Pickett's Mill Elementary School

Pickett's Mill Elementary School is a K-5 school of medium-sized scale in Acworth, Georgia, one of the schools within Cobb County, instructing 753 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Pickett's Mill Elementary School sits 24% above that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, Pickett's Mill Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest looks like 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Cobb County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pickett's Mill Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.3%.

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 the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Cobb County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students), of which Pickett's Mill Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Allatoona High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pickett's Mill Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 56.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Pickett's Mill Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 739 (now 753). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 74% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.