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Elementary Schools in Marietta City

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

DistrictMarietta City45^th of 202 Georgia districtsFull district overview →

Schools

3,970

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMarietta Center for Advanced Academics4^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Park Street Elementary School up 155 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Park Street Elementary School 8.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Marietta City is home to 8 elementary schools serving grades PK-5 (with Marietta Center for Advanced Academics serving grades 3-5), ranging in enrollment from 268 to 734 students, and the district overall ranks in the 78th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating.

This district presents a striking two-tier picture. At the top, Marietta Center for Advanced Academics has been Georgia's #4 school for three straight years, with 94-99% math proficiency and just 1.9% chronic absenteeism. West Side Elementary School is the standout neighborhood school, jumping from rank 43 to rank 9 in a single year—now in the 99th percentile with 86-94% math proficiency. Meanwhile, A.L. Burruss Elementary School quietly earns 4 stars (79th percentile) despite a higher poverty rate than the top two, making it a model for closing gaps. At the other end, Lockheed Elementary School (rank 964, 1 star) and Park Street Elementary School (rank 711, 2 stars) struggle significantly—Lockheed's 5th-grade math proficiency is just 22.5%, and Park Street has the district's highest chronic absenteeism at 22.4%.

The most telling patterns involve resources and attendance, not spending. Sawyer Road Elementary School spends the most per student ($23,370) and has the lowest student-teacher ratio (9.1:1), yet ranks only in the 60th percentile—while West Side spends the least ($17,883) and achieves top-10 status. Chronic absenteeism is a powerful predictor: schools below 10% absenteeism all rank in the top 60th percentile or better, while those above 16% all fall below that mark. Hickory Hills Elementary School shows an unusual 13.9-point drop in 5th-grade science proficiency (to 27.2%) despite stable math scores, and Dunleith Elementary School deserves credit for a remarkable 312-position climb over three years. For parents, the takeaway is clear: the top two schools are exceptional, but the gap between them and the rest of the district is enormous—and factors like attendance and school culture appear to matter far more than dollars spent.

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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%)	70.6	318^th of 1222 public elementary schools	74.0%		66.4	371^st of 1238 public elementary schools	70.0%	53	54.1	58.2	52.3	54.6	$20,844	$571	$20,274
Lockheed Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 Merritt Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3196	734	78	9.4	90.1%	37 (5.0%)	248 (33.8%)	416 (56.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.0%)	21.3	966^th of 1222 public elementary schools	20.9%		18.4	1022^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	17.4%	56	35.2	36.2	22.5	18.0	$20,920	$458	$20,461
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%)	37.2	712^th of 1222 public elementary schools	41.7%		28.4	867^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.0%	155	29.9	39.4	45.6	35.4	$22,786	$856	$21,930
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%)	76.7	251^st of 1222 public elementary schools	79.5%		78	254^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.5%	3	60.3	62.5	55.2	56.0	$19,847	$289	$19,558
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%)	98.7	9^th of 1222 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.5	16^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.7%	7	91.0	94.2	86.3	81.3	$17,883	$315	$17,568
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%)	55.4	493^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	59.7%		61.8	416^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.4%	77	53.8	52.3	53.1	27.2	$20,591	$765	$19,826
Sawyer Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Sawyer Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-9923	533	58	9.1	82.9%	53 (9.9%)	165 (31.0%)	278 (52.2%)	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	55.7	487^th of 1222 public elementary schools	60.1%		48.2	589^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.4%	102	52.5	47.9	48.1	39.5	$23,370	$582	$22,788
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%)	99.3	4^th of 1222 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.6	4^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.7%		94.4	98.8	97.7	84.1	$19,256	$234	$19,022

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cobb County	0.69 mi	112	58^th
Department of Juvenile Justice	1.21 mi	32
State Specialty Schools II- International Academy of Smyrna	1.55 mi	1	151^st
Douglas County	3.52 mi	35	110^th
State Specialty Schools II- Amana Academy West Atlanta	4.42 mi	1	7^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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