Norton Park Elementary School

Norton Park Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school in Smyrna, Georgia, overseen by Cobb County. The school teaches 643 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 110 schools in Cobb County (105,738 students total), Norton Park Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Norton Park Elementary School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school shows 28% Black, 5% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Norton Park Elementary School logs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Norton Park Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cobb County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Norton Park Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 25.2%.

In the broader community, 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 the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Cobb County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students), Norton Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

LaBelle Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Norton Park Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Norton Park Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Norton Park Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 900 (now 643). Black enrollment moved from 34% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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