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Sope Creek Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Sope Creek Elementary School in Marietta, GA, is a large PK–5 public school in the Cobb County district, serving 1,104 students and earning a 5-star rating every year for the past decade.

Sope Creek is one of Georgia's top-performing elementary schools, ranking 22nd out of 1,219 schools statewide (98th percentile). Its math scores are exceptional: 83% of 3rd graders, 89% of 4th graders, and 91% of 5th graders are proficient—roughly 40–46 percentage points above state averages. Science proficiency (78%) also outpaces the state by 34 points. The school's success extends across all student groups, including a top-10 statewide ranking for Hispanic students and strong results for special education students. Attendance is a standout strength: only 2.8% of students are chronically absent, compared to 14.2% districtwide and 17.7% statewide—a rate that has dropped 73% since 2021–2022. Notably, Sope Creek achieves these results while spending less per student ($14,446) than every nearby school, including Mount Bethel Elementary ($16,389) and Heards Ferry Elementary ($17,550).

The contrast with its nearest neighbor is striking. Brumby Elementary, just 0.37 miles away, ranks 981st statewide with only 14% of 5th graders proficient in math and a 25.7% chronic absenteeism rate—despite spending $4,589 more per student. Meanwhile, Sope Creek's closest competitive peers—Mount Bethel and Heards Ferry—rank in the top 20 statewide, though Sope Creek surpasses Mount Bethel in 5th grade math (91% vs. 80%). With a decade of never ranking below the 96th percentile, Sope Creek demonstrates that consistent excellence, efficient resource use, and near-universal attendance can go hand in hand.

1,104

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,446

Per pupil spending ?

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3320 Paper Mill Rd SE
Marietta, GA 30067

(770) 916-7085

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Sope Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dickerson Middle School
High:	Walton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.3%

Asian:

25.0%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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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%

22^nd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	97.9	22 of 1222	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.7	29 of 1238	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	47 of 1236	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	24 of 1223	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	12 of 1220	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	11 of 1214	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	23 of 1234	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	19 of 1209	98.4%	★★★★★
2017	98.5	15 of 1205	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	97.8	25 of 1233	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	98.4	17 of 1240	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	85.9	49 of 1231	96.0%	★★★★★
2013	85.6	62 of 1225	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	87.2	42 of 1201	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.1	60 of 1212	95.0%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	55 of 1183	95.4%	★★★★★
2009	90.0	37 of 1133	96.7%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	24 of 1134	97.9%	★★★★★
2007	90.0	30 of 1125	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	89.1	35 of 1101	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	12 of 107	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	14 of 120	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	20 of 121	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	30 of 115	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	7 of 106	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	97.7	21 of 1189	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.8	23 of 1224	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	35 of 1223	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	21 of 1212	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	18 of 1206	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	8 of 504	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	97.2	23 of 1186	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	96.7	34 of 1225	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	57 of 1220	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	28 of 1210	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	11 of 1209	99.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	7 of 56	87.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	41 of 466	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	82.9	59 of 565	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	49 of 487	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	24 of 455	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	17 of 415	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	49 of 703	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.0	36 of 769	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	79 of 772	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	35 of 775	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	14 of 779	98.2%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)89th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics87%+40 vs state

Science78%+34 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Monday, January 9, 2023

I love teaching here. The staff and students are amazing. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

This is a wonderful school. The teachers are wonderful, the new principal is great and the kids seem to be flourishing. There is a very active Foundation that makes sure the school is able to accomplish goals underfunded by the county, e.g., a new library. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, July 5, 2014

We moved from a "top rated" school in Smyrna.We are so blessed to be at Sope Creek where the kids are respected and call it their "happy place". This school is night and day in comparison to their prior school. The kids grades are wonderful and they finally love to go to school and learn! We are privileged to be a part of Sope Creek! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 30, 2014

If you are a parent obsessively scouring the internet for information about public schools, I am writing this for you. Good parents agonize over every tidbit of data, ranking, test score, demographic, and unfortunately, “review” they can find. Intuitively, we all know online reviews are of dubious value. It doesn’t take much experience to know (1) some people cannot be satisfied, and (2) the most vocal reviewers tend to be disgruntled. So, with that, I come to my thoughts about Sope Creek, which I hazard are shared by the great majority of parents. Look at the data, come visit the school, talk to people, see for yourself. Sope Creek is an excellent school. The faculty and administration are intelligent, responsive, caring, and dedicated. The curriculum is challenging and enriching. Our children attend school with well behaved, engaged kids. The list of parent volunteers in our daughter’s class was pages long. We have no doubt our children will be well prepared for the rigors of Dickerson Middle and Walton High School. My wife and I are well educated professionals. We could have paid for private school, but with public schools like these in East Cobb, for us it was a no-brainer. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, March 18, 2013

Unfriendly and disrespectful administration, teachers and staff. We had horrible experience at sope creek. They don't care about children and treat the parents with disrespect. Please stay away Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, April 13, 2012

My 3rd child is approaching the last year of going through Sope Creek, and I am so glad this has been our school! The administration and staff have been professional, helpful, and accessible. I believe they have all received a quality education because the teachers really care about the kids and are skilled in their profession. My children have loved this school! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 22, 2011

Very sterile and unfriendly. Principal is aloof, unapproachable, and seems unconcerned about children. Test scores down in recent years. 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/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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Sedalia Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 Lower Roswell Rd	Marietta	30068	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 509-5162	634	51	12.5	67.4%	137 (21.6%)	204 (32.2%)	239 (37.7%)	17 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.5%)	45.1	615^th of 1222 public elementary schools	49.7%		41.3	670^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.9%	55	47.3	48.1	34.6		36.7	$17,582	$803	$16,779
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
Heards Ferry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6151 Powers Ferry Rd	Sandy Springs	30339	Cobb County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-6190	699	51	13.6	10.9%	478 (68.4%)	76 (10.9%)	62 (8.9%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.7%)	98.4	13^th of 1222 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.5	15^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.8%	2	90.9	92.7	84.9		78.3	$17,550	$511	$17,039
Powers Ferry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	403 Powers Ferry Rd SE	Marietta	30067	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 578-7936	475	38	12.4	90.3%	55 (11.6%)	130 (27.4%)	271 (57.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	14.6	1087^th of 1222 public elementary schools	11.0%		23.2	958^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.6%	129	18.8	26.3	26.3		20.0	$18,991	$707	$18,284
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
Amana Academy West Atlanta	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Lake Park Drive SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Amana Academy West Atlanta	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 331-9351	215	19	11.6	34.4%	30 (14.0%)	154 (71.6%)	16 (7.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	85.9	168^th of 1222 public elementary schools	86.3%		80.6	227^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.7%	59	81.1	77.5	53.7	57.2	56.1	$17,823	$440	$17,383
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
Argyle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2420 Spring Rd SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6800	333	40	8.3	99.1%	8 (2.4%)	112 (33.6%)	196 (58.9%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	35.6	745^th of 1222 public elementary schools	39.0%		27.3	885^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.5%	140	33.9	53.3	33.3		26.7	$26,471	$877	$25,594

Frequently Asked Questions about Sope Creek Elementary School

What district is Sope Creek Elementary School in?

Cobb County

Is Sope Creek Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Sope Creek Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 22^nd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sope Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sope Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dickerson Middle School
High : Walton High School

What is the racial makeup of Sope Creek Elementary School?

Students at Sope Creek Elementary School are 54% White, 25% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sope Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,104 students attended Sope Creek Elementary School.

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