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A.L. Burruss Elementary School

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A.L. Burruss Elementary School ranks 254 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

A.L. Burruss Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Marietta, Georgia, part of the Marietta City School District. With 388 students, the school has consistently outperformed the district and state averages on standardized tests, moving from a 2-star to a 4-star rating over the past decade.

A key strength of A.L. Burruss is its low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10:1 to 11:1 over the past few years, lower than nearby schools. The school also serves a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, between 48.92% and 54.9%, suggesting it supports a population with greater economic challenges. Despite this, A.L. Burruss students excel academically, with 60.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 54.6% for Marietta City and 43% for Georgia.

While A.L. Burruss outperforms the district and state, it faces competition from the highly-ranked Marietta Center for Advanced Academics, which consistently has over 90% of students proficient or better in core subjects. However, A.L. Burruss's steady improvement in its statewide ranking, from 751 out of 1,234 Georgia elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 254 out of 1,238 in 2024-2025, demonstrates the school's commitment to supporting its students' learning and growth.

409

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,847

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Manning Rd SW
Marietta, GA 30064

(770) 429-3144

District: Marietta City

Students who attend A.L. Burruss Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marietta Middle School
	Marietta Sixth Grade Academy
High:	Marietta High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.2%

White:

32.3%

Hispanic:

22.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg52%

Georgia avg42%

254^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Marietta City

49^th of 206Marietta City 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	78.0	254 of 1238	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	321 of 1248	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	369 of 1242	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	540 of 1244	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	406 of 1214	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	751 of 1234	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	659 of 1209	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.6	490 of 1205	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.1	471 of 1233	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.4	478 of 1240	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.0	621 of 1231	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.5	495 of 1225	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.0	522 of 1201	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.2	586 of 1212	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.7	572 of 1183	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.1	562 of 1133	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.0	752 of 1134	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.9	703 of 1125	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.7	674 of 1101	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+22 vs state

English Language Arts55%+16 vs state

Mathematics54%+9 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
A.L. Burruss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Manning Rd SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3144	409	38	10.9	47.7%	132 (32.3%)	144 (35.2%)	91 (22.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.6%)	78	254^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.5%		71.8	321^st of 1248 public elementary schools	74.3%	67	50.9	54.7	60.3	41.8	54.0	65.5	65.5	$19,847	$289	$19,558
Hickory Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Redwood Dr SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3125	440	42	10.4	60.7%	111 (25.2%)	120 (27.3%)	177 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	61.8	416^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.4%		63	426^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.9%	10	35.6	48.4	51.8	43.8	56.5	46.4	41.1	$20,591	$765	$19,826
West Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	344 Polk St NW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3172	556	45	12.3	15.3%	419 (75.4%)	59 (10.6%)	39 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.7%)	98.5	16^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.5	43^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	96.6%	27	86.2	79.5	83.7	94.3	84.3	82.4	78.0	$17,883	$315	$17,568
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
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
Park Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Park St SE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3180	476	55	8.7	92.4%	21 (4.4%)	128 (26.9%)	306 (64.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	28.4	867^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.0%		30.6	844^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.4%	23	16.7	24.4	26.6	23.6	46.3	29.7	33.3	$22,786	$856	$21,930
Cheatham Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 John Ward Rd SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8034	1,021	77	13.3	41.5%	394 (38.6%)	258 (25.3%)	283 (27.7%)	31 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.2%)	70.2	326^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.7%		77.3	260^th of 1248 public elementary schools	79.2%	66	44.2	50.3	51.4	49.2	58.2	56.1	43.9	$16,170	$317	$15,853
Marietta Center for Advanced Academics	Public	3-5	311 Aviation Rd SE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 420-0822	268	21	12.7	30.6%	79 (29.5%)	90 (33.6%)	44 (16.4%)	29 (10.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	99.6	4^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.4	4^th of 1248 public elementary schools	99.7%		89.0	94.5	92.6	98.8	98.9	94.7	87.2	$19,256	$234	$19,022
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about A.L. Burruss Elementary School

What district is A.L. Burruss Elementary School in?

Marietta City

What schools do graduates of A.L. Burruss Elementary School attend?

Students who attend A.L. Burruss Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marietta Middle School
Middle : Marietta Sixth Grade Academy
High : Marietta High School

How many students attend A.L. Burruss Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended A.L. Burruss Elementary School.

Is A.L. Burruss Elementary School a good school?

A.L. Burruss Elementary School ranks 254^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of A.L. Burruss Elementary School?

Students at A.L. Burruss Elementary School are 35% African American, 32% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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