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Schools in Vinings · Cobb County School District

Vinings’s public schools outscore 79% of Georgia districts

In Vinings, 50% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Georgia average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Vinings, 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.

#58of 260 Georgia townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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

50%

▲ 10 pts vs GA 40%

2021–22

Math proficiency

47%

▲ 10 pts vs GA 37%

2021–22

Graduate on time

88%

▲ 4 pts vs GA 84%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$16.2K

▲ 2% vs GA $15.8K

FY2024

Students per teacher

14.2

GA 14.3

Schools in town

101,096 students on the public path

In brief

Vinings’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 163 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Vinings’s, its schools beat 63%, lower than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 40% and 37% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,151 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

65 elementary schools, then 27 middle and 16 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Vinings’s grade

A Test scoresC Graduation

A−: better than 79% of Georgia school districts, #58 of 260 Georgia towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Georgia average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 79%

Lower resultsHigher results

Georgia towns with similar household incomes (163)Better than 63%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 55,690 test results and a graduating class of 9,088 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Vinings’s students in the tested grades sat them (55,619 in math, 55,761 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

65 schools teach K in Vinings’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.

Nickajack Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Smyrna

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Town	Schools	Main districts
Vinings	A⁻	Cobb County
Atlanta	C⁺	Atlanta City

Vinings’s public schools outscore 79% of Georgia districts

Vinings’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

65 elementary schools, then 27 middle and 16 high schools

What’s behind Vinings’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well above the state in reading

Vinings vs. its neighbors

Every school in Vinings

Questions about Vinings’s schools

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