Shallowford Falls Elementary School

Located at 3529 Lassiter Rd, in Marietta, Georgia, Shallowford Falls Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school that serves 591 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Cobb County.

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

In terms of who attends, Shallowford Falls Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Cobb County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Shallowford Falls Elementary School has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Shallowford Falls Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Cobb County's rate of about 53%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shallowford Falls Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cobb County put median household income runs about $102,738, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Cobb County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students), of which Shallowford Falls Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Garrison Mill Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shallowford Falls Elementary School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 76.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 689 students in 2018 compared to 591 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 71% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Shallowford Falls Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.