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Norton Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

975^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Norton Park Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Smyrna, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 654 students. The school is part of the Cobb County School District, which is ranked 54th out of 206 school districts in Georgia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norton Park Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, with a ranking between 774 and 1,052 out of 1,200-1,250 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Milestones Assessment is significantly below the Cobb County and Georgia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16.7% of 3rd graders at Norton Park were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.2% in Cobb County and 34.9% statewide. The school's performance in Mathematics is slightly better than in English Language Arts, but still lags behind the district and state averages.

The nearby schools, such as Fair Oaks Elementary, Russell Elementary, and Smyrna Elementary, generally perform better than Norton Park Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates on the Milestones Assessment. However, some of these nearby schools, like Fair Oaks and Milford Elementary, also have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, similar to Norton Park. The highest-performing school in the area, King Springs Elementary, has significantly lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to Norton Park and the other nearby schools.

643

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,973

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3041 Gray Rd SE
Smyrna, GA 30082

(678) 842-5833

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Norton Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Griffin Middle School
High:	Campbell High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.7%

African American:

28.1%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg49%

Georgia avg42%

975^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

58^th of 64Elementary Schools in the Cobb County

54^th of 206Cobb 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
2025	21.8	975 of 1238	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	916 of 1248	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	774 of 1242	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	915 of 1244	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	972 of 1214	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	785 of 1234	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	917 of 1209	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.4	892 of 1205	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	1003 of 1233	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	960 of 1240	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	1039 of 1231	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	1011 of 1225	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.4	976 of 1201	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	1057 of 1212	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	1058 of 1183	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.8	1008 of 1133	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	1021 of 1134	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.4	1058 of 1125	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	1048 of 1101	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-13 vs state

English Language Arts20%-19 vs state

Science16%-28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

It is mind boggling the negligence of this school. How many times does a school "forget" to put a kid in ASP. Just awful. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, January 21, 2016

I think the rating of this school on this website is very unfair and does not tell the story. We pulled our daughter out of a local charter school to come here, and I am so glad we did. I'm giving it 5 stars for the level of excellence and commitment we have experienced here. Please at least visit the school, meet Mr. Mosely (the principal) who's delightful, and judge for yourself. Our family is proud to be part of this school. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 7, 2016

We love Norton Park. Our child began the 2nd grade this year, and she is thriving. The leadership at this school is great (Mr. Mosely is an amazingly caring and approachable principal), her teachers are wonderful and we're so happy with our decision. The other parents I encounter love this school.

The test scores and the online ratings do not tell the story of this school and I encourage anyone who is zoned for Norton Park to at least come in and take a tour before they decide to send their child to an alternative school. Close Quote

Schools Near Norton Park Elementary School

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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
Norton Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3041 Gray Rd SE	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-5833	643	63	10.1	100.0%	33 (5.1%)	181 (28.1%)	390 (60.7%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	21.8	975^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.2%		25.9	916^th of 1248 public elementary schools	26.6%	59	16.7	21.1	20.8	31.7	40.9	23.8	15.8	$20,973	$919	$20,054
Belmont Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Glendale Pl SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6810	267	33	8.0	100.0%	10 (3.7%)	44 (16.5%)	201 (75.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	19.9	997^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.5%		32.2	803^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	35.7%	194	17.9	17.6	15.6	25.6	44.1	24.4	20.0	$25,908	$854	$25,054
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
International Academy of Smyrna	Public, Charter	K-5	2144 S Cobb Dr SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- International Academy of Smyrna	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 370-0980	328	28	11.7	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	206 (62.8%)	98 (29.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	33.8	778^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.2%		32	809^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.2%	31	22.2	36.2	47.5	35.6	21.3	30.0	25.0	$16,103	$1,545	$14,558
Birney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	775 Smyrna Powder Springs Rd	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6824	725	67	10.8	100.0%	20 (2.8%)	296 (40.8%)	351 (48.4%)	15 (2.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	33.7	781^st of 1238 public elementary schools	36.9%		31.6	818^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.5%	37	26.1	35.8	28.6	28.6	50.0	30.4	23.2	$20,706	$875	$19,832
Russell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3920 S Hurt Rd SW	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 437-5937	568	53	10.6	94.9%	40 (7.0%)	195 (34.3%)	296 (52.1%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	25.5	920^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.7%		31.2	826^th of 1248 public elementary schools	33.8%	94	19.0	26.7	34.1	22.8	31.1	25.3	29.7	$19,402	$810	$18,592
Smyrna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1099 Fleming St SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6741	870	72	12.1	58.7%	187 (21.5%)	317 (36.4%)	264 (30.3%)	25 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (8.0%)	58	462^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	62.7%		55.8	494^th of 1248 public elementary schools	60.4%	32	43.2	39.7	49.3	43.8	50.4	40.7	39.9	$17,317	$351	$16,966
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
Green Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Gober Ave SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6905	584	61	9.6	94.5%	30 (5.1%)	67 (11.5%)	469 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	16.7	1052^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.6	1127^th of 1248 public elementary schools	9.7%	75	11.8	22.8	20.8	15.8	39.1	14.3	19.5	$20,837	$962	$19,875
King Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1041 Reed Rd SE	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 842-6944	1,101	81	13.5	26.1%	494 (44.9%)	322 (29.2%)	122 (11.1%)	62 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (9.1%)	87.5	156^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.4%		88	154^th of 1248 public elementary schools	87.7%	2	53.4	68.5	63.5	58.6	71.2	62.8	60.8	$16,042	$352	$15,690

Frequently Asked Questions about Norton Park Elementary School

How many students attend Norton Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Norton Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Norton Park Elementary School?

Students at Norton Park Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 28% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Norton Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Norton Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Griffin Middle School
High : Campbell High School

Is Norton Park Elementary School a good school?

Norton Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Norton Park Elementary School in?

Cobb County

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