The top reported proficiency rate is 73% in Social studies. The lowest is 38% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Cloud Springs Elementary School
Cloud Springs Elementary School is a small elementary school serving pre-K through fifth grade in Rossville, Georgia, a small commuter suburb south of Chattanooga that sits in a valley between Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain. The school enrolls students from a working-class community; a substantial share qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly white, with smaller populations of multiracial, Black, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students.
The school's most recent state assessment data shows proficiency rates that fall below the midpoint of what Georgia students typically achieve. In third grade, proficiency in math and English language arts is lower than in the upper grades. By fourth grade, math proficiency rises to around the midpoint; English language arts proficiency is below that midpoint. Fifth grade math and English language arts proficiency sit below the midpoint, and science proficiency in fifth grade is also below the midpoint. These numbers suggest that students at Cloud Springs are working through foundational skills but are not yet demonstrating consistent grade-level mastery in core subjects. A parent may want to look into the specific supports the school offers to students who are not yet meeting grade-level standards, as well as how the school identifies and addresses learning gaps in the early grades.
Rossville itself is a historically textile-mill town in the process of revitalization. The city is car-dependent; most daily life and commerce run along Highway 27, which connects to Chattanooga. The historic downtown district has been designated for tax-credit development to spur renovation of vacant properties, and a large adaptive-reuse project at the Peerless Woolen Mill, intended to include mixed-use residential and commercial space, has been in planning. Housing costs in the area are moderate, with home values below the state median and monthly rents roughly in line with the national average. Families living here are generally commuting to jobs in nearby Chattanooga or Fort Oglethorpe rather than working locally.
Catoosa County Public Schools, the district serving Cloud Springs, has made two substantial strategic moves in the past few years. In 2023, the county opened the From HERE to CAREER College and Career Academy on a dedicated campus in Ringgold, drawing juniors and seniors from all three of the district's high schools. Students can earn substantial college credit through dual enrollment while pursuing technical credentials in fields like healthcare, criminal justice, mechatronics, and information technology. The district also secured voter renewal of its sales-tax referendum for school operations and facilities, keeping education spending stable and funding technology and facility improvements through 2026. Property taxes for schools have risen modestly as assessed values have climbed, though the board implemented a partial rollback in 2024 to slow the increase.
Cloud Springs is a straightforward neighborhood public school with limited special designation. State testing data covers grades three through five only, since the school also serves pre-K and kindergarten, which are not assessed. The school's current proficiency profile suggests that families with students here should be actively engaged with teachers about reading and math progress from the earliest grades, particularly in third and fourth grade, when gaps tend to widen if not addressed.
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