Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129003529
Austell Elementary School
5600 Mulberry St, Austell, GA 30106 · (770) 819-5804 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
367 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Cobb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.7pp since 2021
Math
40.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 30.1% | 35.5% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 38.4% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Austell Elementary School
Austell Elementary School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austell Elementary School this school | 367 | 100.0% | 37.7% |
| South Columbus Elementary School Columbus | 326 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| Anderson Elementary School Conley | 420 | 100.0% | 21.5% |
| Bayvale Elementary School Augusta | 389 | 100.0% | 16.3% |
| Conley Hills Elementary School East Point | 377 | 100.0% | 20.5% |
| Edmonds Elementary School Forest Park | 426 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Austell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #604 of 1,208 | #47 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #610 of 1,215 ▲ 15 | #48 of 72 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #548 of 1,215 ▲ 41 | #45 of 72 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #568 of 1,183 | #26 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #1,149 of 1,324 | #69 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #90 of 1,301 | #20 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #428 of 1,301 | #35 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #126 of 1,312 | #14 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #142 of 854 | #6 of 57 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
367
-44 (-11%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 367 | 34.1 | 10.8:1 | 100% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 36.1 | 9.9:1 | 90% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 38.2 | 10.1:1 | 82% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 37 | 11.1:1 | 76% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 82% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 82% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 27 | 11.1:1 | 74% (222) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (494 to 367); teachers down 15% (40 to 34.1).
About Austell Elementary School
Austell Elementary School serves students in Austell, Georgia, as a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 367 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 39% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
Cobb County, which runs Austell Elementary School, has 110 schools and 105,738 students.
At Austell Elementary School, Black students make up the biggest share, 48%. Other groups make up 38% Hispanic, 7% White, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 27% of Cobb County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
Austell Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1, with 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cobb County is 53%.
A school with Austell Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 25.7%. Austell Elementary School scores 37.7%, 12.0 points above that line.
In Cobb County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $102,738, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 129 public schools and about 116,609 students.
Austell Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Garrett Middle School, about 1.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Austell Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.7% against a local average of 36.6%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 411 (2020-21) to 367 (2024-25).
This page is set up for the Austell Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cobb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
775,208
Census ACS
Median income
$102,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
116,609 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cobb County
- Campbell High SchoolHigh · 3,085 students
- Osborne High SchoolHigh · 2,790 students
- Walton High SchoolHigh · 2,705 students
- Pebblebrook High SchoolHigh · 2,574 students
- North Cobb High SchoolHigh · 2,463 students
- Wheeler High SchoolHigh · 2,401 students
Other schools in Austell
- South Cobb High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Cooper Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,000 students
- Garrett Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Clarkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Sanders Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
Nearby schools
- Garrett Middle School1.0 mi · 891
- Clarkdale Elementary School1.7 mi · 785
- Cooper Middle School1.8 mi · 1,000
- Annette Winn Elementary School1.9 mi · 341
- South Cobb High School1.9 mi · 2,081
- Hendricks Elementary School2.4 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Austell Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Austell Elementary School?
Austell Elementary School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
Is Austell Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Austell Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Austell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Austell Elementary School is approximately 10.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Austell Elementary School?
Student demographics at Austell Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 38% Hispanic, 48% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Austell Elementary School?
Austell Elementary School is overseen by Cobb County in Cobb County.
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