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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129001995
Davis Elementary School
2433 Jamerson Rd, Marietta, GA 30066 · (678) 494-7636 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
81 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 | 3 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
56%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
64.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.8pp since 2021
Math
74.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 74.8% |
| 2023-24 | 68.8% | 72.2% |
| 2022-23 | 61.7% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 62.3% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Davis Elementary School
Davis Elementary School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Elementary School this school | 635 | 12.8% | 66.3% |
| Garrison Mill Elementary School Marietta | 649 | 11.7% | 69.1% |
| Shallowford Falls Elementary School Marietta | 591 | 14.7% | 69.1% |
| Rocky Mount Elementary School Marietta | 576 | 16.8% | 66.4% |
| Montgomery Elementary School Brookhaven | 728 | 14.7% | 72.2% |
| Crabapple Crossing Elementary School Alpharetta | 628 | 6.1% | 79.2% |
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 Davis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #127 of 1,208 | #14 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #86 of 1,215 ▲ 24 | #11 of 72 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #107 of 1,215 ▼ 19 | #12 of 72 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #354 of 1,183 | #14 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #516 of 1,324 | #38 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #970 of 1,301 | #73 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #618 of 1,301 | #53 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.8% | #1,278 of 1,312 | #71 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #180 of 386 | #6 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
635
+76 (+14%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 801
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 635 | 43.8 | 14.5:1 | 13% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 43.6 | 13.9:1 | 12% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 43.1 | 13.8:1 | 8% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 43 | 13.0:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 39.5 | 14.5:1 | 9% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 13% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 11% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 2% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 801 | 45 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (572 to 635); teachers up 11% (39.5 to 43.8).
About Davis Elementary School
Davis Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Cobb County in Marietta, Georgia. Total enrollment is 635 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Cobb County serves 105,738 students across 110 schools.
White students are 64% of those enrolled at Davis Elementary School. The next largest groups are 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 8% Black. In Cobb County overall, about 49% of residents are White. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Davis Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The school has 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.5:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Federal data show 13% of students (81) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Cobb County is 40 points.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 70.7%.
Cobb County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $102,738 a year, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cobb County number 129, with about 116,609 students.
Mabry Middle School is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Davis Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.3% against a local average of 62.7%.
Davis Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased by 14% across 4 years, from 559 in 2020-21 to 635 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.0:1 in 2020-21 and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Davis Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Marietta
- Osborne High SchoolHigh · 2,790 students
- Walton High SchoolHigh · 2,705 students
- Marietta High SchoolHigh · 2,526 students
- Wheeler High SchoolHigh · 2,401 students
- Lassiter High SchoolHigh · 2,005 students
- Pope High SchoolHigh · 1,793 students
Other Davis Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 17 states are named Davis Elementary. Davis Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 24.
- Davis Elementary SchoolColumbus, GA · 387 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolTrenton, GA · 259 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 831 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolSouthampton, PA · 785 students
- Davis ElementaryCOLLEGE PLACE, WA · 698 students
Nearby schools
- Mabry Middle School1.0 mi · 938
- Keheley Elementary School1.3 mi · 393
- Rocky Mount Elementary School1.8 mi · 576
- Kell High School2.0 mi · 1,587
- Nicholson Elementary School2.1 mi · 413
- Lassiter High School2.1 mi · 2,005
Frequently asked questions
About Davis Elementary SchoolHow large is Davis Elementary School?
Davis Elementary School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Davis Elementary School serve?
Davis Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Davis Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Davis Elementary School.
How diverse is Davis Elementary School?
Davis Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Davis Elementary School in?
Davis Elementary School is part of Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.