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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Tritt Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
804
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129001882
Tritt Elementary School
4435 Post Oak Tritt Rd, Marietta, GA 30062 · (770) 642-5630 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL804 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
74 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 | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 149 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (151).
Student demographics
43%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
79.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.1pp since 2021
Math
83.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.1% | 86.1% |
| 2022-23 | 85.8% | 84.5% |
| 2021-22 | 84.0% | 85.7% |
% 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
83.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Tritt Elementary School
Tritt Elementary School's state test result (83.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tritt Elementary School this school | 804 | 9.2% | 83.5% |
| Sweet Apple Elementary School Roswell | 845 | 8.6% | 81.3% |
| Mountain Park Elementary School Roswell | 735 | 9.5% | 79.7% |
| Morningside Elementary School Atlanta | 722 | 7.6% | 77.7% |
| Summit Hill Elementary Alpharetta | 678 | 7.7% | 78.9% |
| Heards Ferry Elementary School Atlanta | 699 | 10.9% | 84.5% |
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 Tritt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #12 of 1,208 | #3 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #31 of 1,215 ▼ 15 | #5 of 72 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #14 of 1,215 ▼ 8 | #4 of 72 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #203 of 1,183 | #25 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 804 | #228 of 1,324 | #19 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #669 of 1,301 | #65 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #907 of 1,301 | #72 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.2% | #1,292 of 1,312 | #74 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #523 of 854 | #37 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
804
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 953
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 804 | 59.7 | 13.5:1 | 9% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 797 | 59.1 | 13.5:1 | 9% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 803 | 60.1 | 13.4:1 | 5% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 818 | 63 | 13.0:1 | 4% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 895 | 60 | 14.9:1 | 3% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 888 | 56 | 15.9:1 | 3% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 893 | 58 | 15.4:1 | 5% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 910 | 54 | 16.9:1 | 2% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 953 | 55 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tritt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (895 to 804); teachers unchanged (60 to 59.7).
About Tritt Elementary School
Tritt Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Georgia, located in Marietta. The school reports 804 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 33% larger than the 605 average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Tritt Elementary School is a school in Cobb County. The district has 110 schools and 105,738 students.
A majority of students at Tritt Elementary School, 75%, are White. Next come 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 5% Black. The county population is about 49% White. Tritt Elementary School has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Tritt Elementary School is 59.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.5:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 13.3:1. The school counts 74 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 9%. Across public schools in Cobb County, the average is 53%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 72.6%.
Cobb County has these Census figures: median household income is about $102,738, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Tritt Elementary School is among the 129 public schools in Cobb County.
The closest public school to Tritt Elementary School is Hightower Trail Middle School, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 83.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
Tritt Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 818 in 2020-21 and 804 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Tritt Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Hightower Trail Middle School1.0 mi · 944
- Shallowford Falls Elementary School1.6 mi · 591
- Timber Ridge Elementary School1.7 mi · 529
- Pope High School1.9 mi · 1,793
- Walton High School2.2 mi · 2,705
- Dodgen Middle School2.3 mi · 1,178
Frequently asked questions
About Tritt Elementary SchoolHow large is Tritt Elementary School?
Tritt Elementary School enrolls approximately 804 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Tritt Elementary School serve?
Tritt Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Tritt Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Tritt Elementary School.
How diverse is Tritt Elementary School?
Tritt Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Tritt Elementary School?
Tritt 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.