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Cheatham Hill Elementary School

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Cheatham Hill Elementary School ranks 281 st of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Cheatham Hill Elementary School in Marietta, GA, serves approximately 1,021 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Cobb County School District, and has earned a consistent 4-star rating over the past decade. The school ranks in the 77th percentile statewide (281st out of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools), a slight improvement from last year, and has never dropped below the 74th percentile since 2015-2016. This stability points to strong, sustainable systems rather than a one-year spike. Notably, Cheatham Hill's math and science scores significantly outpace most nearby Cobb County schools—for example, 5th grade math proficiency is 62.2% compared to 26.6% at Milford Elementary and 23.3% at Hollydale Elementary, while 5th grade science (54.5%) is more than double that of several neighbors.

One of the school's most impressive achievements is its performance with African American students, ranking in the top 10% statewide (85th out of 828 schools). Cheatham Hill also shows a strong "growth trajectory," with math proficiency climbing from 49.7% in 3rd grade to 64.1% in 4th and 62.2% in 5th grade—a pattern that contrasts with the state trend of declining scores in upper grades. The school has also cut chronic absenteeism from 17.0% to 8.1% over four years, now less than half the state rate (17.7%). This is particularly notable given that 41.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a moderate level of economic diversity. Cheatham Hill achieves these results while spending $16,170 per student—roughly $4,000–$8,000 less than several lower-ranked nearby schools, including LaBelle Elementary ($24,614) and Birney Elementary ($20,706).

Compared to Marietta City schools, Cheatham Hill holds its own against A.L. Burruss Elementary (ranked 251st) and Dunleith Elementary (ranked 317th), despite serving a higher-need population. Areas for growth include support for Hispanic students (68th percentile) and special education students (60th percentile), though the school's overall record suggests these are addressable. For parents, Cheatham Hill offers a reliable, efficient, and academically strong option that consistently outperforms its economic profile.

1,021

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,170

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1350 John Ward Rd SW
Marietta, GA 30064

(678) 594-8034

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Cheatham Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lovinggood Middle School
High:	Hillgrove High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.6%

Hispanic:

27.7%

African American:

25.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Georgia elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg53%

Georgia avg47%

281^st of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	74.3	281 of 1219	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	326 of 1238	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	261 of 1236	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	234 of 1223	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	238 of 1220	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	203 of 1214	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	261 of 1234	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	227 of 1209	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	205 of 1205	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	74.2	277 of 1233	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	70.7	309 of 1240	75.1%	★★★★☆
2014	74.4	304 of 1231	75.3%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	337 of 1225	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	302 of 1201	74.9%	★★★★☆
2011	73.8	327 of 1212	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	76.7	252 of 1183	78.7%	★★★★☆
2009	65.8	405 of 1133	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.0	463 of 1134	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.6	397 of 1125	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.3	308 of 1101	72.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	85 of 828	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	161 of 892	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	84 of 879	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	70 of 870	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	94 of 876	89.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	207 of 317	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	188 of 304	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	111 of 286	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	143 of 283	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	313 of 1186	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	305 of 1224	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	289 of 1223	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	224 of 1212	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	259 of 1206	78.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	161 of 503	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	261 of 583	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	177 of 565	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	239 of 535	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	309 of 516	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	240 of 1183	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	351 of 1225	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	235 of 1220	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	246 of 1210	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	222 of 1209	81.6%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	81.1	3 of 33	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	185 of 465	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.6	312 of 565	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	155 of 487	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	165 of 455	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	90 of 415	78.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	179 of 700	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	219 of 769	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	203 of 772	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	150 of 775	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	126 of 779	83.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Migrant (2023)91st percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)90th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics59%+11 vs state

Science55%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 16, 2017

What will they do about their awful parking lot / drop off set up. It is nearly impossible to get your child to the door of the drop off point after driving through a congested obstacle course of a parking lot/thruway without your child being marked tardy and them complaining to parents about being tardy when it takes 10-15 minutes to make it to past the single lane obstacle course of traffic upon entry of the property. Once you finally make it into the entrance and into the single lane of traffic with no place to pull over if you wanted to hop out and make a dash for the front entrance, you must then share your time with the decision that other parents have made to slow down to look for one of the extremely limited parking spaces near the front entrance to walk their children inside & then stop traffic to park (while also waiting in between to allow the consistant flow of pedestrians to cross).

Then, just when the car holding up traffic is fully in their newfound parking space others begin to pull out of other inconveniently placed parking spaces (also waiting to allow pedestrians to cross). Once you are just about to the back driveway, which will finally lead you to hidden and distant PRIZE... I mean, drop off point... you are held up by cars who are trying to turn into the now congested exit as those parents who have already made it to the finish line are now driving through the same obstacle course traffic they encountered in the first parking lot.

Please DO SOMETHING about this and stop offering Cookie-Cutter PR statements/excuses about how much it would cost to draw a new set of sensible lines & lanes in the lots and tar atleast ONE new entrance or exit so that drop off traffic does not have to meet with a Christmas time at the Mall-like stressful Parking lot. You should go over your students attendance records and give them credit on days where it is evident that many parents did not make during these circumstances.

You cannot force parents to put their children on the bus everyday if they cannot... everyones schedule will not allow for this. The staff should also cease attempting to make parents feel as though they are doing a poor job if they cannot place their child on the bus. Shame on them for that awful drop off system! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Great Job

by a parent
Thursday, May 5, 2011

My last child is finishing at this school where all 3 of my kids have attended. The staff is consistant and caring. The administration runs the school with order and a kind spirit. I especially like the diversity represented at this school. While we've moved out of its district while my kids attended the school ( I teach there and can bring them with me with permission) I could have sent my kids to a higher rated school near my home. I chose to keep my kids at Cheatham Hill for the "slice of life" it represents. I have never regretted this decision and am saddened to be leaving this great school.
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by a parent
Monday, January 18, 2010

This is an excellent school! The Admin and Teachers care so much about the kids and it shows. 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
Cheatham Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 John Ward Rd SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8034	1,021	77	13.3	41.5%	394 (38.6%)	258 (25.3%)	283 (27.7%)	31 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.2%)	74.3	281^st of 1219 public elementary schools	76.9%		70.2	326^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.7%	45	49.7	64.1	62.2	54.5	$16,170	$317	$15,853
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
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
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
A.L. Burruss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Manning Rd SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3144	409	38	10.9	47.7%	132 (32.3%)	144 (35.2%)	91 (22.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.6%)	76.7	251^st of 1219 public elementary schools	79.4%		78	254^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.5%	3	60.3	62.5	55.2	56.0	$19,847	$289	$19,558
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
Hickory Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Redwood Dr SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3125	440	42	10.4	60.7%	111 (25.2%)	120 (27.3%)	177 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	55.4	493^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	59.6%		61.8	416^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.4%	77	53.8	52.3	53.1	27.2	$20,591	$765	$19,826
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheatham Hill Elementary School

What district is Cheatham Hill Elementary School in?

Cobb County

Is Cheatham Hill Elementary School a good school?

Cheatham Hill Elementary School ranks 281^st of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cheatham Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cheatham Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lovinggood Middle School
High : Hillgrove High School

How many students attend Cheatham Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,021 students attended Cheatham Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cheatham Hill Elementary School?

Students at Cheatham Hill Elementary School are 39% White, 28% Hispanic, 25% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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