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Norton Park Elementary School

Q: Is Norton Park Elementary School a good school?

Norton Park Elementary School ranks 775 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

775^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Norton Park Elementary School in Smyrna, GA, serves approximately 643 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Cobb County school district, and it has made impressive strides this year, jumping from the 21st to the 37th percentile in statewide rankings—its best showing in three years.

The most exciting news for parents is the school's dramatic academic gains, especially in upper elementary grades. Fifth grade math proficiency soared by 14.3 percentage points (from 23.8% to 38.1%), bringing the school within striking distance of the state average. Fifth grade science saw an even bigger leap, climbing 17.9 points to 33.7% proficiency—the highest among eight nearby schools serving similar high-poverty populations. In fact, within that group of demographically similar schools (including Fair Oaks, Russell, Milford, and Green Acres), Norton Park ranks 2nd in 5th grade math and 1st in 5th grade science. The school also stands out for its strong performance with Hispanic students, who rank in the 55th percentile statewide—a notable bright spot. Chronic absenteeism has dropped for five straight years, falling to 20.1%, the largest single-year decline in recent data.

Norton Park invests heavily in its students, spending $20,973 per pupil and maintaining a favorable 10.1:1 student-teacher ratio—lower than nearby Smyrna Elementary (12.1:1) and King Springs Elementary (13.5:1). While the school still trails higher-income neighbors like King Springs, it is outperforming most schools with similar demographics. The biggest area for growth remains English Language Learner support, where students rank in the 15th percentile statewide. With 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Norton Park faces real challenges—but this year's momentum in math, science, and attendance suggests the school is on an upward path worth watching.

643

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,973

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

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: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg53%

Georgia avg47%

775^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th 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	33.8	775 of 1222	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.8	975 of 1238	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	912 of 1236	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	769 of 1223	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	906 of 1220	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	646 of 829	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	724 of 892	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.2	295 of 879	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	227 of 870	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	345 of 876	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	182 of 215	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	243 of 317	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	196 of 304	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	242 of 286	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	197 of 283	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	773 of 1189	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.9	996 of 1224	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	942 of 1223	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	807 of 1212	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	897 of 1206	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	226 of 504	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.2	439 of 583	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	453 of 565	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	420 of 535	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	445 of 516	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	720 of 1186	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	933 of 1225	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	864 of 1220	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	708 of 1210	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	899 of 1209	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	406 of 565	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	314 of 487	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	338 of 415	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics37%-11 vs state

Science34%-10 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

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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	Directly certified (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
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	32.5%	33 (5.1%)	181 (28.1%)	390 (60.7%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	33.8	775^th of 1222 public elementary schools	36.6%		21.8	975^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.2%	200	35.1	36.7	38.1	33.7	$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	26.2%	10 (3.7%)	44 (16.5%)	201 (75.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	32	804^th of 1222 public elementary schools	34.2%		19.9	997^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.5%	193	59.5	36.2	18.4	13.2	$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	37.8%	16 (4.7%)	58 (17.1%)	248 (73.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	26	893^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	26.9%		24.6	932^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	24.7%	39	33.4	31.6	34.4	25.9	$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	32.3%	3 (0.9%)	206 (62.8%)	98 (29.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	27.6	869^th of 1222 public elementary schools	28.9%		33.8	778^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.2%	91	28.1	39.0	23.3	36.6	$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	35.4%	20 (2.8%)	296 (40.8%)	351 (48.4%)	15 (2.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	30.9	821^st of 1222 public elementary schools	32.8%		33.7	781^st of 1238 public elementary schools	36.9%	40	28.7	44.1	40.2	22.7	$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	20.8%	40 (7.0%)	195 (34.3%)	296 (52.1%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	25.3	903^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	26.1%		25.5	920^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.7%	17	27.1	32.8	36.0	27.0	$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	22.3%	187 (21.5%)	317 (36.4%)	264 (30.3%)	25 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (8.0%)	58.4	450^th of 1222 public elementary schools	63.2%		58	462^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	62.7%	12	52.8	53.4	42.5	44.7	$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	27.0%	17 (4.4%)	116 (29.8%)	240 (61.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	40.1	671^st of 1222 public elementary schools	45.1%		30.1	833^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	32.7%	162	52.9	51.8	26.6	20.0	$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	27.9%	30 (5.1%)	67 (11.5%)	469 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	24.1	936^th of 1222 public elementary schools	23.4%		16.7	1052^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.0%	116	37.0	29.7	28.3	24.8	$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	9.6%	494 (44.9%)	322 (29.2%)	122 (11.1%)	62 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (9.1%)	83.7	189^th of 1222 public elementary schools	84.5%		87.5	156^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.4%	33	63.0	69.3	58.9	63.4	$16,042	$352	$15,690

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

How many students attend Norton Park Elementary School?

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

Is Norton Park Elementary School a good school?

Norton Park Elementary School ranks 775^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Norton Park Elementary School in?

Cobb County

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