Cook Primary School

Set in Adel, Georgia, Cook Primary School is a reasonably sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Cook County. It instructs 778 students across grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 29% larger than the state mean of about 605.

Cook Primary School is one of 4 schools operated by Cook County, a district that educates 2,979 students overall.

Demographically, Cook Primary School shows that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 33% Black, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $53,651, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Cook Primary School is one of 5 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 3,115 students).

Cook Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cook Primary School has decreased 8%, going from 845 students in 2018 to 778 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 53% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.