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Riverside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1032^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary School in Mableton, GA, serves approximately 471 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Cobb County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Riverside has faced significant academic challenges, currently ranking in the bottom 15% of Georgia elementary schools, though this marks a meaningful improvement from the previous year's bottom 5% ranking. Math proficiency has shown encouraging gains across 3rd and 4th grades—rising from 10.1% to 29.9% and 17.5% to 37.9% respectively over two years—but 5th grade math remains low at 17.3%, and 5th grade science proficiency is just 13.7%. These scores trail nearby schools like Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary, where 50.6% of 4th graders and 39.4% of 5th graders are proficient in math. The school has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 39.6% to 23.2% over four years, though this rate still exceeds the district average of 14.2% and remains higher than all nearby Cobb County elementary schools.

Riverside invests heavily in its students, spending $22,180 per pupil—more than any nearby school—and maintaining a favorable 10.1:1 student-teacher ratio. A notable bright spot is that African American students at Riverside perform at the statewide median (51st percentile), suggesting effective support for this group. However, Hispanic students and English Language Learners rank in the bottom 5% and 21% statewide respectively, indicating these populations may need additional targeted support. While Riverside's outcomes remain below district averages, the combination of improved attendance, rising early-grade math scores, and substantial resource investment suggests the school is on an upward trajectory that families may want to watch closely in coming years.

471

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,180

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

461 S Gordon Rd SW
Mableton, GA 30126

(770) 819-5851

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Riverside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Betty Gray Middle School
	Lindley Middle School
High:	Pebblebrook High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.3%

African American:

43.7%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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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: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2021 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg53%

Georgia avg47%

1,032^nd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

61^st 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	17.8	1032 of 1219	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	1141 of 1238	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1178 of 1236	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1170 of 1223	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1115 of 1220	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1045 of 1214	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	408 of 828	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.0	567 of 892	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	783 of 879	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	731 of 870	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	669 of 876	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	170 of 214	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	310 of 317	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	242 of 304	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	227 of 286	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	267 of 283	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	974 of 1186	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	1147 of 1224	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1162 of 1223	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1165 of 1212	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1159 of 1206	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	478 of 503	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	566 of 583	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	544 of 565	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	531 of 535	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	502 of 516	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	1001 of 1183	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	1092 of 1225	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1159 of 1220	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1138 of 1210	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1052 of 1209	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics29%-19 vs state

Science14%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	461 S Gordon Rd SW	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-5851	471	46	10.1	100.0%	4 (0.8%)	206 (43.7%)	251 (53.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	17.8	1032^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	15.3%		12.4	1141^st of 1238 public elementary schools	7.8%	109	29.9	37.9	17.3				13.7			$22,180	$859	$21,320
City View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	285 S Gordon Rd SW	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2553	870	77	11.3	100.0%	31 (3.6%)	307 (35.3%)	502 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.6%)	20.4	982^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	19.4%		18.3	1024^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.3%	42	29.7	32.0	25.0				25.0			$19,693	$984	$18,709
Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Factory Shoals Rd SW	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2402	865	67	12.9	100.0%	20 (2.3%)	432 (49.9%)	383 (44.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.4%)	24.3	928^th of 1219 public elementary schools	23.9%		24.6	934^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.6%	6	32.9	39.4	28.1				20.0			$17,817	$855	$16,963
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
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
Miles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4215 Bakers Ferry Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8900	499	42	11.8	100.0%	4 (0.8%)	449 (90.0%)	42 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28.6	851^st of 1219 public elementary schools	30.2%		11.6	1153^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	6.9%	302	32.8	26.4	29.3				44.8			$29,376	$1,886	$27,489
Atlanta Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3712 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 472-3003	663	34	19.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	574 (86.6%)	32 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.3%)	25.9	893^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	26.7%		16.6	1056^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.7%	163	44.6	24.5	7.5	23.2	11.0	20.6	35.2	17.5	11.1	$18,539	$3,331	$15,208
The Kindezi School	Public, Charter	K-8	286 Wilson Mill Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 671-4920	360	42	8.5	100.0%	8 (2.2%)	336 (93.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28	862^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	29.3%		27.5	882^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	28.8%	20	47.8	27.5	16.7	20.0	13.9	10.0	33.4	6.7	6.7	$25,883	$2,764	$23,119
KIPP Soul Primary	Public, Charter	K-5	1445 Maynard Rd NW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 759-6852	505	37	13.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	496 (98.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	994^th of 1219 public elementary schools	18.5%		17.1	1046^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.5%	52	20.0	23.9	13.3				41.4			$12,843	$1,240	$11,603
D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7131 Mount Vernon Rd	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	State Specialty Schools II- D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 729-2692	391	35	11.3		2 (0.5%)	380 (97.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	18.9	1011^th of 1219 public elementary schools	17.1%		51	549^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.7%	462	26.3	34.0	21.8	22.2	20.0	15.8	21.8	11.2	5.3	$14,833	$490	$14,342

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Elementary School?

Students at Riverside Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 44% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Riverside Elementary School a good school?

Riverside Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Riverside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Riverside Elementary School.

What district is Riverside Elementary School in?

Cobb County

What schools do graduates of Riverside Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Betty Gray Middle School
Middle : Lindley Middle School
High : Pebblebrook High School

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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