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Riverside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mableton, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 511 students. 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.

Riverside Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Cobb County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.8% of 3rd graders, 11.5% of 4th graders, and 19% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.2%, 46.9%, and 49% for Cobb County, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. As a result, Riverside Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Georgia elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

The nearby schools, such as Mableton Elementary, Bryant Elementary, and Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary, also perform below the Cobb County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment, but they generally outperform Riverside Elementary School. This suggests that the challenges faced by Riverside Elementary School are not unique to the school itself, but may be indicative of broader issues within the local community or the district. Additionally, Riverside Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $11,811 to $13,962 over the past few years, indicating that the academic outcomes do not reflect the level of investment.

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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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2021 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg49%

Georgia avg42%

1,141^st of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 6 pts since 2021

From bottom 14% (2021) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	12.4	1141 of 1238	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1188 of 1248	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1185 of 1242	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1132 of 1244	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1045 of 1214	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-21 vs state

English Language Arts16%-23 vs state

Mathematics16%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Riverside 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)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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%)	12.4	1141^st of 1238 public elementary schools	7.8%		9.9	1188^th of 1248 public elementary schools	4.8%	47	17.8	11.5	19.0				21.6	11.7	13.8				22.4			$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%)	18.3	1024^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.3%		18	1040^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.7%	16	21.8	20.1	20.6				22.6	30.9	20.6				21.3			$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%)	24.6	934^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.6%		22.5	971^st of 1248 public elementary schools	22.2%	37	17.9	18.8	26.1				33.6	33.1	31.9				25.4			$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%)	45.6	618^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.1%		49.2	571^st of 1248 public elementary schools	54.2%	47	30.8	34.1	40.7				36.0	49.4	43.0				31.9			$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%)	19.9	1001^st of 1238 public elementary schools	19.1%		16.7	1072^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	14.1%	71	25.7	21.5	19.7				27.8	30.4	17.5				18.2			$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%)	11.6	1153^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	6.9%		10.9	1171^st of 1248 public elementary schools	6.2%	18	20.7	19.7	12.9				20.7	20.8	5.9				7.1			$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%)	16.6	1056^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.7%		12.3	1152^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	7.7%	96	26.9	16.2	22.1	12.5	16.2	16.7	25.4	19.4	22.1	5.6	8.7	19.7	26.5	11.4	9.7	$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%)	27.5	882^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	28.8%		25	928^th of 1248 public elementary schools	25.6%	46	27.3	23.3	30.8	25.0	10.0	22.5	47.7	34.9	17.9	7.5	3.3	7.5	23.1	15.0	10.0	$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%)	17.1	1046^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.5%		12.7	1145^th of 1248 public elementary schools	8.3%	99	17.8	17.9	23.1				25.6	18.1	19.2				28.2			$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%)	51	549^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.7%		47.6	592^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	52.6%	43	44.3	50.0	54.8	37.8	38.1		38.3	37.0	38.7	27.0	19.0		16.1			$14,833	$490	$14,342

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Elementary School

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

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.

What district is Riverside Elementary School in?

Cobb County

How many students attend Riverside Elementary School?

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

Is Riverside Elementary School a good school?

Riverside Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Georgia elementary schools.

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