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How has Green Acres Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129001491
Green Acres Elementary School
2000 Gober Ave SE, Smyrna, GA 30080 · (678) 842-6905 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
552 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 | 11 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
34%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
Green Acres Elementary School→Pearson Middle School
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
18.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -6.8pp since 2021
Math
23.4%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.1% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 18.3% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 21.1% | 21.1% |
| 2021-22 | 24.9% | 27.9% |
% 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
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Green Acres Elementary School
Green Acres Elementary School's state test result (19.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Acres Elementary School this school | 584 | 94.5% | 19.0% |
| Mimosa Elementary School Roswell | 588 | 100.0% | 24.1% |
| Fair Street International Academy Gainesville | 651 | 91.1% | 14.6% |
| Lake Forest Elementary Atlanta | 534 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| Myers Elementary School Gainesville | 524 | 91.4% | 29.3% |
| Eastside Elementary School Dalton | 579 | 100.0% | 28.8% |
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 Green Acres Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #1,074 of 1,208 | #71 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #994 of 1,215 ▲ 55 | #70 of 72 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,058 of 1,215 ▲ 27 | #70 of 72 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.7pp | #104 of 1,183 | #7 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #642 of 1,324 | #46 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #27 of 1,301 | #11 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #1,022 of 1,301 | #75 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #530 of 1,312 | #22 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #292 of 854 | #19 of 57 |
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
584
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 865
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 584 | 60.5 | 9.7:1 | 95% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 57.6 | 9.7:1 | 98% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 52.7 | 10.6:1 | 91% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 50 | 11.5:1 | 82% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 61.5 | 11.5:1 | 97% (684) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 64 | 11.4:1 | 98% (715) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 66 | 11.0:1 | 96% (698) |
| 2000-01 | 865 | 69 | 12.5:1 | 70% (604) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Acres Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (708 to 584); teachers down 2% (61.5 to 60.5).
About Green Acres Elementary School
Green Acres Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Smyrna, Georgia. The school has 584 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Cobb County operates 110 schools. Combined enrollment is 105,738 students.
At Green Acres Elementary School, 80% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 11% Black, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Cobb County is about 15% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
For every teacher at Green Acres Elementary School, there are about 9.7 students; the school has 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 95%. Public schools in Cobb County average 53%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Green Acres Elementary School would score about 28.5%. It scores 19.0%, 9.6 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Cobb County show that median household income comes to about $102,738, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 129, with about 116,609 students.
International Academy of Smyrna is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Green Acres Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Green Acres Elementary School places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 576 students in 2020-21 and 584 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 11.5:1 to 9.7:1.
The Green Acres Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Smyrna
- Campbell High SchoolHigh · 3,085 students
- Campbell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,368 students
- Nickajack Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,260 students
- King Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,101 students
- Griffin Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Teasley Elementary SchoolElementary · 974 students
Other Green Acres Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Green Acres Elementary. Green Acres Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Green Acres Elementary SchoolWARREN, MI · 496 students
- Green Acres Elementary SchoolNorth Haven, CT · 404 students
- Green Acres Elementary SchoolFORT MORGAN, CO · 320 students
- Green Acres ElementarySanta Cruz, CA · 262 students
Nearby schools
- International Academy of Smyrna0.5 mi · 328
- Belmont Hills Elementary School0.9 mi · 267
- Pearson Middle School1.0 mi · 806
- Fair Oaks Elementary School1.1 mi · 703
- Campbell High School1.2 mi · 3,085
- Smyrna Elementary School1.2 mi · 870
Frequently asked questions
About Green Acres Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Green Acres Elementary School?
Green Acres Elementary School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Green Acres Elementary School serve?
Green Acres Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Green Acres Elementary School have?
Green Acres Elementary School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Green Acres Elementary School?
At Green Acres Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 80% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Green Acres Elementary School public or private?
Green Acres Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.