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Enrollment
802
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129002841
Pitner Elementary School
4575 Wade Green Rd NW, Acworth, GA 30102 · (678) 594-8320 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL802 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
453 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 | 23 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 153 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
74%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
37.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.7pp since 2021
Math
43.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 44.8% |
| 2022-23 | 41.9% | 46.1% |
| 2021-22 | 42.5% | 46.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Pitner Elementary School
Pitner Elementary School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitner Elementary School this school | 802 | 56.5% | 41.5% |
| Carrollton Upper Elementary Carrollton | 817 | 60.6% | 44.8% |
| Hayes Elementary School Kennesaw | 802 | 57.5% | 43.0% |
| White Oak Elementary School Newnan | 712 | 60.5% | 43.4% |
| Baker Elementary School Acworth | 738 | 49.3% | 47.2% |
| High Point Elementary School Atlanta | 684 | 56.9% | 46.8% |
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 Pitner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #518 of 1,208 | #43 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #547 of 1,215 ▼ 46 | #43 of 72 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #517 of 1,215 ▼ 139 | #42 of 72 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.6pp | #192 of 1,183 | #23 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 802 | #231 of 1,324 | #21 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #448 of 1,301 | #53 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #44 of 1,301 | #4 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #980 of 1,312 | #38 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #547 of 854 | #39 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
802
+60 (+8%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 936
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 802 | 63.1 | 12.7:1 | 56% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 790 | 64.2 | 12.3:1 | 60% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 62.2 | 12.8:1 | 49% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 63 | 11.8:1 | 43% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 887 | 66 | 13.4:1 | 46% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 904 | 64 | 14.1:1 | 45% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 936 | 67 | 14.0:1 | 47% (439) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pitner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (887 to 802); teachers down 4% (66 to 63.1).
About Pitner Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in Acworth, Georgia, Pitner Elementary School is part of Cobb County. A total of 802 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 33% bigger than average.
Pitner Elementary School falls under Cobb County, which has 110 schools enrolling 105,738 students.
At Pitner Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 35%. Next come 28% Black, 24% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 49% White. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.7:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. Eligible students account for 56% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Cobb County average 53%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Pitner Elementary School is 6.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 41.5%. Predicted: 48.2%.
In the county around the school, Cobb County, the median household income is $102,738, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Cobb County is home to 129 public schools and about 116,609 public school students.
The school nearest to Pitner Elementary School is Palmer Middle School, at a distance of about 1.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Pitner Elementary School is 6th among 8 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Pitner Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment has grown by 60 students since 2020-21, to 802.
Discussions about Pitner Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Acworth
- Allatoona High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Clark Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,108 students
- Durham Middle SchoolMiddle · 984 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Barber Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Pickett's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
Nearby schools
- Palmer Middle School1.6 mi · 803
- Baker Elementary School1.9 mi · 738
- Chalker Elementary School2.2 mi · 679
- Oak Grove Elementary School2.4 mi · 523
- Carmel Elementary School2.5 mi · 912
- Big Shanty Elementary School2.6 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Pitner Elementary SchoolHow large is Pitner Elementary School?
Pitner Elementary School enrolls approximately 802 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pitner Elementary School serve?
Pitner Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pitner Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Pitner Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pitner Elementary School?
At Pitner Elementary School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 24% Hispanic, 28% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Pitner Elementary School?
Pitner 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.