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Davis Elementary School
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Davis Elementary School
Set in Marietta, Georgia, Davis Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school, operated by Cobb County. It teaches 635 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Cobb County runs 110 schools in total, collectively educating 105,738 students. Davis Elementary School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Davis Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Cobb County's rate of about 53%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Davis Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.3%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cobb County indicate median household income runs about $102,738, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cobb County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students), of which Davis Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Mabry Middle School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Davis Elementary School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.7%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 572 students in 2018 compared to 635 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 78% to 64%.
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