Cook Elementary School

Located at 1512 N Elm St, in Sparks, Georgia, Cook Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school that works with 666 students (grades 3 through 5), one of the schools within Cook County.

Cook County runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,979 students. Cook Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Cook Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 33% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cook Elementary School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Cook Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Cook 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 34.6%.

Around the school, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $53,651, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook Elementary School is one of 5 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 3,115 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cook County Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cook Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 56.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Cook Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 736 (now 666). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.