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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Still Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
755
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129000510
Still Elementary School
870 Casteel Rd, Powder Springs, GA 30127 · (678) 594-8287 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-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.
- DThree-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
12.1:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
243 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 | 18 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (126).
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%
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
47.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -8.7pp since 2021
Math
56.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 57.7% | 57.2% |
| 2022-23 | 56.7% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.7% | 57.6% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Still Elementary School
Still Elementary School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Elementary School this school | 755 | 32.2% | 52.9% |
| Sara Harp Minter Elementary School Fayetteville | 689 | 27.7% | 66.4% |
| Bullard Elementary School Kennesaw | 799 | 27.9% | 54.3% |
| Inman Elementary Fayetteville | 659 | 38.7% | 57.1% |
| Ithica Elementary Villa Rica | 809 | 38.9% | 53.4% |
| Evans Elementary School Evans | 730 | 39.0% | 64.1% |
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 Still Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #296 of 1,208 | #25 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #295 of 1,215 ▲ 2 | #26 of 72 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #315 of 1,215 ▼ 112 | #30 of 72 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.8pp | #144 of 1,183 | #14 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 755 | #295 of 1,324 | #24 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #297 of 1,301 | #39 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #126 of 1,301 | #19 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.2% | #1,169 of 1,312 | #57 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #791 of 854 | #56 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 2024-25Enrollment
755
+17 (+2%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 755 | 62.3 | 12.1:1 | 32% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 63.6 | 11.9:1 | 36% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 782 | 61.6 | 12.7:1 | 26% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 57 | 12.9:1 | 26% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 64 | 12.1:1 | 22% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 771 | 64 | 12.1:1 | 21% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 68 | 11.2:1 | 23% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 806 | 49 | 16.4:1 | 8% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 683 | 47 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Still Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (774 to 755); teachers down 3% (64 to 62.3).
About Still Elementary School
In Powder Springs, Georgia, Still Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 755 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 25% larger than that.
Cobb County runs 110 schools with a combined 105,738 students. Still Elementary School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Still Elementary School, at 44%. Other reported shares: 28% Black, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Still Elementary School is 62.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.1:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 32%. That is lower than the 53% average for public schools in Cobb County.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Still 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.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Still Elementary School, the prediction is 60.7% and the result is 52.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cobb County, the median household income is $102,738, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Still Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in the county.
Lovinggood Middle School is located about 0.5 miles from Still Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Still Elementary School is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Still Elementary School enrolled 738; in 2024-25, 755.
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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 Powder Springs
- Hillgrove High SchoolHigh · 2,282 students
- McEachern High SchoolHigh · 2,175 students
- Lovinggood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,209 students
- Kemp Elementary SchoolElementary · 894 students
- Tapp Middle SchoolMiddle · 809 students
- Powder Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 805 students
Nearby schools
- Lovinggood Middle School0.5 mi · 1,209
- Hillgrove High School0.5 mi · 2,282
- Kemp Elementary School2.2 mi · 894
- Due West Elementary School2.6 mi · 626
- Harrison High School2.6 mi · 2,224
- Cheatham Hill Elementary School2.6 mi · 1,021
Frequently asked questions
About Still Elementary SchoolHow large is Still Elementary School?
Still Elementary School enrolls approximately 755 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Still Elementary School serve?
Still Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Still Elementary School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Still Elementary School.
How diverse is Still Elementary School?
Still Elementary School reports a student body of 44% White, 16% Hispanic, 28% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Still Elementary School?
Still Elementary School is overseen by Cobb County in Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.