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Which teacher or staff member at Kemp Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
894
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129002527
Kemp Elementary School
865 Corner Rd, Powder Springs, GA 30127 · (678) 594-8158 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL894 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
192 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 128 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 146 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 160 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 154 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 170 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (170).
Student demographics
67%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
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
61.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.3pp since 2021
Math
69.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 69.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.2% | 67.2% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 67.1% |
% 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Kemp Elementary School
Kemp Elementary School's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemp Elementary School this school | 894 | 21.5% | 65.0% |
| Morris Brandon Elementary School Atlanta | 911 | 19.2% | 71.6% |
| King Springs Elementary School Smyrna | 1,101 | 26.1% | 63.3% |
| Mathews Elementary School Midland | 702 | 20.2% | 55.4% |
| Sara Harp Minter Elementary School Fayetteville | 689 | 27.7% | 66.4% |
| Bullard Elementary School Kennesaw | 799 | 27.9% | 54.3% |
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 Kemp Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #140 of 1,208 | #15 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #139 of 1,215 ▼ 8 | #13 of 72 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #130 of 1,215 ▼ 28 | #15 of 72 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #339 of 1,183 | #31 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 894 | #143 of 1,324 | #12 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #783 of 1,301 | #71 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #234 of 1,301 | #25 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #1,219 of 1,312 | #63 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #614 of 854 | #45 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
894
+23 (+3%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 905
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 894 | 64.6 | 13.8:1 | 21% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 918 | 62.6 | 14.7:1 | 24% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 61.1 | 14.5:1 | 19% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 871 | 62 | 14.1:1 | 16% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 969 | 65.5 | 14.8:1 | 15% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 998 | 67 | 14.9:1 | 14% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 905 | 65 | 13.9:1 | 15% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kemp Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (969 to 894); teachers down 1% (65.5 to 64.6).
About Kemp Elementary School
Kemp Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Powder Springs, Georgia. Enrollment is 894 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 48% above average.
Cobb County is responsible for 110 schools, Kemp Elementary School included, with 105,738 students in all.
White students form the largest group at Kemp Elementary School, 44% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 35% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Kemp Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Teachers at Kemp Elementary School total 64.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 13.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 21%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cobb County is 53%.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Kemp Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 66.2%.
Federal survey data for Cobb County show that median household income is about $102,738, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kemp Elementary School is among the 129 public schools in Cobb County.
Hillgrove High School is located about 2.0 miles from Kemp Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Kemp Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Kemp Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 871 in 2020-21 and 894 in 2024-25, a 3% gain.
Discussions about Kemp Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Powder Springs
- Hillgrove High SchoolHigh · 2,282 students
- McEachern High SchoolHigh · 2,175 students
- Lovinggood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,209 students
- Tapp Middle SchoolMiddle · 809 students
- Powder Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 805 students
- Still Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
Other Kemp Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Kemp Elementary. Kemp Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Kemp Elementary SchoolHampton, GA · 586 students
- Kemp Elementary SchoolCOMMERCE CITY, CO · 517 students
- Kemp Elementary SchoolDayton, OH · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Hillgrove High School2.0 mi · 2,282
- Miles Ahead Charter School2.2 mi · 261
- Still Elementary School2.2 mi · 755
- Lovinggood Middle School2.2 mi · 1,209
- Vaughan Elementary School2.5 mi · 600
- Varner Elementary School2.5 mi · 705
Frequently asked questions
About Kemp Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kemp Elementary School?
Kemp Elementary School enrolls approximately 894 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kemp Elementary School serve?
Kemp Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kemp Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kemp Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kemp Elementary School?
At Kemp Elementary School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 10% Hispanic, 35% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Kemp Elementary School in?
Kemp Elementary School is part of Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.