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Enrollment
805
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129002024
Powder Springs Elementary School
4570 Grady Grier Dr, Powder Springs, GA 30127 · (770) 222-3746 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL805 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
763 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 | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (143).
Student demographics
56%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.9pp since 2021
Math
38.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 31.1% |
| 2022-23 | 30.5% | 28.8% |
| 2021-22 | 35.9% | 30.7% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Powder Springs Elementary School
Powder Springs Elementary School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Springs Elementary School this school | 805 | 94.8% | 32.3% |
| Hicks Elementary School Conyers | 878 | 95.3% | 27.6% |
| Pine Street Elementary School Conyers | 679 | 99.9% | 29.2% |
| Parkwood Elementary School Warner Robins | 683 | 100.0% | 23.3% |
| Sumter County Primary School Americus | 724 | 100.0% | N/A |
| S.L. Mason Elementary School Valdosta | 881 | 98.0% | 22.5% |
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 Powder Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #738 of 1,208 | #53 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #648 of 1,215 ▲ 167 | #49 of 72 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #644 of 1,215 ▼ 84 | #51 of 72 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #576 of 1,183 | #27 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 805 | #225 of 1,324 | #18 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #343 of 1,301 | #44 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #612 of 1,301 | #51 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #528 of 1,312 | #21 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #272 of 386 | #11 of 18 |
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
805
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 805 | 65.5 | 12.3:1 | 95% (763) |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 66.2 | 12.3:1 | 78% (640) |
| 2022-23 | 823 | 63.2 | 13.0:1 | 69% (571) |
| 2020-21 | 783 | 52 | 15.1:1 | 69% (540) |
| 2017-18 | 763 | 56.5 | 13.5:1 | 74% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 58 | 13.7:1 | 75% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 803 | 60 | 13.4:1 | 66% (528) |
| 2000-01 | 1,024 | 66 | 15.5:1 | 23% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 35 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Powder Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (763 to 805); teachers up 16% (56.5 to 65.5).
About Powder Springs Elementary School
Powder Springs Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Powder Springs, Georgia. Enrollment totals 805 students across pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 605.
The district for Powder Springs Elementary School is Cobb County, with 110 schools and 105,738 students.
Black students are 61% of those enrolled at Powder Springs Elementary School. The remaining shares are 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 8% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Cobb County's population at about 27%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The school has 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is 1.1 students per teacher. In all, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in Cobb County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Georgia public elementary schools, Powder Springs Elementary School outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Powder Springs Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.3% is 4.0 points above the 28.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Cobb County area, median household income comes to about $102,738, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cobb County counts 129 public schools with about 116,609 students.
The closest school to Powder Springs Elementary School is Compton Elementary School, located about 1.2 miles away. Powder Springs Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Powder Springs Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 32.3% versus a 37.4% average.
Powder Springs Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 22 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 15.1:1 to 12.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Powder Springs
- Hillgrove High SchoolHigh · 2,282 students
- McEachern High SchoolHigh · 2,175 students
- Lovinggood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,209 students
- Kemp Elementary SchoolElementary · 894 students
- Tapp Middle SchoolMiddle · 809 students
- Still Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
Nearby schools
- Compton Elementary School1.2 mi · 593
- Tapp Middle School1.7 mi · 809
- Hendricks Elementary School1.8 mi · 538
- Garrett Middle School2.7 mi · 891
- Cooper Middle School2.8 mi · 1,000
- Clarkdale Elementary School2.9 mi · 785
Frequently asked questions
About Powder Springs Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Powder Springs Elementary School?
Powder Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 805 students in grades PK-05.
Is Powder Springs Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Powder Springs Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Powder Springs Elementary School have?
Powder Springs Elementary School employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Powder Springs Elementary School?
Student demographics at Powder Springs Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 21% Hispanic, 61% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Powder Springs Elementary School public or private?
Powder Springs Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.