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Russell Elementary School

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Russell Elementary School ranks 920 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

920^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Russell Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Smyrna, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 582 students. The school is part of the Cobb County School District, which is ranked 54th out of 206 school districts in Georgia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $10,850 to $11,781 in recent years, Russell Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the Cobb County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science were significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. This has resulted in the school being ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking between 800-900 out of over 1,200 schools.

When comparing Russell Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Cobb County district, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. For example, King Springs Elementary School, which is also in the Cobb County district, consistently outperforms Russell Elementary School on the Milestones Assessment, with proficiency rates that are significantly higher across all subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, Russell Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.86% to 78.87% in recent years, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic challenges.

568

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,402

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3920 S Hurt Rd SW
Smyrna, GA 30082

(770) 437-5937

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Russell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Floyd Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

African American:

34.3%

White:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg49%

Georgia avg42%

920^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^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	25.5	920 of 1238	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	826 of 1248	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	879 of 1242	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	861 of 1244	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	845 of 1214	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	851 of 1234	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	833 of 1209	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.5	864 of 1205	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	916 of 1233	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.8	834 of 1240	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.2	815 of 1231	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.2	887 of 1225	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.5	706 of 1201	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.8	775 of 1212	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.3	600 of 1183	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.5	341 of 1133	69.9%	★★★★☆
2008	53.8	600 of 1134	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.5	714 of 1125	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	705 of 1101	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-14 vs state

English Language Arts27%-12 vs state

Mathematics27%-19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, February 15, 2015

My daughter is in her 2nd year here at Russell Elementary and is doing very, very well. She loves it, too! She is in the gifted program and has thrived. We have been very impressed with EVERY SINGLE teacher and staff member and absolutely love the principal, Mr. Manson. Close Quote

Schools Near Russell Elementary School

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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
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
Birney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	775 Smyrna Powder Springs Rd	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6824	725	67	10.8	100.0%	20 (2.8%)	296 (40.8%)	351 (48.4%)	15 (2.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	33.7	781^st of 1238 public elementary schools	36.9%		31.6	818^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.5%	37	26.1	35.8	28.6	28.6	50.0	30.4	23.2	$20,706	$875	$19,832
Norton Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3041 Gray Rd SE	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-5833	643	63	10.1	100.0%	33 (5.1%)	181 (28.1%)	390 (60.7%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	21.8	975^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.2%		25.9	916^th of 1248 public elementary schools	26.6%	59	16.7	21.1	20.8	31.7	40.9	23.8	15.8	$20,973	$919	$20,054
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
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
Milford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2390 Austell Rd SW	Marietta	30008	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6966	389	41	9.6	99.0%	17 (4.4%)	116 (29.8%)	240 (61.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	30.1	833^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	32.7%		35.5	765^th of 1248 public elementary schools	38.7%	68	31.5	31.0	22.4	37.0	34.5	24.5	22.4	$22,204	$832	$21,372
King Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1041 Reed Rd SE	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 842-6944	1,101	81	13.5	26.1%	494 (44.9%)	322 (29.2%)	122 (11.1%)	62 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (9.1%)	87.5	156^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.4%		88	154^th of 1248 public elementary schools	87.7%	2	53.4	68.5	63.5	58.6	71.2	62.8	60.8	$16,042	$352	$15,690
LaBelle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Cresson Dr SW	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6955	339	38	8.8	100.0%	16 (4.7%)	58 (17.1%)	248 (73.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	24.6	932^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	24.7%		22.1	978^th of 1248 public elementary schools	21.6%	46	21.4	22.4	30.4	21.4	35.6	28.3	28.3	$24,614	$938	$23,676
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
Belmont Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Glendale Pl SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6810	267	33	8.0	100.0%	10 (3.7%)	44 (16.5%)	201 (75.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	19.9	997^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.5%		32.2	803^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	35.7%	194	17.9	17.6	15.6	25.6	44.1	24.4	20.0	$25,908	$854	$25,054

Frequently Asked Questions about Russell Elementary School

Is Russell Elementary School a good school?

Russell Elementary School ranks 920^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Russell Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Floyd Middle School

What district is Russell Elementary School in?

Cobb County

How many students attend Russell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Russell Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Russell Elementary School?

Students at Russell Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 34% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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