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Schools in Sparks · Cook County School District

Sparks’s public schools outscore 55% of Georgia districts

The four-year graduation rate in Sparks’s district is 98%, above the Georgia average (84%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sparks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 11 pts vs GA 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 5 pts vs GA 37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 11–16 pts vs GA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 4% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
2,979 students on the public path
In brief

Sparks’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 188 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sparks’s, its schools beat 62%, higher than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 40% and 37% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia (the state reports Sparks’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $15,238 per student in FY2024, against $15,800 across Georgia. 25% of its revenue that year was federal (Georgia 12%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Cook Elementary School, then Cook County Middle School, then Cook High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sparks’s grade

C+ Test scoresA Graduation

B: better than 55% of Georgia school districts. Graduation is above the Georgia average; test scores are below it.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (188)Better than 62%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,588 test results and a graduating class of 190 could put Sparks anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Sparks’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,590 in math, 1,586 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sparks, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Cook Primary Schoolin AdelNo scores
3–5Cook Elementary SchoolCook County School DistrictB−
6–8Cook County Middle SchoolCook County School DistrictC+
9–12Cook High Schoolin AdelB

Sparks’s public schools are run by Cook County School District, which also serves Adel, Cecil and Lenox. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cook County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,979 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$15,238GA $15,800 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 39.6% · 1586 students tested
Math32%
State average 37.4% · 1590 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 25% of the Cook County district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 12% across Georgia, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Sparks vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Sparks’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SparksBCook County
AdelBCook County

Every school in Sparks

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Sparksby address
Cook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
B−
666 students12:1Rate it →
Cook County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
640 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Sparksin other towns
Cook Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Adel
778 students13:1Rate it →
Cook High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Adel
B
895 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Sparks’s schools

Are Sparks’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Georgia: the public schools Sparks children attend outscore 55% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sparks in?

Cook County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,979 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Sparks kids go to high school?

Cook High School in Adel, with 895 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Sparks’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Cook County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.

How much does Sparks spend per student?

$15,238 in Cook County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.