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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129000531
Powers Ferry Elementary School
403 Powers Ferry Rd SE, Marietta, GA 30067 · (770) 578-7936 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
12.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
429 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 | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 47% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
59%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
22.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -7.5pp since 2021
Math
29.9%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.2% | 31.2% |
| 2022-23 | 31.1% | 35.7% |
| 2021-22 | 29.9% | 30.1% |
% 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
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Powers Ferry Elementary School
Powers Ferry Elementary School's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powers Ferry Elementary School this school | 475 | 90.3% | 27.5% |
| Lithia Springs Elementary School Lithia Springs | 500 | 85.4% | 34.1% |
| Park Street Elementary School Marietta | 476 | 92.4% | 29.4% |
| Garden City Elementary School Garden City | 597 | 90.6% | 31.5% |
| Russell Elementary School Smyrna | 568 | 94.9% | 29.2% |
| Sawyer Road Elementary School Marietta | 533 | 82.9% | 36.5% |
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 Powers Ferry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #872 of 1,208 | #59 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #860 of 1,215 ▼ 46 | #62 of 72 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #952 of 1,215 ▼ 212 | #64 of 72 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.9pp | #182 of 1,183 | #20 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #915 of 1,324 | #62 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #379 of 1,301 | #46 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #539 of 1,301 | #46 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.3% | #578 of 1,312 | #24 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #328 of 386 | #14 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
475
+99 (+26%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 475 | 38.2 | 12.4:1 | 90% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 34.6 | 11.2:1 | 87% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 34.6 | 11.9:1 | 79% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 35 | 10.7:1 | 68% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 36.5 | 12.7:1 | 78% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 39 | 11.4:1 | 84% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 43 | 11.7:1 | 92% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 58% (259) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Powers Ferry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (464 to 475); teachers up 5% (36.5 to 38.2).
About Powers Ferry Elementary School
Among the schools in Marietta, Georgia, is Powers Ferry Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment is 475 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 21% smaller than average.
Cobb County (110 schools, 105,738 students) runs Powers Ferry Elementary School.
At 57%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Powers Ferry Elementary School combined. Other students are 27% Black, 12% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cobb County residents are about 15% Hispanic. Powers Ferry Elementary School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.4 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 90% of students. It compares with 53% for public schools in Cobb County.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Powers Ferry Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.7% for Powers Ferry Elementary School. The school posts 27.5%, 3.2 points below the prediction.
Among Cobb County residents, median household income is about $102,738, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 129 public schools in Cobb County, with a combined enrollment of about 116,609.
The closest public school to Powers Ferry Elementary School is Sedalia Park Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Powers Ferry Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Powers Ferry Elementary School's average proficiency of 27.5% compares with 47.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Powers Ferry Elementary School had 376 students in 2020-21 and 475 in 2024-25, a 26% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.7:1 to 12.4:1.
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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 Marietta
- Osborne High SchoolHigh · 2,790 students
- Walton High SchoolHigh · 2,705 students
- Marietta High SchoolHigh · 2,526 students
- Wheeler High SchoolHigh · 2,401 students
- Lassiter High SchoolHigh · 2,005 students
- Pope High SchoolHigh · 1,793 students
Nearby schools
- Sedalia Park Elementary School0.4 mi · 634
- Wheeler High School1.5 mi · 2,401
- Eastvalley Elementary School1.6 mi · 679
- Marietta Center for Advanced Academics1.8 mi · 268
- Marietta Sixth Grade Academy1.9 mi · 678
- Brumby Elementary School2.2 mi · 963
Frequently asked questions
About Powers Ferry Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Powers Ferry Elementary School?
Powers Ferry Elementary School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-05.
Is Powers Ferry Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Powers Ferry Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Powers Ferry Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Powers Ferry Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Powers Ferry Elementary School?
At Powers Ferry Elementary School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 57% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Powers Ferry Elementary School public or private?
Powers Ferry 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.