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Alumni: what's one memory from Baker Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
738
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129002021
Baker Elementary School
2361 Baker Rd NW, Acworth, GA 30101 · (770) 975-6629 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
364 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 14 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 147 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (147).
Student demographics
75%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
40.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.5pp since 2021
Math
46.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 54.1% |
| 2022-23 | 46.4% | 51.4% |
| 2021-22 | 39.9% | 46.7% |
% 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Baker Elementary School
Baker Elementary School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Elementary School this school | 738 | 49.3% | 47.2% |
| Mulberry Elementary School Auburn | 763 | 51.1% | 60.7% |
| E. Rivers Elementary School Atlanta | 699 | 41.6% | 49.3% |
| Chalker Elementary School Kennesaw | 679 | 47.6% | 42.5% |
| Pitner Elementary School Acworth | 802 | 56.5% | 41.5% |
| High Point Elementary School Atlanta | 684 | 56.9% | 46.8% |
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 Baker Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #396 of 1,208 | #33 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #493 of 1,215 ▼ 141 | #37 of 72 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #460 of 1,215 ▼ 149 | #40 of 72 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #415 of 1,183 | #34 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #314 of 1,324 | #27 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #117 of 1,301 | #25 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #30 of 1,301 | #2 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #1,043 of 1,312 | #44 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #673 of 854 | #50 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
738
-53 (-7%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 882
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 738 | 67 | 11.0:1 | 49% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 63.7 | 12.2:1 | 56% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 785 | 62.7 | 12.5:1 | 42% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 791 | 66 | 12.0:1 | 35% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 785 | 59 | 13.3:1 | 39% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 61 | 12.8:1 | 42% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 790 | 58 | 13.6:1 | 38% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 1,353 | 81 | 16.7:1 | 10% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 882 | 43 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baker Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (785 to 738); teachers up 14% (59 to 67).
About Baker Elementary School
Baker Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Cobb County, located in Acworth, Georgia. It educates 738 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 22% larger than the 605 average for elementary schools in Georgia.
The Cobb County system has 110 schools and 105,738 students.
The most common group at Baker Elementary School is Black students, at 32%. Enrollment also includes 31% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Baker Elementary School's diversity index is 75%, against a US figure of 70%.
Baker Elementary School counts 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.0 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Georgia have 13.3:1, compared with 11.0:1 here. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Baker Elementary School is 4.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 47.2%. Predicted: 51.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cobb County show that the median household income is $102,738, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Baker Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Barber Middle School, at about 1.7 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 47.2% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Baker Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 791 in 2020-21 to 738 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Acworth
- Allatoona High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Clark Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,108 students
- Durham Middle SchoolMiddle · 984 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Pitner Elementary SchoolElementary · 802 students
- Barber Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
Other Baker Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Baker Elementary. Baker Elementary School is the largest of the 10.
- Baker ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 601 students
- Baker Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 471 students
- BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 407 students
- Baker ElementarySan Diego, CA · 361 students
- Baker Elementary SchoolFORT MORGAN, CO · 321 students
Nearby schools
- Barber Middle School1.7 mi · 790
- Acworth Elementary School1.7 mi · 499
- Awtrey Middle School1.7 mi · 593
- Kennesaw Elementary School1.8 mi · 560
- North Cobb High School1.9 mi · 2,463
- Pitner Elementary School1.9 mi · 802
Frequently asked questions
About Baker Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Baker Elementary School?
Baker Elementary School enrolls approximately 738 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Baker Elementary School serve?
Baker Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Baker Elementary School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Baker Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Baker Elementary School?
Student demographics at Baker Elementary School are roughly 31% White, 22% Hispanic, 32% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Baker Elementary School in?
Baker Elementary School is part of Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.