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Milford Elementary School

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Milford Elementary School ranks 670 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

670^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Milford Elementary School in Marietta, GA, serves approximately 389 students in Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Cobb County School District. The school has shown remarkable progress over the past decade, climbing from the 21st percentile in statewide rankings in 2015-2016 to the 45th percentile in 2025-2026—its best performance in nearly ten years.

Milford's greatest strengths lie in its work with specific student groups. The school ranks in the 71st percentile statewide for English Language Learner performance and the 64th percentile for African American students—both significantly higher than its overall ranking. This suggests the school has developed particularly effective strategies for these populations. The school has also made dramatic strides in attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism from 33.4% in 2021-2022 to 16.5% in 2025-2026, now below the state average. With a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1 and per-student spending of $22,204—higher than nearby Russell Elementary and Norton Park Elementary—the school invests heavily in staffing and resources.

However, a significant challenge emerges in 5th grade. While 52.9% of 3rd graders and 51.8% of 4th graders were proficient in math in 2025-2026, only 26.6% of 5th graders reached that level—a gap of over 26 percentage points from the district average. Science proficiency for 5th graders sits at just 20%, well below the district norm. This pattern has persisted for two consecutive years, suggesting a systemic issue in upper elementary grades. When compared to neighbors, Milford outperforms Hollydale Elementary and Green Acres Elementary but trails Fair Oaks Elementary and significantly lags Dunleith Elementary in the Marietta City district, which serves a similar demographic profile yet achieves stronger results across all grade levels. Addressing the 5th-grade drop-off will be key to continuing Milford's upward trajectory.

389

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,204

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2390 Austell Rd SW
Marietta, GA 30008

(678) 842-6966

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Milford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Smitha Middle School
High:	Osborne High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

African American:

29.8%

White:

4.4%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 24 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg53%

Georgia avg47%

670^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th 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	40.0	670 of 1219	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	833 of 1238	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	763 of 1236	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	626 of 1223	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	607 of 1220	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.4	804 of 1214	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	600 of 1234	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.5	877 of 1209	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	857 of 1205	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	972 of 1233	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	948 of 1240	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	977 of 1231	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	1052 of 1225	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	949 of 1201	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	926 of 1212	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.6	1000 of 1183	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.9	875 of 1133	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.1	934 of 1134	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.7	944 of 1125	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	971 of 1101	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	295 of 828	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	294 of 876	66.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	62 of 214	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	42.4	158 of 317	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	131 of 304	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	65 of 286	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	43 of 283	84.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	641 of 1186	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	881 of 1224	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	611 of 1223	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	527 of 1212	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	567 of 1206	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	280 of 503	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.5	516 of 583	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	333 of 565	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	243 of 535	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	176 of 516	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	699 of 1183	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	785 of 1225	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	866 of 1220	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	753 of 1210	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	639 of 1209	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)71st percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics44%-4 vs state

Science20%-24 vs state

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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	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
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%)	40	670^th of 1219 public elementary schools	45.0%		30.1	833^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	32.7%	163	52.9	51.8	26.6	20.0	$22,204	$832	$21,372
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%)	30.9	819^th of 1219 public elementary schools	32.8%		33.7	781^st of 1238 public elementary schools	36.9%	38	28.7	44.1	40.2	22.7	$20,706	$875	$19,832
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%)	26	891^st of 1219 public elementary schools	26.9%		24.6	932^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	24.7%	41	33.4	31.6	34.4	25.9	$24,614	$938	$23,676
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%)	33.8	773^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	36.6%		21.8	975^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.2%	202	35.1	36.7	38.1	33.7	$20,973	$919	$20,054
Dunleith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Saine Dr SW	Marietta	30008	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3190	554	54	10.2	82.9%	30 (5.4%)	248 (44.8%)	246 (44.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	70.6	317^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.0%		66.4	371^st of 1238 public elementary schools	70.0%	54	54.1	58.2	52.3	54.6	$20,844	$571	$20,274
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%)	27.6	866^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.0%		33.8	778^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.2%	88	28.1	39.0	23.3	36.6	$16,103	$1,545	$14,558
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
Fair Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	407 Barber Rd SE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 594-8080	703	74	9.5	100.0%	17 (2.4%)	63 (9.0%)	614 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	46.9	591^st of 1219 public elementary schools	51.5%		33.6	785^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.6%	194	46.2	52.0	38.9	32.7	$20,814	$961	$19,853
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%)	32	802^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	34.2%		19.9	997^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.5%	195	59.5	36.2	18.4	13.2	$25,908	$854	$25,054
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%)	24.1	934^th of 1219 public elementary schools	23.4%		16.7	1052^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.0%	118	37.0	29.7	28.3	24.8	$20,837	$962	$19,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Milford Elementary School

Is Milford Elementary School a good school?

Milford Elementary School ranks 670^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Milford Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Smitha Middle School
High : Osborne High School

How many students attend Milford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Milford Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Milford Elementary School?

Students at Milford Elementary School are 62% Hispanic, 30% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Milford Elementary School in?

Cobb County

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