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Mount Bethel Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

19^th

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of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Mount Bethel Elementary School in Marietta, GA, serves 898 students in grades PK-5 and is one of the highest-performing elementary schools in Georgia, ranking 19th out of 1,219 schools statewide (98th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year.

Mount Bethel's academic results are exceptional across the board. In the most recent testing cycle, math proficiency rates were 87.6% (3rd grade), 91.5% (4th grade), and 80.2% (5th grade)—far exceeding the Cobb County district averages of 53.6%, 56.7%, and 52.8%, respectively. The 4th grade math score is the highest among all nearby schools, including Tritt Elementary (84.3%) and Sope Creek Elementary (89.0%). Science proficiency in 5th grade reached 81.7%, nearly double the state average. What truly sets Mount Bethel apart is its consistency across all student groups: the school ranks in the 97th percentile or higher for male, female, Hispanic, Asian, and special education students. Notably, male students rank 7th statewide (99th percentile), and Hispanic students also rank 7th statewide—an extraordinary achievement. Special education students rank 12th statewide (97th percentile), showing the school effectively supports diverse learning needs.

Mount Bethel also excels at keeping students in class. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 3.2%, compared to 14.2% for the district and 17.7% statewide. This is a dramatic improvement from 7.3% in 2021-2022. The contrast with nearby Brumby Elementary—just 4 miles away—is stark: Brumby has a 25.7% chronic absenteeism rate and ranks in the 20th percentile statewide. Mount Bethel's per-student spending of $16,389 is actually lower than Brumby's $19,035, yet the outcomes are vastly different. The school's decade-long stability—never ranking below 30th statewide since 2015—points to strong leadership and sustainable systems rather than a one-year fluke. For parents seeking a school with top-tier academics, inclusive support for all learners, and excellent attendance, Mount Bethel is a standout choice.

898

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,389

Per pupil spending ?

7.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1210 Johnson Ferry Rd
Marietta, GA 30068

(770) 578-7248

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Mount Bethel Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dickerson Middle School
High:	Walton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.9%

Asian:

18.7%

Hispanic:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (85% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cobb County

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg53%

Georgia avg47%

19^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 64Elementary Schools in the Cobb County

58^th of 202Cobb 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
2026	98.1	19 of 1222	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	19 of 1238	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	12 of 1236	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	11 of 1223	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	15 of 1220	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	13 of 1214	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	18 of 1234	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	17 of 1209	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	98.3	19 of 1205	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	97.4	30 of 1233	97.6%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	20 of 1240	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	14 of 1231	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.4	21 of 1225	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	89.1	12 of 1201	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	25 of 1212	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	90.3	17 of 1183	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	92.9	7 of 1133	99.4%	★★★★★
2008	92.4	8 of 1134	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	91.6	14 of 1125	98.8%	★★★★★
2006	91.0	9 of 1101	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	7 of 107	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	78.2	11 of 120	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	6 of 121	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	6 of 115	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	3 of 106	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	96.9	31 of 1189	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	27 of 1224	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	11 of 1223	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	6 of 1212	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	29 of 1206	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	7 of 504	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	7 of 1186	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	98.2	16 of 1225	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	13 of 1220	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	21 of 1210	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	7 of 1209	99.4%	★★★★★

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	89.8	3 of 36	91.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	96.6	12 of 466	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	9 of 565	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	11 of 487	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	6 of 455	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	2 of 415	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	38 of 703	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	92.1	34 of 769	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	23 of 772	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	25 of 775	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	25 of 779	96.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Migrant (2022)92nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics86%+38 vs state

Science82%+37 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, October 1, 2017

This school treats students who have special needs very poorly. They administration had no clue about behavior modification and actually made my son's behavior increase in frequency and intensity due to their incompetence. If you have a child who has any type of special need or behavior this is not the school for you. Close Quote

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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
Mount Bethel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Johnson Ferry Rd	Marietta	30068	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-7248	898	66	13.5	7.1%	592 (65.9%)	16 (1.8%)	75 (8.4%)	168 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.2%)	98.1	19^th of 1222 public elementary schools	98.4%		98.3	19^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.5%		87.6	91.5	80.2	81.7	$16,389	$318	$16,071
East Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3850 Roswell Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-7200	1,072	71	15.0	8.7%	599 (55.9%)	48 (4.5%)	81 (7.6%)	286 (26.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.3%)	97.5	28^th of 1222 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.9	42^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	96.6%	14	85.8	83.9	85.3	77.3	$14,530	$405	$14,126
Timber Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Timber Ridge Rd	Marietta	30068	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 642-5621	529	40	13.3	7.6%	339 (64.1%)	34 (6.4%)	50 (9.5%)	76 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	95.9	55^th of 1222 public elementary schools	95.5%		98.3	18^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.5%	37	81.7	86.5	79.6	69.4	$16,605	$399	$16,206
Tritt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4435 Post Oak Tritt Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 642-5630	804	60	13.4	9.2%	599 (74.5%)	40 (5.0%)	60 (7.5%)	44 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	98.2	16^th of 1222 public elementary schools	98.7%		98.2	22^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	98.2%	6	85.9	84.3	86.1	86.7	$16,345	$515	$15,830
Murdock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 Murdock Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 509-5071	847	62	13.7	11.5%	459 (54.2%)	63 (7.4%)	89 (10.5%)	167 (19.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.9%)	95.8	57^th of 1222 public elementary schools	95.3%		97.4	32^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	97.4%	25	81.1	74.8	82.3	78.6	$15,839	$418	$15,421
Eastvalley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	380 Holt Rd NE	Marietta	30068	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-7214	679	56	12.2	42.1%	272 (40.1%)	108 (15.9%)	187 (27.5%)	55 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.2%)	78.4	237^th of 1222 public elementary schools	80.6%		68.9	339^th of 1238 public elementary schools	72.6%	102	66.4	49.5	68.1	59.8	$17,981	$318	$17,664
Sope Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3320 Paper Mill Rd SE	Marietta	30067	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 916-7085	1,104	76	14.5	9.1%	600 (54.3%)	62 (5.6%)	94 (8.5%)	276 (25.0%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.5%)	97.9	22^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.7	29^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.7%	7	83.1	89.0	90.6	78.4	$14,446	$359	$14,087
Ison Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8261 Ison Rd	Sandy Springs	30350	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4020	433	40	10.8	—	25 (5.8%)	206 (47.6%)	153 (35.3%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	39	685^th of 1222 public elementary schools	43.9%		44.2	634^th of 1238 public elementary schools	48.8%	51	43.3	49.5	29.3	31.6	$21,587	$1,134	$20,453
Brumby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	815 Terrell Mill Rd SE	Marietta	30067	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 916-7070	963	89	10.7	78.3%	83 (8.6%)	522 (54.2%)	277 (28.8%)	20 (2.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.8%)	20.5	983^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	19.6%		16.4	1060^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.4%	77	40.4	32.7	14.0	14.7	$19,035	$862	$18,173
Woodland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Spalding Dr	Sandy Springs	30350	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-5890	851	63	13.5	46.5%	70 (8.2%)	314 (36.9%)	156 (18.3%)	255 (30.0%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.5%)	77.6	246^th of 1222 public elementary schools	79.9%		78.6	250^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.8%	4	59.1	65.4	52.8	59.5	$16,864	$861	$16,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Bethel Elementary School

What district is Mount Bethel Elementary School in?

Cobb County

Is Mount Bethel Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Mount Bethel Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 19^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Mount Bethel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 898 students attended Mount Bethel Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Mount Bethel Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mount Bethel Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dickerson Middle School
High : Walton High School

What is the racial makeup of Mount Bethel Elementary School?

Students at Mount Bethel Elementary School are 66% White, 19% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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