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Best Elementary Schools in Powder Springs, GA

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

Schools

5,700

Students

Districts

Top rankedKemp Elementary School177^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Powder Springs Elementary School up 90 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Compton Elementary School 9.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Powder Springs, Georgia is home to nine elementary schools serving grades PK-5 (or K-5 for the charter school) across the Cobb County and Paulding County districts, plus one state specialty charter school, with a total enrollment of about 5,700 students.

Families in Powder Springs will find a wide range of school experiences. The top performers are Kemp Elementary School (ranked 177th in Georgia, 85th percentile) and Vaughan Elementary School (204th, 83rd percentile), both earning 4 stars. Kemp leads the city in math, with 3rd grade proficiency at 73.9%—about 26 points above the state average—while Vaughan posts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the city at just 3.7% and the strongest 5th grade science score at 62.5%. Still Elementary School also performs well (77th percentile). At the other end, Compton Elementary School ranks 1,079th (11th percentile) with only 14.5% of 5th graders proficient in science, and Miles Ahead Charter School has dropped sharply from 772nd to 999th in ranking over two years, with 4th grade math proficiency falling to just 30.8%.

The clearest pattern in this data is the link between poverty and performance. The top three schools—Kemp, Vaughan, and Still—have an average free/reduced lunch rate of just 23.9%, while the bottom three—Compton, Miles Ahead, and Bessie L. Baggett Elementary—average 72.1%. Notably, spending does not predict success: Compton receives the highest per-student funding ($20,218) yet scores lowest, while Kemp spends the least among Cobb schools ($16,458) and scores highest. Chronic absenteeism is a strong indicator, with Vaughan (3.7%) and Kemp (4.7%) excelling while Miles Ahead struggles at 22.5%. Overall, Powder Springs' absenteeism rate (11.8%) is well below the state average (17.7%), but the city shows a clear bimodal split—four schools rank above the 48th percentile, while five rank below, with no middle tier.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Still Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	870 Casteel Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8287	755	62	12.1	32.2%	330 (43.7%)	209 (27.7%)	122 (16.2%)	29 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.5%)	73.9	284^th of 1222 public elementary schools	76.8%		70.8	321^st of 1238 public elementary schools	74.1%	37	64.7	63.8	56.9	44.6	$17,191	$390	$16,800
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	—	39 (7.2%)	319 (59.3%)	133 (24.7%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.5%)	32.8	788^th of 1222 public elementary schools	35.5%		37.8	715^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.2%	73	32.9	37.1	38.5	32.5	$18,892	$785	$18,107
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	—	42 (7.1%)	295 (49.7%)	231 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	14.9	1082^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	11.5%		22.5	967^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.9%	115	25.0	28.9	24.7	14.5	$20,218	$977	$19,241
Vaughan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 Nichols Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8298	600	48	12.4	18.0%	366 (61.0%)	101 (16.8%)	56 (9.3%)	22 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.8%)	81.7	204^th of 1222 public elementary schools	83.3%		86.4	167^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.5%	37	56.7	63.7	65.0	62.5	$17,981	$420	$17,561
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%)	44.2	629^th of 1222 public elementary schools	48.5%		37.5	719^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.9%	90	34.8	51.1	46.6	33.6	$16,913	$794	$16,119
Varner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4761 Gaydon Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3775	705	57	12.4	60.7%	93 (13.2%)	368 (52.2%)	157 (22.3%)	19 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.4%)	47.6	581^st of 1222 public elementary schools	52.5%		45.8	617^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.2%	36	44.6	49.6	41.6	36.0	$18,612	$716	$17,896
Kemp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	865 Corner Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8158	894	65	13.8	21.5%	391 (43.7%)	316 (35.3%)	89 (10.0%)	28 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.8%)	85.2	177^th of 1222 public elementary schools	85.5%		89.3	132^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	89.3%	45	73.9	67.4	65.4	55.2	$16,458	$496	$15,961
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	948 Williams Lake Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 460-1570	549	46	11.9	70.3%	174 (31.7%)	202 (36.8%)	127 (23.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.1%)	24.7	923^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	24.5%		28.1	873^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	29.5%	50	35.3	26.4	32.2	26.9	$16,107	$644	$15,462
Miles Ahead Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	4665 Macland Road	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Miles Ahead Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 313-4841	261	23	11.6	46.0%	18 (6.9%)	218 (83.5%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19.6	1001^st of 1222 public elementary schools	18.1%		36.5	729^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.1%	272	34.2	30.8	19.0	19.0	$16,834	$729	$16,104

Cities Near Powder Springs

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marietta	3.43 mi	59	80^th
Hiram	3.73 mi	4	247^th
Austell	4.22 mi	6	205^th
Dallas	4.86 mi	22	161^st
Kennesaw	5.8 mi	16	86^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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