A−
Cobb County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Mableton, Smyrna, Kennesaw, Acworth, Powder Springs and Austell.
Mableton’s School Grade A− better than 79% of Georgia school districts
Students
105,738
Schools
110
Spent per student
$16,151
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
What stands out about Cobb County School District
- Its letter, A−: results better than 79% of Georgia districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
- 14 students per teacher
The School Grade
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A−: better than 79% of the 220 Georgia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
AGraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
CThe towns it serves, and their School Grades
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mableton. Grade by grade →
PK–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. GA
2021–22 · class of 2023Math proficiency47%
State average 37.4% · 55,619 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 39.6% · 55,761 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 84.4% · 9,088 in the class
97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,151 per student · 2% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 30%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 36%Federal 7%
Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
107,379’20
106,970’21
106,703’22
106,358’23
105,738’24
About steady since 2020–21.
Students
White 32%Black 29%Hispanic 27%Asian 6%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
110 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools.
Nickajack Elementary School
B+1,260 students15:1
Sope Creek Elementary School
A+1,104 students15:1
King Springs Elementary School
A1,101 students14:1
East Side Elementary School
A+1,072 students15:1
Cheatham Hill Elementary School
A1,021 students13:1
Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary School
C+1,013 students14:1
Teasley Elementary School
A−974 students15:1
Brumby Elementary School
D963 students11:1
Mableton Elementary School
C945 students11:1
Dowell Elementary School
B−898 students12:1
Mount Bethel Elementary School
A+898 students14:1
Kemp Elementary School
A894 students14:1
City View Elementary School
D870 students11:1
Smyrna Elementary School
B−870 students12:1
Bryant Elementary School
C−865 students13:1
Murdock Elementary School
A+847 students14:1
Mountain View Elementary School
A+837 students13:1
Powder Springs Elementary School
C+805 students12:1
Tritt Elementary School
A+804 students13:1
Hayes Elementary School
B802 students13:1
Pitner Elementary School
B+802 students13:1
Bullard Elementary School
A−799 students13:1
Clarkdale Elementary School
C+785 students13:1
Still Elementary School
A−755 students12:1
Pickett's Mill Elementary School
A753 students13:1
Ford Elementary School
A750 students13:1
Baker Elementary School
B+738 students11:1
Birney Elementary School
C−725 students11:1
Varner Elementary School
B705 students12:1
Bells Ferry Elementary School
B704 students14:1
Fair Oaks Elementary School
C703 students10:1
Frey Elementary School
A691 students12:1
Chalker Elementary School
B+679 students12:1
Eastvalley Elementary School
A−679 students12:1
Garrison Mill Elementary School
A+649 students14:1
Norton Park Elementary School
C−643 students10:1
Davis Elementary School
A635 students14:1
Sedalia Park Elementary School
C+634 students13:1
Due West Elementary School
A626 students13:1
Sanders Elementary School
C626 students12:1
Kincaid Elementary School
A603 students13:1
Vaughan Elementary School
A600 students12:1
Compton Elementary School
C593 students10:1
Shallowford Falls Elementary School
A+591 students11:1
Green Acres Elementary School
C584 students10:1
Blackwell Elementary School
B580 students12:1
Rocky Mount Elementary School
A576 students13:1
Addison Elementary School
A−571 students12:1
Russell Elementary School
C+568 students11:1
Kennesaw Elementary School
560 students11:1
Lewis Elementary School
B+550 students12:1
Hendricks Elementary School
C+538 students13:1
Timber Ridge Elementary School
A+529 students13:1
Hollydale Elementary School
C526 students9:1
Powers Ferry Elementary School
C475 students12:1
Riverside Elementary School
C471 students10:1
Nicholson Elementary School
B+413 students11:1
Keheley Elementary School
B+393 students10:1
Milford Elementary School
C+389 students10:1
Austell Elementary School
C+367 students11:1
LaBelle Elementary School
D339 students9:1
Argyle Elementary School
C333 students8:1
Belmont Hills Elementary School
C267 students8:1
McCall Primary School
265 students9:1
Devereux Ackerman Academy
D54 students4:1
Acworth Elementary School
C+499 students11:1
Big Shanty Elementary School
B+511 students11:1
Campbell Middle School
C+1,368 students17:1
East Cobb Middle School
B−1,352 students16:1
Dickerson Middle School
A+1,225 students18:1
Lovinggood Middle School
A−1,209 students17:1
Dodgen Middle School
A+1,178 students16:1
McClure Middle School
A−1,030 students15:1
Cooper Middle School
B1,000 students16:1
Griffin Middle School
C991 students16:1
Durham Middle School
A984 students16:1
Lost Mountain Middle School
A979 students16:1
Hightower Trail Middle School
A+944 students16:1
Mabry Middle School
A+938 students16:1
Cobb Horizon High School
C927 students13:1
Lindley Middle School
C905 students14:1
Garrett Middle School
C891 students15:1
Daniell Middle School
B884 students15:1
Simpson Middle School
A884 students15:1
Smitha Middle School
C+866 students14:1
Tapp Middle School
B−809 students15:1
Pearson Middle School
806 students13:1
Palmer Middle School
A−803 students16:1
Barber Middle School
B790 students14:1
Floyd Middle School
C776 students14:1
Betty Gray Middle School
C702 students16:1
Awtrey Middle School
B+593 students13:1
McCleskey Middle School
B+540 students13:1
Pine Mountain Middle School
B506 students12:1
Campbell High School
C3,085 students17:1
Osborne High School
D2,790 students16:1
Walton High School
A+2,705 students19:1
Pebblebrook High School
C+2,574 students17:1
North Cobb High School
B2,463 students17:1
Wheeler High School
B−2,401 students16:1
Hillgrove High School
A−2,282 students18:1
Harrison High School
A−2,224 students19:1
McEachern High School
C2,175 students17:1
South Cobb High School
C2,081 students16:1
Lassiter High School
A−2,005 students18:1
Pope High School
A1,793 students17:1
Sprayberry High School
B−1,769 students17:1
Kennesaw Mountain High School
B1,695 students15:1
Kell High School
C+1,587 students17:1
Allatoona High School
B−1,560 students16:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Georgia.