Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129001972
Keheley Elementary School
1985 Kemp Rd, Marietta, GA 30066 · (678) 494-7836 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
146 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
59%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
Keheley Elementary School→McCleskey 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
47.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.8pp since 2021
Math
50.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 51.3% |
| 2022-23 | 53.9% | 50.5% |
| 2021-22 | 51.5% | 49.5% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Keheley Elementary School
Keheley Elementary School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keheley Elementary School this school | 393 | 37.2% | 48.3% |
| Arbor Springs Elementary Newnan | 395 | 39.7% | 72.5% |
| Northside Elementary School Newnan | 366 | 39.3% | 55.6% |
| Nicholson Elementary School Marietta | 413 | 44.6% | 51.9% |
| Mary Lee Clark Elementary School Saint Marys | 480 | 45.4% | 65.4% |
| Thomas Crossroads Elementary School Sharpsburg | 352 | 33.0% | 64.9% |
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 Keheley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #377 of 1,208 | #31 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #396 of 1,215 ▼ 3 | #31 of 72 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #307 of 1,215 ▲ 41 | #29 of 72 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #321 of 1,183 | #30 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #1,107 of 1,324 | #67 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #59 of 1,301 | #16 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #522 of 1,301 | #45 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #1,137 of 1,312 | #53 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #195 of 854 | #12 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
393
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 393 | 37.8 | 10.4:1 | 37% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 37.1 | 10.5:1 | 41% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 34.1 | 11.7:1 | 26% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 35 | 11.8:1 | 22% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 21% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 41 | 12.8:1 | 24% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 37 | 12.8:1 | 27% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 619 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 9% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 50 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keheley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (504 to 393); teachers up 5% (36 to 37.8).
About Keheley Elementary School
Keheley Elementary School is a small elementary school in Marietta, Georgia. It teaches 393 students in pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Georgia enroll about 605 students on average.
Cobb County oversees Keheley Elementary School and 109 other schools, with 105,738 students in total.
About 60% of the student body at Keheley Elementary School is White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Cobb County residents are about 49% White. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Keheley Elementary School are from different groups.
On staff are 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. About 37% of students at Keheley Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Cobb County averages 53%, higher than here.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Keheley Elementary School is 9.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 48.3%. Predicted: 58.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Cobb County show that median household income comes to about $102,738, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Cobb County counts 129 public schools with about 116,609 students.
Keheley Elementary School's nearest public school is Nicholson Elementary School (about 0.8 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Keheley Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Keheley Elementary School ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Keheley Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment fell by 5% across 4 years, from 413 in 2020-21 to 393 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.8:1 to 10.4:1.
The allk12 page for Keheley Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- Osborne High SchoolHigh · 2,790 students
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Nearby schools
- Nicholson Elementary School0.8 mi · 413
- McCleskey Middle School1.0 mi · 540
- Kell High School1.1 mi · 1,587
- Rocky Mount Elementary School1.2 mi · 576
- Davis Elementary School1.3 mi · 635
- Mabry Middle School1.4 mi · 938
Frequently asked questions
About Keheley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Keheley Elementary School?
Keheley Elementary School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Keheley Elementary School serve?
Keheley Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Keheley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Keheley Elementary School is approximately 10.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Keheley Elementary School?
Keheley Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Keheley Elementary School?
Keheley Elementary School is overseen by Cobb County in Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.