Austell Elementary School

As a small primary school in Austell, Georgia, Austell Elementary School hosts 367 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Cobb County. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 39% leaner than typical.

Cobb County comprises 110 schools with combined enrollment of 105,738 students; Austell Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Austell Elementary School lists that 48% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Austell Elementary School shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Austell Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cobb County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Austell Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cobb County indicate median household earnings sit near $102,738, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Austell Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in Cobb County (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students).

Nearest neighbor: Garrett Middle School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Austell Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.6%.

Austell Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Austell Elementary School's enrollment has fell 26% since 2018, when it stood at 494 (now 367). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 22% to 38%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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