Dowell Elementary School

Dowell Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school in Marietta, Georgia, one of the schools within Cobb County. The school teaches 898 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 48% larger than the state mean of about 605.

Dowell Elementary School is one of 110 schools operated by Cobb County, a district that teaches 105,738 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Dowell Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 35% Black, 14% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Dowell Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Cobb County's rate of about 53%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dowell Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.4%.

Around the school, census data for Cobb County shows median household income runs about $102,738, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Cobb County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students), Dowell Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cheatham Hill Elementary School, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dowell Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Dowell Elementary School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.

Dowell Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dowell Elementary School has ticked down 7%, going from 964 students in 2018 to 898 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 41% to 35%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Dowell Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.