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Clarkdale Elementary School

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Clarkdale Elementary School ranks 628 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

628^th

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of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Clarkdale Elementary School is a public elementary school in Austell, Georgia, serving 745 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cobb County School District, which is ranked 54th out of 206 districts in the state.

While Clarkdale Elementary is part of a highly-ranked district, its academic performance lags behind many of its neighboring schools. The school's test scores on the Milestones Assessment are consistently lower than the Cobb County and Georgia averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Clarkdale students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 30.8% (3rd grade) to 38.8% (5th grade), compared to 43.2% to 49% for Cobb County and 34.9% to 43% for Georgia. Additionally, Clarkdale has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 75.43% to 85.91% over the past few years, significantly higher than the surrounding schools.

Despite Clarkdale's higher spending per student compared to nearby schools, its academic performance remains relatively low. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Austell Elementary School and Hendricks Elementary School, have higher test scores and lower free and reduced-price lunch rates, indicating that Clarkdale faces unique challenges that will likely require a multifaceted approach to address.

785

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,694

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4725 Ewing Rd
Austell, GA 30106

(770) 819-2422

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Clarkdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cooper Middle School
High:	South Cobb High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.8%

Hispanic:

39.9%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 63rd percentile in 2022 → 49th in 2025

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!Ranking has slipped from its 63rd-percentile peak (2022) to 49th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg49%

Georgia avg42%

628^th of 1,238

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Bottom 49%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 64Elementary Schools in the Cobb County

54^th of 206Cobb County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	628 of 1238	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	527 of 1248	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	651 of 1242	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	460 of 1244	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.7	784 of 1214	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	739 of 1234	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	690 of 1209	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	780 of 1205	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.2	802 of 1233	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.3	893 of 1240	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.0	875 of 1201	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.3	740 of 1212	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.3	534 of 1183	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.6	627 of 1133	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.6	567 of 1134	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.7	658 of 1125	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.4	753 of 1101	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%-3 vs state

Science35%-9 vs state

English Language Arts34%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Clarkdale is a first-rate elementary school, and I am ecstatic that my daughter goes there! She has received so many wonderful opportunities and a wonderful education that I feel she could only receive from a staff like that at Clarkdale. The school is clean, inviting, filled with wonder, safe, and a vital part of the community. The parents and teachers truly work together to make sure the children come first and to offer them every advantage in their learning. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clarkdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4725 Ewing Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2422	785	60	13.1	100.0%	38 (4.8%)	383 (48.8%)	313 (39.9%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.7%)	45	628^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.3%		53.2	527^th of 1248 public elementary schools	57.8%	101	30.8	33.3	38.8	47.6	43.2	34.1	34.9	$17,694	$850	$16,844
Austell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Mulberry St	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-5804	367	34	10.7	100.0%	25 (6.8%)	176 (48.0%)	140 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	48	592^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	52.2%		43	652^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	47.8%	60	37.5	27.4	45.8	41.1	38.7	42.4	40.7	$21,767	$1,219	$20,548
Sanders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Anderson Mill Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2568	626	54	11.5	100.0%	24 (3.8%)	353 (56.4%)	220 (35.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	36.4	733^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	40.8%		33.8	790^th of 1248 public elementary schools	36.7%	57	30.5	31.5	34.4	28.4	41.4	34.4	31.2	$20,076	$909	$19,168
Hendricks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5243 Meadows Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2387	538	42	12.9	98.5%	39 (7.2%)	319 (59.3%)	133 (24.7%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.5%)	37.8	715^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.2%		45.4	621^st of 1248 public elementary schools	50.2%	94	30.7	32.5	40.8	30.7	45.8	32.7	23.5	$18,892	$785	$18,107
Powder Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4570 Grady Grier Dr	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3746	805	66	12.2	94.8%	62 (7.7%)	495 (61.5%)	169 (21.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.9%)	37.5	719^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.9%		37.4	736^th of 1248 public elementary schools	41.0%	17	31.3	39.7	28.5	46.3	42.7	27.3	17.4	$16,913	$794	$16,119
Mableton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5220 Church St SW	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2513	945	84	11.2	100.0%	85 (9.0%)	289 (30.6%)	513 (54.3%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.2%)	19.9	1001^st of 1238 public elementary schools	19.1%		16.7	1072^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	14.1%	71	25.7	21.5	19.7	27.8	30.4	17.5	18.2	$18,332	$859	$17,473
Hollydale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Bay Berry Dr SW	Marietta	30008	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 594-8143	526	59	8.8	100.0%	47 (8.9%)	123 (23.4%)	321 (61.0%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	25	929^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.0%		25.7	920^th of 1248 public elementary schools	26.3%	9	23.2	28.9	24.1	35.4	32.5	20.3	19.0	$22,472	$846	$21,626
Compton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 New Macland Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3700	593	60	9.8	100.0%	42 (7.1%)	295 (49.7%)	231 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	22.5	967^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.9%		23.5	953^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	23.6%	14	22.0	24.2	26.6	29.0	37.9	20.2	13.8	$20,218	$977	$19,241
Annette Winn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10521 Veterans Memorial Hwy	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-3100	341	26	13.1	88.3%	23 (6.7%)	151 (44.3%)	141 (41.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.5%)	49.6	569^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.0%		41.7	667^th of 1248 public elementary schools	46.6%	98	27.7	25.8	47.9	33.8	45.2	56.3	54.2	$15,578	$663	$14,915
Russell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3920 S Hurt Rd SW	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 437-5937	568	53	10.6	94.9%	40 (7.0%)	195 (34.3%)	296 (52.1%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	25.5	920^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.7%		31.2	826^th of 1248 public elementary schools	33.8%	94	19.0	26.7	34.1	22.8	31.1	25.3	29.7	$19,402	$810	$18,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarkdale Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Clarkdale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Clarkdale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cooper Middle School
High : South Cobb High School

What district is Clarkdale Elementary School in?

Cobb County

What is the racial makeup of Clarkdale Elementary School?

Students at Clarkdale Elementary School are 49% African American, 40% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Clarkdale Elementary School a good school?

Clarkdale Elementary School ranks 628^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clarkdale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended Clarkdale Elementary School.

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