Clarkdale Elementary School

Clarkdale Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school in Austell, Georgia, overseen by Cobb County. The school works with 785 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% above the state mean of about 605.

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

In terms of who attends, Clarkdale Elementary School reports that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 40% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Cobb County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Clarkdale Elementary School has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cobb County (around 53%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clarkdale Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 39.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Cobb County shows median household income runs about $102,738, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Cobb County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students), of which Clarkdale Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cooper Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clarkdale Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clarkdale Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 787 students in 2018 compared to 785 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 30% to 40% over that span.

On allk12, members of the Clarkdale Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.