West Side Elementary School

West Side Elementary School is a reasonably sized primary school in Marietta, Georgia, overseen by Marietta City. The school teaches 556 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Marietta City comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 8,664 students; West Side Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, West Side Elementary School logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Black, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

In terms of school funding signals, West Side Elementary School records 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting West Side Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cobb County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, West Side Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.4%; this one delivers 81.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Cobb County reports that the typical household earns roughly $102,738 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Side Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in Cobb County (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students).

Marietta Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Side Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Side Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 43.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Side Elementary School has expanded 10%, going from 504 students in 2018 to 556 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 68% to 75%.

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