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Alumni: what's one memory from Compton Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129000567
Compton Elementary School
3450 New Macland Rd, Powder Springs, GA 30127 · (770) 222-3700 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
9.9:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
593 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 | 11 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
59%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
24.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.4pp since 2021
Math
29.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.2% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 25.7% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 26.2% |
| 2021-22 | 22.8% | 28.5% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Compton Elementary School
Compton Elementary School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compton Elementary School this school | 593 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| Sanders Elementary School Austell | 626 | 100.0% | 32.4% |
| Tara Elementary School Morrow | 570 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Kilpatrick Elementary School Jonesboro | 637 | 99.4% | 20.7% |
| Goodyear Elementary School Brunswick | 515 | 100.0% | 21.9% |
| Lake Ridge Elementary School Riverdale | 498 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
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 Compton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #942 of 1,208 | #66 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #882 of 1,215 ▲ 47 | #64 of 72 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #891 of 1,215 ▼ 9 | #60 of 72 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #674 of 1,183 | #30 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #616 of 1,324 | #44 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #36 of 1,301 | #12 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #507 of 1,301 | #44 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #121 of 1,312 | #9 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #179 of 386 | #5 of 18 |
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
593
+82 (+16%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 863
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 593 | 60.1 | 9.9:1 | 100% (593) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 55.6 | 11.3:1 | 91% (577) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 55.1 | 10.7:1 | 82% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 47 | 10.9:1 | 82% (417) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 50.5 | 10.6:1 | 88% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 55 | 10.2:1 | 88% (490) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 44 | 11.1:1 | 85% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 894 | 59 | 15.2:1 | 44% (396) |
| 1990-91 | 863 | 48 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Compton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (534 to 593); teachers up 19% (50.5 to 60.1).
About Compton Elementary School
Compton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in Powder Springs, Georgia. Its 593 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Cobb County is the district for Compton Elementary School. It has 110 schools and 105,738 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Compton Elementary School. The largest is Black students, at 50%. The remaining students are 39% Hispanic, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Cobb County is about 27% Black. Compton Elementary School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.9:1. That is 3.5 students per teacher below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Cobb County average 53%.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Compton Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 25.7% for a school in Georgia with Compton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Compton Elementary School posts 24.6%.
Cobb County has these Census figures: 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. Cobb County is home to 129 public schools and about 116,609 public school students.
The school nearest to Compton Elementary School is Tapp Middle School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Compton Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Compton Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compton Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 511 in 2020-21 to 593 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 10.9:1 to 9.9:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Compton Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Powder Springs
- Hillgrove High SchoolHigh · 2,282 students
- McEachern High SchoolHigh · 2,175 students
- Lovinggood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,209 students
- Kemp Elementary SchoolElementary · 894 students
- Tapp Middle SchoolMiddle · 809 students
- Powder Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 805 students
Nearby schools
- Tapp Middle School0.7 mi · 809
- Powder Springs Elementary School1.2 mi · 805
- McEachern High School1.7 mi · 2,175
- Varner Elementary School1.8 mi · 705
- Miles Ahead Charter School2.2 mi · 261
- Hendricks Elementary School3.0 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Compton Elementary SchoolHow large is Compton Elementary School?
Compton Elementary School enrolls approximately 593 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Compton Elementary School serve?
Compton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Compton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Compton Elementary School is approximately 9.9:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Compton Elementary School?
At Compton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 39% Hispanic, 50% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Compton Elementary School in?
Compton Elementary School is part of Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.