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Compton Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3450 New Macland Rd, Powder Springs, GA 30127 · (770) 222-3700 · Part of Cobb County School District

Powder Springs’ School Grade A− better than 79% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Students
593
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Compton Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Powder Springs kids: Tapp Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Compton Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Tapp Middle School809 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts19%
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 ↗

3450 New Macland Rd, Powder Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten80
Grade 1115
Grade 2113
Grade 399
Grade 482
Grade 593
Enrollment over time
511’20
575’21
591’22
631’23
593’24

Up 16% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 50%Hispanic 39%White 7%Two or more races 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Compton Elementary School from Powder Springs 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; Powder Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.