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North Cobb High School

Q: Is North Cobb High School a good school?

North Cobb High School ranks 85 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 81% of Georgia high schools

Summary

North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, GA, is a large public high school serving 2,463 students in grades 9–12 within the Cobb County School District. The school has earned a consistent 4-star rating for a decade, currently ranking 85th out of 455 Georgia high schools, and its 93.5% graduation rate comfortably exceeds both district (89.2%) and state (87.2%) averages.

North Cobb’s standout strengths are in science and social studies. In Biology, 62.5% of students scored proficient—well above the state average of 47.2%—and in U.S. History, 57.8% scored proficient versus just 38.5% statewide. These results are competitive with higher-ranked nearby schools like Allatoona High School and Kell High School. The school also excels with specific student groups: English Language Learners rank in the 86th percentile statewide, and African American and special education students rank in the 89th and 83rd percentiles, respectively. However, Algebra I remains a persistent challenge—only 43.4% of students are proficient, a 16-point gap versus the district and below nearly every comparable school, including Kennesaw Mountain High School (66.4%) and Harrison High School (75.5%).

Chronic absenteeism has improved steadily from 25.0% to 18.0% over four years, though it remains slightly above the state average. Per-student spending has risen to $13,733, yet schools spending less, like Harrison and Hillgrove High School, achieve stronger overall outcomes—suggesting resources alone don’t drive results. With about half of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, North Cobb’s science and history instruction clearly transcends socioeconomic factors, while math achievement points to instructional priorities worth examining. Overall, this is a solid mid-tier school with genuine strengths in serving diverse learners and a clear opportunity for growth in Algebra I.

2,463

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,733

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 Old 41 Hwy NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144

(770) 975-6685

District: Cobb County

Feeder schools for North Cobb High School:

Elementary:	Acworth Elementary School
	Baker Elementary School
	Big Shanty Elementary School
	Kennesaw Elementary School
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	McCall Primary School
Middle:	Awtrey Middle School
	Barber Middle School
	Palmer Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.9%

White:

27.2%

Hispanic:

22.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (55% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Georgia high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg58%

Georgia avg45%

85^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 17High 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	66.0	85 of 457	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.9	100 of 451	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	89 of 454	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	63 of 448	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	105 of 431	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	83 of 410	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	101 of 438	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	95 of 428	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	63.5	85 of 420	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	65.0	82 of 426	80.8%	★★★★☆
2015	65.0	81 of 435	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	70.3	75 of 425	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	71.6	77 of 425	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	55 of 396	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	77.7	57 of 402	85.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.2	112 of 384	70.8%	★★★★☆
2009	66.6	100 of 372	73.1%	★★★★☆
2008	63.1	125 of 370	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.4	90 of 358	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	63.3	98 of 335	70.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	43 of 377	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	56 of 391	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	58 of 382	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	33 of 384	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	58 of 372	84.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	57 of 83	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	57 of 84	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	64 of 83	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	69 of 82	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	24 of 173	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	32.4	124 of 180	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	42 of 159	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	32 of 141	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	3 of 102	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	79 of 431	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	92 of 438	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	75 of 435	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	67 of 433	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	80 of 430	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	67 of 299	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	57.2	89 of 312	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	63 of 315	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	48 of 308	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	63 of 295	78.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	91 of 436	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	103 of 442	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	96 of 436	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	65 of 436	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	104 of 427	75.6%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.0	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	34 of 123	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	67.7	47 of 149	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	83 of 158	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	56 of 141	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	54 of 126	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	58 of 339	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	59 of 347	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	62 of 344	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	48 of 343	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	35 of 331	89.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	82 of 334	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.0	90 of 341	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	67 of 346	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	55 of 343	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	84 of 339	75.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)89th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)86th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Migrant (2026)50th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology62%+15 vs state

United States History58%+19 vs state

Algebra I43%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Cobb High School	Public	9-12	3400 Old 41 Hwy NW	Kennesaw	30144	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6685	2,463	145	16.9	49.9%	669 (27.2%)	959 (38.9%)	563 (22.9%)	102 (4.1%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	159 (6.5%)	66	85^th of 457 public high schools	81.4%		65.9	100^th of 451 public high schools	77.8%	15	43.4	62.5	57.8	$13,733	$466	$13,267
Kennesaw Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1898 Kennesaw Due West Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8190	1,695	109	15.4	40.6%	566 (33.4%)	535 (31.6%)	335 (19.8%)	152 (9.0%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	100 (5.9%)	81.1	39^th of 457 public high schools	91.5%		80.9	46^th of 451 public high schools	89.8%	7	66.4	73.4	59.5	$14,708	$388	$14,320
Allatoona High School	Public	9-12	3300 Dallas Acworth Hwy NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6503	1,560	98	15.9	29.4%	881 (56.5%)	298 (19.1%)	236 (15.1%)	55 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	85 (5.4%)	71.9	61^st of 457 public high schools	86.7%		78.7	51^st of 451 public high schools	88.7%	10	53.7	60.7	64.1	$14,230	$329	$13,901
Harrison High School	Public	9-12	4500 Due West Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8104	2,224	119	18.6	16.0%	1,489 (67.0%)	308 (13.8%)	206 (9.3%)	103 (4.6%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	110 (4.9%)	86.5	22^nd of 457 public high schools	95.2%		88.1	25^th of 451 public high schools	94.5%	3	75.5	78.3	66.2	$12,550	$425	$12,125
Etowah High School	Public	9-12	6565 Putnam Ford Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3120	2,393	149	16.1	34.3%	1,301 (54.4%)	291 (12.2%)	598 (25.0%)	70 (2.9%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (5.5%)	68.1	77^th of 457 public high schools	83.2%		75.1	62^nd of 451 public high schools	86.3%	15	49.9	65.4	50.0	$12,779	$382	$12,397
Marietta High School	Public	9-12	1171 Whitlock Ave SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 428-2631	2,526	176	14.3	56.7%	539 (21.3%)	848 (33.6%)	1,003 (39.7%)	29 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	100 (4.0%)	56.3	131^st of 457 public high schools	71.3%		50.3	165^th of 451 public high schools	63.4%	34	51.3	55.6	38.6	$16,079	$518	$15,561
Woodstock High School	Public	9-12	2010 Towne Lake Hills South Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3000	2,006	124	16.1	33.8%	1,112 (55.4%)	252 (12.6%)	462 (23.0%)	47 (2.3%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (6.4%)	69.3	69^th of 457 public high schools	84.9%		76.2	60^th of 451 public high schools	86.7%	9	54.5	69.5	55.4	$12,118	$399	$11,719
Kell High School	Public	9-12	4770 Lee Waters Rd	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 494-7844	1,587	92	17.2	43.2%	682 (43.0%)	393 (24.8%)	360 (22.7%)	43 (2.7%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (6.5%)	73.8	57^th of 457 public high schools	87.5%		78.1	52^nd of 451 public high schools	88.5%	5	56.3	63.8	64.7	$13,530	$397	$13,133
Hillgrove High School	Public	9-12	4165 Luther Ward Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 331-3961	2,282	125	18.2	30.3%	890 (39.0%)	822 (36.0%)	360 (15.8%)	79 (3.5%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	124 (5.4%)	79.4	40^th of 457 public high schools	91.2%		83	41^st of 451 public high schools	90.9%	1	67.1	69.8	56.8	$12,833	$380	$12,452
Sprayberry High School	Public	9-12	2525 Sandy Plains Rd	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-3200	1,769	105	16.8	48.6%	537 (30.4%)	521 (29.5%)	490 (27.7%)	111 (6.3%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	98 (5.5%)	56	133^rd of 457 public high schools	70.9%		68	90^th of 451 public high schools	80.0%	43	41.8	46.1	57.7	$13,848	$383	$13,465

Frequently Asked Questions about North Cobb High School

What schools feed into North Cobb High School?

North Cobb High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Acworth Elementary School
Elementary : Baker Elementary School
Elementary : Big Shanty Elementary School
Elementary : Kennesaw Elementary School
Elementary : McCall Primary School
Middle : Awtrey Middle School
Middle : Barber Middle School
Middle : Palmer Middle School

How many students attend North Cobb High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,463 students attended North Cobb High School.

What district is North Cobb High School in?

Cobb County

Is North Cobb High School a good school?

North Cobb High School ranks 85^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Cobb High School?

Students at North Cobb High School are 39% African American, 27% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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