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What's the biggest difference between Cook Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
666
Elementary
DISTRICT 722 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COOK COUNTY·NCES 130147003327
Cook Elementary School
1512 N Elm St, Sparks, GA 31647 · (229) 549-6250 · Cook County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
666 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 222 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 233 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 211 | 32% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cook County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.7pp since 2021
Math
36.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 27 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 have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.4% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 34.4% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 30.8% |
| 2021-22 | 26.8% | 29.5% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 →
Where Cook Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #679 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #703 of 1,215 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #809 of 1,215 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #484 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #439 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #347 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #308 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #145 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #554 of 854 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
666
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 666 | 54.1 | 12.3:1 | 100% (666) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 57.8 | 11.1:1 | 79% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 54.4 | 11.7:1 | 83% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 83% (561) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 46.6 | 15.8:1 | 84% (619) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 84% (617) |
| 2010-11 | 762 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 72% (552) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cook Elementary School.
About Cook Elementary School
Cook Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Sparks, Georgia. The school enrolls 666 students in grades 3 through 5.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Cook County totals 2,979 students.
About 47% of students at Cook Elementary School are White, the largest single group. It is also 33% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Cook County's residents are about 64% White, 17 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Cook Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The school has 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Cook County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cook Elementary School is +9.0 points: 34.6% actual, 25.7% predicted.
The county, Cook County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $53,651, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 3,115 students.
Measured in a straight line, Cook County Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Cook Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The school's 34.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 5 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Cook Elementary School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 666, starting from 674. Students per teacher dropped from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 12.3 in 2024-25.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,532
Census ACS
Median income
$53,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,115 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cook County
- Cook High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Cook Primary SchoolElementary · 778 students
- Cook County Middle SchoolMiddle · 640 students
Nearby schools
- Cook County Middle School0.2 mi · 640
- Cook Primary School1.7 mi · 778
- Cook High School3.3 mi · 895
- Discovery Regional High School8.6 mi · 136
- Berrien Academy Performance Learning Center10.3 mi · 61
- Berrien Elementary School10.8 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About Cook Elementary SchoolHow large is Cook Elementary School?
Cook Elementary School enrolls approximately 666 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Cook Elementary School serve?
Cook Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Cook Elementary School have?
Cook Elementary School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cook Elementary School?
At Cook Elementary School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 12% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Cook Elementary School in?
Cook Elementary School is part of Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.