Schools in Polk County
10 ranked schools
Overall Score Percentile
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6/10Cedartown High School
Polk County · Cedartown
#1 Overall in Polk County
6/10 · #169 High School in Georgia
State Percentile
Eng
39%
Math
68%
Sci
63%
2
5/10Rockmart High School
Polk County · Rockmart
#2 Overall in Polk County
5/10 · #196 High School in Georgia
State Percentile
Eng
42%
Math
59%
Sci
47%
3
3/10Cedartown Middle School
Polk County · Cedartown
#3 Overall in Polk County
3/10 · #330 Middle School in Georgia
State Percentile
Eng
34%
Math
15%
Sci
70%
4
3/10Rockmart Middle School
Polk County · Rockmart
#4 Overall in Polk County
3/10 · #345 Middle School in Georgia
State Percentile
Eng
30%
Math
15%
Sci
65%
5
5/10Cherokee Elementary School
Polk County · Cedartown
#5 Overall in Polk County
5/10 · #698 Elementary School in Georgia
State Percentile
Eng
35%
Math
44%
Sci
69%
6
5/10Youngs Grove Elementary School
Polk County · Cedartown
#6 Overall in Polk County
5/10 · #730 Elementary School in Georgia
State Percentile
Eng
39%
Math
41%
Sci
57%
7
5/10Eastside Elementary School
Polk County · Rockmart
#7 Overall in Polk County
5/10 · #746 Elementary School in Georgia
State Percentile
Eng
33%
Math
46%
Sci
46%
8
4/10Westside Elementary School
Polk County · Cedartown
#8 Overall in Polk County
4/10 · #784 Elementary School in Georgia
State Percentile
Eng
32%
Math
38%
Sci
51%
9
4/10Northside Elementary
Polk County · Cedartown
#9 Overall in Polk County
4/10 · #825 Elementary School in Georgia
State Percentile
Eng
31%
Math
38%
Sci
38%
10
2/10Van Wert Elementary School
Polk County · Rockmart
#10 Overall in Polk County
2/10 · #1018 Elementary School in Georgia
State Percentile
Eng
22%
Math
18%
Sci
18%
About schools in Polk County
Tucked into Georgia's northwestern corner near the Alabama border, Polk County has a distinctly small-town, working-class character that carries through to its single school district serving Cedartown and Rockmart. With 10 ranked public schools and none yet breaking into the top quartile statewide, the district reflects the challenges common to rural Northwest Georgia — but Cedartown High School reaches the 56th percentile statewide, edging ahead of roughly half the state's schools, with Rockmart High School close behind at the 49th. Families relocating to this corner of Georgia will find a modest but developing public school landscape worth watching.