Compton Elementary School

Compton Elementary School operates as a medium-sized primary school in Powder Springs, Georgia, overseen by Cobb County. Current enrollment sits at 593 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 110 schools in Cobb County (105,738 students total), Compton Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Compton Elementary School reports that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 39% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Compton Elementary School records 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Compton Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Cobb County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Compton Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cobb County) logs that median household earnings sit near $102,738, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Cobb County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students), of which Compton Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tapp Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Compton Elementary School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.4%.

Compton Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 534 students in 2018 compared to 593 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 39% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Compton Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.