%
- Taylorsville Elementary, Bartow County — Grade 3: 61.8%
- White Elementary, Bartow County — Grade 3: 60.9%
- West End Elementary, Rome City — Grade 3: 60.7%
Science
Gordon County also posted the highest combined science performance, with 41.2% of students reaching Proficient Learner or above.
Floyd County was close behind at 40.2%, followed by Calhoun City at 35.0%, Polk County at 35.1%, Bartow County at 34.2% and Rome City at 34.4%.
Cartersville City recorded 26.6%, while Chattooga County had 24.3%.
Science — Proficient Learner & Above:
- Gordon County: 41.2%
- Floyd County: 40.2%
- Polk County: 35.1%
- Calhoun City: 35.0%
- Rome City: 34.4%
- Bartow County: 34.2%
- Cartersville City: 26.6%
- Chattooga County: 24.3%
Bartow County dominated the fifth-grade science rankings, taking the top two spots with Pine Log and Hamilton Crossing. Rome City also performed well, placing three schools in the overall top 10.
In eighth-grade science, Gordon County’s Red Bud Middle School was the clear leader, while Floyd County placed three schools in the top five.
Social Studies
Cartersville City Schools led the group in social studies, with 48.0% of students reaching Proficient Learner or above.
Floyd County ranked second at 43.2%, followed by Gordon County at 37.7%, Calhoun City at 37.3% and Bartow County at 35.4%.
Polk County posted 29.4%, while Chattooga County recorded 16.2% and Rome City 15.5%.
Social Studies — Proficient Learner & Above:
- Cartersville City: 48.0%
- Floyd County: 43.2%
- Gordon County: 37.7%
- Calhoun City: 37.3%
- Bartow County: 35.4%
- Polk County: 29.4%
- Chattooga County: 16.2%
- Rome City: 15.5%
The biggest standout in the comparison was Floyd County, which placed Model High School and Armuchee High School at the top of the regional rankings.
Model High had 60.4% of students reaching Proficient Learner or above, while Armuchee High recorded 54.5%.
Cartersville Middle School followed at 48.0%, while Woodland Middle School at Euharlee and Red Bud Middle School also topped 44%.
At the other end of the comparison, Rome Middle School, Summerville Middle School, Menlo Elementary and Rockmart Middle School all had fewer than 16% of students scoring Proficient Learner or above.
The top schools across the eight districts were:
- Model High School — Floyd County: 60.4%
- Armuchee High School — Floyd County: 54.5%
- Cartersville Middle School — Cartersville City: 48.0%
- Woodland Middle School at Euharlee — Bartow County: 45.3%
- Red Bud Middle School — Gordon County: 44.6%
- Cedartown Middle School — Polk County: 41.5%
- Calhoun Middle School — Calhoun City: 37.3%
- Cass Middle School — Bartow County: 35.8%
- Adairsville Middle School — Bartow County: 33.6%
- Pepperell High School — Floyd County: 34.0%
Overall, Floyd County Schools stood out for its mathematics and science performance, ranking at or near the top in all three subjects. Cartersville City Schools had the strongest social studies results, while Chattooga County and Rome City posted the lowest combined Proficient Learner-and-above percentages in several subject areas.
The comparison is based on the Georgia Department of Education’s Spring 2026 school-level Georgia Milestones data for grades 3 through 8. Mathematics results include tested grades 3-8, while science results include grades 5 and 8 and social studies results include grade 8.
