Marietta Center for Advanced Academics

As a compact primary school in Marietta, Georgia, Marietta Center for Advanced Academics teaches 268 students from grades 3 through 5, run under Marietta City. Enrollment runs roughly 56% leaner than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 13 schools in Marietta City (8,664 students total), Marietta Center for Advanced Academics accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Marietta Center for Advanced Academics reports that the most-represented group is Black (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 31% of students at Marietta Center for Advanced Academics qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Cobb County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marietta Center for Advanced Academics ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 61.5%; Marietta Center for Advanced Academics posts 92.1%, +30.5 points above that line.

Around the school, census data for Cobb County shows the typical household earns roughly $102,738 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cobb County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students), Marietta Center for Advanced Academics is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Marietta Sixth Grade Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marietta Center for Advanced Academics at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 33.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 20%: 334 students in 2018 compared to 268 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 46% to 29%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.