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Compton Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1079^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Compton Elementary School in Powder Springs, GA, serves approximately 593 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Cobb County School District, and it currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking in the 11th percentile statewide.

Compton faces significant academic challenges, with math and science proficiency rates running roughly 25–30 percentage points below district and state averages. For example, only about 25% of 3rd graders and 29% of 4th graders are proficient in math, compared to district averages near 54% and 57%, respectively. Science is a particular concern, with just 14.5% of 5th graders proficient versus 47% districtwide. The school’s performance is notably lower than nearby schools like Kemp Elementary School (85th percentile) and Still Elementary School (77th percentile), though it is similar to Hollydale Elementary School (15th percentile). Subgroup data shows the school serves its female students better than males, and its African American students perform relatively stronger than its Hispanic students, though all groups remain below state averages.

There are encouraging signs worth noting. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 31.6% in 2021-2022 to 13.2% now—below both the district (14.2%) and state (17.7%) averages. The school also invests heavily in students, spending $20,218 per pupil and maintaining a favorable 9.8:1 student-teacher ratio. All students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting high economic need, yet Clarkdale Elementary School—also at 100% free/reduced lunch—ranks in the 51st percentile, showing that high-poverty schools can achieve stronger outcomes. While Compton’s ranking has declined over recent years, its improved attendance and resource commitment provide a foundation for future growth.

593

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,218

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3450 New Macland Rd
Powder Springs, GA 30127

(770) 222-3700

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Compton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tapp Middle School
High:	McEachern High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.7%

Hispanic:

39.0%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (23% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg53%

Georgia avg47%

1,079^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 64Elementary Schools in the Cobb County

58^th of 201Cobb 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	14.9	1079 of 1219	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	967 of 1238	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	949 of 1236	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	904 of 1223	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	879 of 1220	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	887 of 1214	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	911 of 1234	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	951 of 1209	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	898 of 1205	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.2	1022 of 1233	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	1027 of 1240	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.8	1067 of 1231	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	1044 of 1225	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	1033 of 1201	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.5	1129 of 1212	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.2	1117 of 1183	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	1039 of 1133	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	1060 of 1134	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.9	1064 of 1125	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.9	959 of 1101	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	573 of 828	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	424 of 892	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	471 of 879	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	397 of 870	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	445 of 876	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	217 of 317	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	244 of 304	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.5	106 of 286	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	111 of 283	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	1000 of 1186	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	932 of 1224	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	812 of 1223	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	934 of 1212	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	794 of 1206	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	462 of 503	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	472 of 583	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	467 of 565	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	426 of 535	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	364 of 516	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	1083 of 1183	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	992 of 1225	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1038 of 1220	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	884 of 1210	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	909 of 1209	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	367 of 415	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2022)12th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics26%-21 vs state

Science14%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 6, 2022

It's the administration! They are so out of touch and stuck up. Treat the families like they are better then them! 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Compton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 New Macland Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3700	593	60	9.8	100.0%	42 (7.1%)	295 (49.7%)	231 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	14.9	1079^th of 1219 public elementary schools	11.5%		22.5	967^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.9%	112	25.0	28.9	24.7	14.5	$20,218	$977	$19,241
Powder Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4570 Grady Grier Dr	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3746	805	66	12.2	94.8%	62 (7.7%)	495 (61.5%)	169 (21.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.9%)	44.2	628^th of 1219 public elementary schools	48.5%		37.5	719^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.9%	91	34.8	51.1	46.6	33.6	$16,913	$794	$16,119
Varner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4761 Gaydon Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3775	705	57	12.4	60.7%	93 (13.2%)	368 (52.2%)	157 (22.3%)	19 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.4%)	47.6	580^th of 1219 public elementary schools	52.4%		45.8	617^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.2%	37	44.6	49.6	41.6	36.0	$18,612	$716	$17,896
Miles Ahead Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	4665 Macland Road	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Miles Ahead Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 313-4841	261	23	11.6	46.0%	18 (6.9%)	218 (83.5%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19.6	999^th of 1219 public elementary schools	18.0%		36.5	729^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.1%	270	34.2	30.8	19.0	19.0	$16,834	$729	$16,104
Hendricks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5243 Meadows Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2387	538	42	12.9	98.5%	39 (7.2%)	319 (59.3%)	133 (24.7%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.5%)	32.8	786^th of 1219 public elementary schools	35.5%		37.8	715^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.2%	71	32.9	37.1	38.5	32.5	$18,892	$785	$18,107
Clarkdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4725 Ewing Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2422	785	60	13.1	100.0%	38 (4.8%)	383 (48.8%)	313 (39.9%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.7%)	46.5	595^th of 1219 public elementary schools	51.2%		45	628^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.3%	33	54.0	38.5	41.6	37.3	$17,694	$850	$16,844
Dowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 W Sandtown Rd SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 594-8059	898	75	12.0	87.4%	127 (14.1%)	310 (34.5%)	379 (42.2%)	31 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.5%)	34.5	761^st of 1219 public elementary schools	37.6%		39.4	698^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.6%	63	39.0	40.2	34.4	31.8	$17,363	$757	$16,606
Hollydale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Bay Berry Dr SW	Marietta	30008	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 594-8143	526	59	8.8	100.0%	47 (8.9%)	123 (23.4%)	321 (61.0%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	17.6	1035^th of 1219 public elementary schools	15.1%		25	929^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.0%	106	27.0	32.1	23.3	21.5	$22,472	$846	$21,626
Kemp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	865 Corner Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8158	894	65	13.8	21.5%	391 (43.7%)	316 (35.3%)	89 (10.0%)	28 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.8%)	85.2	177^th of 1219 public elementary schools	85.5%		89.3	132^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	89.3%	45	73.9	67.4	65.4	55.2	$16,458	$496	$15,961
Still Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	870 Casteel Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8287	755	62	12.1	32.2%	330 (43.7%)	209 (27.7%)	122 (16.2%)	29 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.5%)	73.9	284^th of 1219 public elementary schools	76.7%		70.8	321^st of 1238 public elementary schools	74.1%	37	64.7	63.8	56.9	44.6	$17,191	$390	$16,800

Frequently Asked Questions about Compton Elementary School

What district is Compton Elementary School in?

Cobb County

What is the racial makeup of Compton Elementary School?

Students at Compton Elementary School are 50% African American, 39% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Compton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Compton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Compton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Compton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tapp Middle School
High : McEachern High School

Is Compton Elementary School a good school?

Compton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Georgia elementary schools.

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