Powder Springs Elementary School

Set in Powder Springs, Georgia, Powder Springs Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school, part of Cobb County. It caters to 805 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 33% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Cobb County runs 110 schools in total, collectively educating 105,738 students. Powder Springs Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Powder Springs Elementary School reports that 61% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Powder Springs Elementary School has 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cobb County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Powder Springs Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cobb County put median household earnings sit near $102,738, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Powder Springs Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in Cobb County (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students).

Compton Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Powder Springs Elementary School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 6%: 763 students in 2018 compared to 805 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 69% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.