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Ford Elementary School

Q: Is Ford Elementary School a good school?

Ford Elementary School ranks 164 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Ford Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Acworth, Georgia, serving 747 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cobb County School District, which is ranked 54th out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ford Elementary consistently outperforms the Cobb County and Georgia state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 61.5% of 3rd graders at Ford Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.2% for Cobb County and 34.9% for Georgia. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 15% of Georgia elementary schools for several years, and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to other nearby schools in the Cobb County district, Ford Elementary generally outperforms them in academic metrics, such as test scores and school rankings. However, some schools, like Kemp Elementary and Due West Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly within the state. The combination of factors, such as low student-teacher ratio, higher spending per student, and consistent academic excellence, may contribute to Ford Elementary's success in providing a high-quality education for its students.

750

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,703

Per pupil spending ?

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1345 Mars Hill Rd NW
Acworth, GA 30101

(678) 594-8092

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Ford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Durham Middle School
High:	Harrison High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

African American:

15.7%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (62% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cobb County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg49%

Georgia avg42%

164^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 64Elementary Schools in the Cobb County

54^th of 206Cobb 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
2025	86.7	164 of 1238	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	135 of 1248	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	163 of 1242	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	126 of 1244	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.4	127 of 1214	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	59 of 1234	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	85 of 1209	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	44 of 1205	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	92.7	82 of 1233	93.3%	★★★★★
2015	95.9	50 of 1240	96.0%	★★★★★
2014	87.7	10 of 1231	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	88.0	13 of 1225	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	87.4	38 of 1201	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	88.0	42 of 1212	96.5%	★★★★★
2010	87.7	63 of 1183	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	89.8	43 of 1133	96.2%	★★★★★
2008	87.5	71 of 1134	93.7%	★★★★★
2007	89.3	47 of 1125	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	87.2	60 of 1101	94.6%	★★★★★

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+22 vs state

Mathematics63%+18 vs state

English Language Arts60%+21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, August 25, 2018

My children received an excellent education at Ford Elementary. I was especially impressed with the hardworking and diligent teachers who worked tirelessly to educate my children to prepare them for the future. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 16, 2018

Let’s put some accurate information out on the internet-teacher to student ratio isn’t 13:1 it is more like 28 to 1. The administration is a legit joke who only cares about their STEM qualification and school scores. If you read reviews it is only good ones whose children are in Target which is the “advance” class. If you dig deeper you will see there is nothing regarding kids with special disabilities etc. The school has many issues and I hope my mistake of learning the hard way and my child suffering will stop someone else from attending this dreadful place. Close Quote

Schools Near Ford Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1345 Mars Hill Rd NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8092	750	57	13.2	16.9%	487 (64.9%)	118 (15.7%)	53 (7.1%)	37 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.2%)	86.7	164^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.8%		90.2	135^th of 1248 public elementary schools	89.2%	29	61.5	57.6	60.0	59.0	71.7	58.6	65.7	$16,703	$420	$16,283
Vaughan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 Nichols Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8298	600	48	12.4	18.0%	366 (61.0%)	101 (16.8%)	56 (9.3%)	22 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.8%)	86.4	167^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.5%		90.7	124^th of 1248 public elementary schools	90.1%	43	50.8	58.1	64.8	57.7	76.9	64.8	61.5	$17,981	$420	$17,561
Frey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2865 Mars Hill Rd NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6655	691	58	11.9	29.8%	394 (57.0%)	117 (16.9%)	84 (12.2%)	29 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.3%)	85.2	184^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.1%		78.2	249^th of 1248 public elementary schools	80.0%	65	46.4	61.8	62.6	52.6	67.2	64.6	65.3	$18,495	$373	$18,122
Roland W. Russom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Russom Elementary School Ln	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(678) 575-3402	982	73	13.4	34.1%	507 (51.6%)	209 (21.3%)	143 (14.6%)	62 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.7%)	66.5	369^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.2%		69.2	353^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	71.7%	16	49.4	47.3	46.4	59.6	56.4	41.2	41.8	$14,221	$842	$13,379
Pickett's Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Old Stilesboro Rd NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-7172	753	58	13.0	32.3%	459 (61.0%)	103 (13.7%)	120 (15.9%)	28 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	86.7	165^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.7%		90.5	128^th of 1248 public elementary schools	89.7%	37	52.4	51.9	63.8	65.3	71.1	64.2	62.9	$16,408	$346	$16,062
Due West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Due West Rd NW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8071	626	49	12.8	16.3%	375 (59.9%)	86 (13.7%)	59 (9.4%)	39 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.1%)	94.5	75^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.9%		93.3	90^th of 1248 public elementary schools	92.8%	15	61.0	67.6	66.7	80.0	84.3	78.8	66.1	$16,269	$354	$15,915
Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4179 Jim Owens Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6673	550	47	11.8	55.3%	208 (37.8%)	130 (23.6%)	125 (22.7%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (11.6%)	71.3	314^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.6%		69	356^th of 1248 public elementary schools	71.5%	42	43.5	53.7	53.8	47.8	73.7	51.6	38.7	$18,607	$318	$18,289
Bullard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3656 Old Stilesboro Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8720	799	63	12.6	27.9%	409 (51.2%)	147 (18.4%)	135 (16.9%)	40 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.0%)	79.3	243^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	80.4%		73.1	300^th of 1248 public elementary schools	76.0%	57	61.6	54.7	54.9	56.8	67.2	47.5	52.5	$17,835	$352	$17,482
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%)	89.3	132^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	89.3%		90.8	123^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	90.1%	9	58.6	62.1	63.6	70.1	71.2	66.0	58.6	$16,458	$496	$15,961
Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad	Public	PK, KG-5	1531 Cedarcrest Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-4244	1,389	91	15.2	27.9%	729 (52.5%)	298 (21.5%)	177 (12.7%)	89 (6.4%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (6.2%)	67.8	353^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	71.5%		70.1	343^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	72.5%	10	38.8	49.6	42.5	56.8	58.1	55.8	44.9	$12,573	$432	$12,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Ford Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Ford Elementary School?

Students at Ford Elementary School are 65% White, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Ford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Ford Elementary School.

What district is Ford Elementary School in?

Cobb County

Is Ford Elementary School a good school?

Ford Elementary School ranks 164^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ford Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Durham Middle School
High : Harrison High School

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