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Milford Elementary School

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Milford Elementary School ranks 833 rd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

833^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Milford Elementary School is a public elementary school in Marietta, Georgia, serving 353 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cobb County School District, which is ranked 54 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to some nearby schools like Russell Elementary and Norton Park Elementary, Milford Elementary School has consistently underperformed on state academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.4% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49% in the Cobb County district and 43% statewide. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant, with its statewide ranking ranging from 613 to 833 out of 1,200-1,400 Georgia elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Milford Elementary School has an exceptionally high percentage of students from low-income families, with 87.6% to 92.35% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. This high concentration of poverty may present unique challenges for the school in addressing the academic and social-emotional needs of its students. The district and school leadership should consider implementing targeted interventions and support programs to improve student outcomes, drawing on best practices from higher-performing schools with similar demographics.

389

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,204

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2390 Austell Rd SW
Marietta, GA 30008

(678) 842-6966

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Milford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Smitha Middle School
High:	Osborne High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

African American:

29.8%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2019 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2019) to 33rd (2025)

!Science scores 21 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg49%

Georgia avg42%

833^rd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	833 of 1238	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	765 of 1248	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	629 of 1242	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	613 of 1244	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.4	804 of 1214	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	600 of 1234	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.5	877 of 1209	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	857 of 1205	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	972 of 1233	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	948 of 1240	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	977 of 1231	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	1052 of 1225	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	949 of 1201	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	926 of 1212	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.6	1000 of 1183	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.9	875 of 1133	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.1	934 of 1134	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.7	944 of 1125	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	971 of 1101	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-13 vs state

English Language Arts29%-11 vs state

Science22%-21 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
Dunleith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Saine Dr SW	Marietta	30008	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3190	554	54	10.2	82.9%	30 (5.4%)	248 (44.8%)	246 (44.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	66.4	371^st of 1238 public elementary schools	70.0%		44.9	629^th of 1248 public elementary schools	49.6%	258	34.8	41.1	52.1	46.7	58.5	60.6	52.1	$20,844	$571	$20,274
International Academy of Smyrna	Public, Charter	K-5	2144 S Cobb Dr SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- International Academy of Smyrna	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 370-0980	328	28	11.7	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	206 (62.8%)	98 (29.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	33.8	778^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.2%		32	809^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.2%	31	22.2	36.2	47.5	35.6	21.3	30.0	25.0	$16,103	$1,545	$14,558
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
Fair Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	407 Barber Rd SE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 594-8080	703	74	9.5	100.0%	17 (2.4%)	63 (9.0%)	614 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	33.6	785^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.6%		29.2	869^th of 1248 public elementary schools	30.4%	84	20.5	27.4	27.3	32.5	42.5	50.0	22.7	$20,814	$961	$19,853
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
Green Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Gober Ave SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6905	584	61	9.6	94.5%	30 (5.1%)	67 (11.5%)	469 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	16.7	1052^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.6	1127^th of 1248 public elementary schools	9.7%	75	11.8	22.8	20.8	15.8	39.1	14.3	19.5	$20,837	$962	$19,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Milford Elementary School

Is Milford Elementary School a good school?

Milford Elementary School ranks 833^rd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Milford Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Smitha Middle School
High : Osborne High School

How many students attend Milford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Milford Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Milford Elementary School?

Students at Milford Elementary School are 62% Hispanic, 30% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Milford Elementary School in?

Cobb County

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