Smyrna Elementary School

Smyrna Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school in Smyrna, Georgia, one of the schools within Cobb County. The school teaches 870 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 44% bigger than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 110 schools in Cobb County (105,738 students total), Smyrna Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Smyrna Elementary School reports that 36% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 30% Hispanic, 21% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Cobb County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Smyrna Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cobb County indicate median household earnings sit near $102,738, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cobb County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students), of which Smyrna Elementary School is one.

Campbell High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Smyrna Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 998 students in 2018 compared to 870 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 42% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.