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Riverside Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

461 S Gordon Rd SW, Mableton, GA 30126 · (770) 819-5851 · Part of Cobb County School District

Mableton’s School Grade A− better than 79% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Students
471
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Riverside Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mableton kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Mableton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Riverside Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

461 S Gordon Rd SW, Mableton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K10
Kindergarten73
Grade 176
Grade 288
Grade 379
Grade 475
Grade 570
Enrollment over time
515’20
556’21
559’22
511’23
471’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%Black 44%Two or more races 2%White <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Riverside Elementary School from Mableton families.

Other schools in Cobb County School District

The district →
Nickajack Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Smyrna
B+
1,260 students15:1
Sope Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marietta
A+
1,104 students15:1
King Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Smyrna
A
1,101 students14:1
East Side Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marietta
A+
1,072 students15:1
Cheatham Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marietta
A
1,021 students13:1
Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mableton
C+
1,013 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Mableton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.