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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Cogburn Woods Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
786
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228003365
Cogburn Woods Elementary School
13080 Cogburn Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30004 · (470) 254-2845 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL786 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
110 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 22 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 146 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 152 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (152).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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 Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
72.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.4pp since 2021
Math
80.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.5% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 74.5% |
| 2022-23 | 71.3% | 76.8% |
| 2021-22 | 71.1% | 73.9% |
% 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
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Cogburn Woods Elementary School
Cogburn Woods Elementary School's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cogburn Woods Elementary School this school | 786 | 14.0% | 74.3% |
| State Bridge Crossing Elementary School Alpharetta | 657 | 16.9% | 78.5% |
| Dolvin Elementary School Alpharetta | 642 | 17.0% | 79.2% |
| Dunwoody Elementary School Dunwoody | 790 | 22.4% | 71.0% |
| Mountain View Elementary School Marietta | 837 | 18.6% | 79.0% |
| Murdock Elementary School Marietta | 847 | 11.5% | 78.7% |
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 Cogburn Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #58 of 1,208 | #22 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #48 of 1,215 ▲ 44 | #15 of 113 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #54 of 1,215 ▲ 13 | #22 of 113 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #476 of 1,183 | #65 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 786 | #248 of 1,324 | #10 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #968 of 1,301 | #97 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #62 of 1,301 | #12 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #1,275 of 1,312 | #108 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #506 of 854 | #64 of 92 |
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
786
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 921
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 786 | 54.3 | 14.5:1 | 14% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 795 | 52.6 | 15.1:1 | 15% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 746 | 47 | 15.9:1 | 10% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 8% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 879 | 57.1 | 15.4:1 | 11% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 931 | 55 | 16.9:1 | 13% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 921 | 61 | 15.1:1 | 14% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cogburn Woods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (879 to 786); teachers down 5% (57.1 to 54.3).
About Cogburn Woods Elementary School
Cogburn Woods Elementary School, located in Alpharetta, Georgia, is a mid-sized elementary school. There are 786 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 605.
Fulton County counts 107 schools and 87,563 students, including Cogburn Woods Elementary School.
About 41% of students at Cogburn Woods Elementary School are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among Fulton County residents, the White share is about 38%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
With 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Cogburn Woods Elementary School, 14% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Fulton County, the average is 62%.
Cogburn Woods Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Cogburn Woods Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 74.3% is 4.2 points above the 70.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Fulton County, where the median household earns about $95,292 a year, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Cogburn Woods Elementary School shares Fulton County with 204 other public schools.
Cogburn Woods Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Hopewell Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Cogburn Woods Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Cogburn Woods Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Cogburn Woods Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 786, up from 764 in 2020-21.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Other schools in Alpharetta
- Denmark High SchoolHigh · 2,527 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Chattahoochee High SchoolHigh · 1,730 students
- Innovation AcademyHigh · 1,511 students
- DeSana Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,278 students
Nearby schools
- Hopewell Middle School0.3 mi · 1,265
- Cambridge High School1.0 mi · 1,602
- Manning Oaks Elementary School1.6 mi · 764
- Alpharetta Elementary School1.9 mi · 498
- Innovation Academy2.1 mi · 1,511
- Summit Hill Elementary2.4 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About Cogburn Woods Elementary SchoolHow large is Cogburn Woods Elementary School?
Cogburn Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 786 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cogburn Woods Elementary School serve?
Cogburn Woods Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cogburn Woods Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cogburn Woods Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cogburn Woods Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cogburn Woods Elementary School are roughly 41% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, 26% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Cogburn Woods Elementary School?
Cogburn Woods Elementary School is overseen by Fulton County in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.