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What's something Norton Park Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129000532
Norton Park Elementary School
3041 Gray Rd SE, Smyrna, GA 30082 · (678) 842-5833 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
643 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 14 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 16% |
Student demographics
55%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
19.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -7.6pp since 2021
Math
32.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.5% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 30.4% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 28.5% |
| 2021-22 | 27.2% | 20.1% |
% 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Where Norton Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #932 of 1,208 | #65 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #802 of 1,215 | #59 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #1,026 of 1,215 | #69 of 72 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #583 of 1,183 | #29 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #499 of 1,324 | #37 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #47 of 1,301 | #13 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #661 of 1,301 | #59 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #117 of 1,312 | #5 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #103 of 854 | #3 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
643
-105 (-14%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 643 | 63.2 | 10.2:1 | 100% (643) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 61.1 | 10.7:1 | 92% (602) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 63.1 | 10.7:1 | 80% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 748 | 67 | 11.2:1 | 84% (627) |
| 2017-18 | 900 | 73 | 12.3:1 | 87% (779) |
| 2015-16 | 929 | 71 | 13.1:1 | 91% (843) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 60 | 11.6:1 | 92% (640) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 52 | 13.5:1 | 68% (478) |
| 1990-91 | 751 | 44 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norton Park Elementary School.
About Norton Park Elementary School
Norton Park Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Smyrna, Georgia. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 643 students enrolled.
Cobb County is the local district for Norton Park Elementary School. It runs 110 schools with 105,738 students.
More than half of the students at Norton Park Elementary School are Hispanic (61%). Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Black, 5% White, and 5% multiracial. In Cobb County overall, about 15% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
A staff of 63.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.2:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. That is 47 points above the 53% average for public schools in Cobb County.
Norton Park Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.2% is within a point of the 25.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Cobb County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $102,738 a year, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Norton Park Elementary School, Cobb County has 129 public schools.
The closest school to Norton Park Elementary School is LaBelle Elementary School, located about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Norton Park Elementary School is behind the 32.8% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 643 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 748.
People who know Norton Park Elementary School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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
Nearby schools
- LaBelle Elementary School1.2 mi · 339
- Belmont Hills Elementary School1.2 mi · 267
- Osborne High School1.2 mi · 2,790
- International Academy of Smyrna1.4 mi · 328
- Birney Elementary School1.5 mi · 725
- Campbell High School1.5 mi · 3,085
Frequently asked questions
About Norton Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Norton Park Elementary School?
Norton Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 643 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Norton Park Elementary School serve?
Norton Park Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Norton Park Elementary School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Norton Park Elementary School.
How diverse is Norton Park Elementary School?
Norton Park Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 61% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Norton Park Elementary School?
Norton Park 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.