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Sedalia Park Elementary School

2230 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068 · (770) 509-5162 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
  • 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

Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
427 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K142%
Kindergarten11318%
Grade 19014%
Grade 29916%
Grade 311017%
Grade 411118%
Grade 59715%

This year's kindergarten class (113) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (97).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
13722%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
23938%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
20432%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
173%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
356%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
33653%
Female
29847%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
31.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.3pp since 2021
Math
38.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 32 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 have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2531.6%38.1%
2023-2434.9%31.5%
2022-2337.1%41.6%
2021-2231.9%37.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Sedalia Park Elementary School

Sedalia Park Elementary School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Sedalia Park Elementary School this school63467.4%35.0%
Acworth Elementary School
Acworth
49969.1%43.4%
Garden Hills Elementary School
Atlanta
49472.5%40.8%
Winder Elementary School
Winder
65673.6%28.8%
Yargo Elementary School
Winder
78264.7%30.2%
Kennedy Elementary School
Winder
76468.3%33.5%
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 Sedalia Park Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Cobb County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#669 of 1,208#50 of 72
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
38.1%#659 of 1,215
▲ 143
#50 of 72
▲ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.6%#671 of 1,215
▼ 28
#53 of 72
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.3pp#729 of 1,183#38 of 72
Enrollment
ranked largest first
634#519 of 1,324#39 of 78
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.5:1#405 of 1,301#50 of 77
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.4%#108 of 1,301#18 of 77
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
67.4%#861 of 1,312#32 of 78
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-23.8%#165 of 854#9 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 2024-25
Enrollment
634
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2563450.612.5:167% (427)
2023-2458351.111.4:166% (383)
2022-2361251.112.0:158% (357)
2020-216476210.4:157% (370)
2017-1883262.513.3:159% (487)
2015-168716214.1:162% (540)
2010-118076712.0:158% (467)
2000-017425613.3:130% (225)
1990-914183113.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sedalia Park Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 24% (832 to 634); teachers down 19% (62.5 to 50.6).

About Sedalia Park Elementary School

This page covers Sedalia Park Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Marietta, Georgia. The school enrolls 634 students in pre-K through 5.

The district, Cobb County, operates 110 schools serving 105,738 students.

Of every 100 students at Sedalia Park Elementary School, about 38 are Hispanic, the largest group. It is also 32% Black, 22% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Cobb County is roughly 15% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.

On staff are 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 67% of students at Sedalia Park Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Cobb County report 53%.

Sedalia Park Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Georgia public elementary schools.

The model predicts 42.5% for a school in Georgia with Sedalia Park Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sedalia Park Elementary School posts 35.0%.

The county, Cobb County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $102,738, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 129 public schools and about 116,609 students.

Sedalia Park Elementary School's nearest public school is Powers Ferry Elementary School (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Sedalia Park Elementary School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.

The federal government classifies Sedalia Park Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.

In 2020-21, Sedalia Park Elementary School enrolled 647; in 2024-25, 634. Students per teacher increased from 10.4 in 2020-21 to 12.5 in 2024-25.

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Cobb County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Sedalia Park Elementary School
District
Cobb County
Address
2230 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
Phone
(770) 509-5162
County
Cobb County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
634
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
427 (67%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
130129000548
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Sedalia Park Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Sedalia Park Elementary School?
Sedalia Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 634 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sedalia Park Elementary School serve?
Sedalia Park Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sedalia Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sedalia Park Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sedalia Park Elementary School?
Sedalia Park Elementary School reports a student body of 22% White, 38% Hispanic, 32% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Sedalia Park Elementary School in?
Sedalia Park Elementary School is part of Cobb County.
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