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Ford Elementary School

Q: Is Ford Elementary School a good school?

Ford Elementary School ranks 174 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Ford Elementary School in Acworth, GA, is a well-regarded Pre-K through 5th grade school in the Cobb County School District, serving about 750 students from a largely residential, family-oriented area. The school consistently ranks among the top 15% of elementary schools in Georgia, currently placing 174th out of 1,219 schools statewide (86th percentile) with a 4-star rating. While its performance has eased slightly from a peak period between 2015 and 2019—when it regularly earned 5-star ratings and ranked as high as 44th in the state—it remains a strong, stable choice for families.

Ford Elementary stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.5%, which is less than one-third of the district average (14.2%) and far below the state average (17.7%). This consistency, even during the pandemic-affected 2021-2022 school year, points to a positive school culture and strong family engagement. The school also excels in mathematics, with proficiency rates between 66% and 71% across grades 3-5 in 2025-2026, outpacing district averages by 13-18 points and state averages by 20-23 points. Science scores, while still above district and state averages, show more variability and represent a relative area for growth. Notably, Ford achieves these results while spending less per student ($16,703) than several nearby schools that rank lower, such as Frey Elementary ($18,495) and Lewis Elementary ($18,607).

Ford also demonstrates particular strength in supporting students with special needs, ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide for special education performance—a higher rating than its overall school ranking. Its African American students also perform strongly, ranking in the 89th percentile. Among nearby schools, only Due West Elementary (94th percentile) outperforms Ford, which ranks ahead of Kemp, Pickett's Mill, Vaughan, Bullard, and Lewis. It also leads the nearby Paulding County schools in the area. With a favorable 13.2:1 student-teacher ratio and efficient use of resources, Ford Elementary offers a stable, high-quality learning environment for families seeking a dependable academic foundation.

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 — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (65% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cobb County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg53%

Georgia avg47%

174^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	85.6	174 of 1219	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	86.7	164 of 1238	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	136 of 1236	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	163 of 1223	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	126 of 1220	89.7%	★★★★☆
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%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	92 of 828	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	87.9	75 of 892	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	58 of 879	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.4	126 of 870	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	78 of 876	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	175 of 1186	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	84.0	181 of 1224	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	140 of 1223	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	148 of 1212	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	127 of 1206	89.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	90.5	36 of 565	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	172 of 1183	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	87.8	146 of 1225	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	131 of 1220	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	184 of 1210	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	126 of 1209	89.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	36 of 465	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	62.3	154 of 565	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	63 of 487	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	62 of 455	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.9	22 of 415	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	217 of 700	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.1	223 of 769	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	173 of 772	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	213 of 775	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	212 of 779	72.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)94th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)89th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)69th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics68%+21 vs state

Science57%+13 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

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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
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%)	85.6	174^th of 1219 public elementary schools	85.7%		86.7	164^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.8%	10	71.1	68.5	66.1	56.9	$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%)	81.7	204^th of 1219 public elementary schools	83.3%		86.4	167^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.5%	37	56.7	63.7	65.0	62.5	$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%)	79	230^th of 1219 public elementary schools	81.1%		85.2	184^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.1%	46	59.8	60.6	68.9	52.9	$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%)	74.5	277^th of 1219 public elementary schools	77.3%		66.5	369^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.2%	92	65.8	63.6	53.2	47.4	$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%)	83.4	193^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	84.2%		86.7	165^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.7%	28	63.3	74.4	68.6	51.5	$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%)	95.1	71^st of 1219 public elementary schools	94.2%		94.5	75^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.9%	4	72.6	80.2	83.2	75.7	$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%)	59.1	439^th of 1219 public elementary schools	64.0%		71.3	314^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.6%	125	39.4	63.1	50.6	40.5	$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%)	70.3	325^th of 1219 public elementary schools	73.3%		79.3	243^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	80.4%	82	51.9	65.4	51.0	51.4	$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%)	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
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%)	72.8	293^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	76.0%		67.8	353^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	71.5%	60	64.4	62.5	56.0	44.0	$12,573	$432	$12,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Ford Elementary School

How many students attend Ford Elementary School?

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

Is Ford Elementary School a good school?

Ford Elementary School ranks 174^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

What district is Ford Elementary School in?

Cobb County

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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