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Sanders Elementary School

Q: Is Sanders Elementary School a good school?

Sanders Elementary School ranks 758 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

758^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Sanders Elementary School in Austell, GA, serves approximately 626 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Cobb County School District, and it has been on a steady upward climb over the past decade.

One of the most encouraging stories at Sanders is its consistent improvement. The school has risen from the 16th percentile statewide in 2015-2016 to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating. This progress is backed by real gains in the classroom: 5th grade science proficiency has nearly doubled in three years (from 18.4% to 37%), and chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 34.7% to 20.8% over the same period—though it still remains above the district (14.2%) and state (17.7%) averages. The school also stands out for its work with African American students, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide for this group—a remarkable strength that far exceeds its overall ranking. That said, there is a notable gender gap: male students rank in the 46th percentile while female students rank in the 27th percentile, suggesting the school is particularly effective at engaging boys academically.

When compared to nearby schools, Sanders sits in the middle of the pack. Its 2025-2026 ranking places it above Bryant Elementary School (24th), Mableton Elementary School (16th), Russell Elementary School (26th), and Hollydale Elementary School (15th), but below Clarkdale Elementary School (51st), Milford Elementary School (45th), and Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary School (43rd). With 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending has risen to $20,076, and the student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1 is favorable compared to several peers. Sanders is a school worth watching—its trajectory suggests continued investment is paying off.

626

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,076

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 Anderson Mill Rd
Austell, GA 30106

(770) 819-2568

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Sanders Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Garrett Middle School
High:	South Cobb High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.4%

Hispanic:

35.1%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 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 12 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg53%

Georgia avg47%

758^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^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	34.6	758 of 1219	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	733 of 1238	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	787 of 1236	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	915 of 1223	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	948 of 1220	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	821 of 1214	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	932 of 1234	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	945 of 1209	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	939 of 1205	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	1041 of 1233	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	1050 of 1240	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.6	958 of 1231	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.1	1012 of 1225	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.6	1024 of 1201	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	1033 of 1212	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.1	979 of 1183	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	989 of 1133	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.7	953 of 1134	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.8	956 of 1125	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	873 of 1101	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	173 of 828	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	251 of 892	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	328 of 879	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	478 of 870	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	525 of 876	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	258 of 317	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	263 of 304	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	247 of 286	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	207 of 283	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	870 of 1186	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	669 of 1224	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	737 of 1223	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	834 of 1212	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	913 of 1206	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	361 of 503	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	368 of 583	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	308 of 565	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	372 of 535	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	334 of 516	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	643 of 1183	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	789 of 1225	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	827 of 1220	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	960 of 1210	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	952 of 1209	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)79th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science37%-7 vs state

Mathematics35%-12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, June 28, 2021

This school is great! Everyone that works here does the best they can do. As a parent I'm the one that has to stay on top of my child no one else. I understand some teachers may not be as impressive as others, but that is every where you go. If you communicate and stay on top of everything your child will thrive at this school. They get an A from me! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 29, 2021

They need to change the ratings ASAP. This is a amazing school for my son. They provide a lot of alternatives for virtual learners and all his teachers are great. His learning skills has improved so much. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, July 21, 2016

There's no school communication at all about important information! 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	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
Sanders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Anderson Mill Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2568	626	54	11.5	100.0%	24 (3.8%)	353 (56.4%)	220 (35.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	34.6	758^th of 1219 public elementary schools	37.8%		36.4	733^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	40.8%	25	35.0	29.1	41.7	37.0	$20,076	$909	$19,168
Mableton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5220 Church St SW	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2513	945	84	11.2	100.0%	85 (9.0%)	289 (30.6%)	513 (54.3%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.2%)	18.1	1027^th of 1219 public elementary schools	15.8%		19.9	1001^st of 1238 public elementary schools	19.1%	26	33.8	30.7	18.0	21.3	$18,332	$859	$17,473
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	94.9%	40 (7.0%)	195 (34.3%)	296 (52.1%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	25.3	901^st of 1219 public elementary schools	26.1%		25.5	920^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.7%	19	27.1	32.8	36.0	27.0	$19,402	$810	$18,592
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
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
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
Austell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Mulberry St	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-5804	367	34	10.7	100.0%	25 (6.8%)	176 (48.0%)	140 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	31.9	804^th of 1219 public elementary schools	34.0%		48	592^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	52.2%	212	31.3	46.8	30.3	30.8	$21,767	$1,219	$20,548
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
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
Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6326 Factory Shoals Rd SW	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-0736	1,013	74	13.7	96.7%	62 (6.1%)	546 (53.9%)	348 (34.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.1%)	38.1	694^th of 1219 public elementary schools	43.1%		45.6	618^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.1%	76	33.6	50.6	39.4	28.3	$17,413	$776	$16,637

Frequently Asked Questions about Sanders Elementary School

Is Sanders Elementary School a good school?

Sanders Elementary School ranks 758^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sanders Elementary School in?

Cobb County

How many students attend Sanders Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Sanders Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sanders Elementary School?

Students at Sanders Elementary School are 56% African American, 35% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sanders Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Garrett Middle School
High : South Cobb High School

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