Kemp Elementary School

As a mid-sized K-5 school in Powder Springs, Georgia, Kemp Elementary School teaches 894 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Cobb County. That puts it 48% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Cobb County runs 110 schools in total, collectively educating 105,738 students. Kemp Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Kemp Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, Kemp Elementary School reports 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 21% of students at Kemp Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Cobb County's rate of about 53%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kemp Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.2%; this one delivers 65.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cobb County put median household income runs about $102,738, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Kemp Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Hillgrove High School, roughly 2.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kemp Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kemp Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 53.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Kemp Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 969 (now 894). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 55% to 44%.

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