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Enrollment
725
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129000514
Birney Elementary School
775 Smyrna Powder Springs Rd, Marietta, GA 30060 · (678) 842-6824 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
725 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 | 16 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 147 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
60%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.4pp since 2021
Math
35.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 32.7% |
| 2022-23 | 24.7% | 23.8% |
| 2021-22 | 25.6% | 26.3% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Birney Elementary School
Birney Elementary School's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birney Elementary School this school | 725 | 100.0% | 30.8% |
| Kilpatrick Elementary School Jonesboro | 637 | 99.4% | 20.7% |
| Haynie Elementary School Morrow | 767 | 100.0% | 25.9% |
| Huie Elementary School Forest Park | 594 | 100.0% | 13.2% |
| Clarkdale Elementary School Austell | 785 | 100.0% | 39.5% |
| Bryant Elementary School Mableton | 865 | 100.0% | 25.7% |
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 Birney Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #781 of 1,208 | #54 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #710 of 1,215 ▲ 64 | #53 of 72 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #716 of 1,215 ▲ 39 | #54 of 72 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #259 of 1,183 | #7 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #331 of 1,324 | #29 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #97 of 1,301 | #22 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #502 of 1,301 | #43 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #114 of 1,312 | #2 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #308 of 854 | #21 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
725
+35 (+5%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 725 | 67 | 10.8:1 | 100% (725) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 64.1 | 10.7:1 | 89% (608) |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 64.1 | 10.7:1 | 83% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 64 | 10.8:1 | 76% (521) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 67 | 13.0:1 | 87% (760) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 63 | 11.9:1 | 86% (644) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 66 | 10.3:1 | 80% (544) |
| 2000-01 | 808 | 64 | 12.6:1 | 47% (381) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 32 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Birney Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (873 to 725); teachers unchanged (67 to 67).
About Birney Elementary School
Birney Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Marietta, Georgia, under Cobb County. The school enrolls 725 students, from pre-K through 5.
Birney Elementary School is one school in Cobb County, a system of 110 schools with 105,738 students.
At Birney Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 48%. After that, the student body is 41% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% White, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Cobb County is about 15% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 67 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.8:1. This ratio sits 2.5 below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in Cobb County, the school's rate is higher.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Birney Elementary School is 5.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 30.8%. Predicted: 25.7%.
Federal survey data for Cobb County show that the median household income is $102,738, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 129 public schools in Cobb County, enrolling about 116,609 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Osborne High School, is about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Birney Elementary School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Birney Elementary School's enrollment grew 5%, to 725.
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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 Marietta
- Osborne High SchoolHigh · 2,790 students
- Walton High SchoolHigh · 2,705 students
- Marietta High SchoolHigh · 2,526 students
- Wheeler High SchoolHigh · 2,401 students
- Lassiter High SchoolHigh · 2,005 students
- Pope High SchoolHigh · 1,793 students
Other Birney Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Birney Elementary. Birney Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Birney ElementaryFresno, CA · 731 students
- Birney ElementarySan Diego, CA · 535 students
- Birney ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 501 students
- Birney Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 476 students
- Birney ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Osborne High School1.1 mi · 2,790
- Milford Elementary School1.1 mi · 389
- Norton Park Elementary School1.5 mi · 643
- Russell Elementary School1.5 mi · 568
- LaBelle Elementary School1.7 mi · 339
- Hollydale Elementary School2.0 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Birney Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Birney Elementary School?
Birney Elementary School enrolls approximately 725 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Birney Elementary School serve?
Birney Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Birney Elementary School have?
Birney Elementary School employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is Birney Elementary School?
Birney Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 48% Hispanic, 41% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Birney Elementary School in?
Birney Elementary School is part of Cobb County.
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