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Pickett's Mill Elementary School

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Pickett's Mill Elementary School ranks 193 rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Pickett's Mill Elementary School in Acworth, GA, serves 753 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Cobb County School District, and it consistently ranks among the top 20% of elementary schools in Georgia.

Pickett's Mill is a standout performer, especially in mathematics. In the most recent testing year, math proficiency rates reached 63.3% in 3rd grade, 74.4% in 4th grade, and 68.6% in 5th grade—well above the district averages of 53.6%, 56.7%, and 52.8%, and even further ahead of state averages. This strength is consistent year after year. The school also excels at keeping students in class: only 5.2% of students were chronically absent, a rate nearly three times lower than the district (14.2%) and more than three times lower than the state (17.7%). This is a dramatic improvement from 13.3% just a few years ago. Additionally, Pickett's Mill earns high marks for specific student groups, ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide for African American students and the 85th percentile for special education students. Compared to nearby schools, it outranks most within a 5-mile radius, including Vaughan Elementary School, Bullard Elementary School, Acworth Elementary School, Lewis Elementary School, and Frey Elementary School—only Ford Elementary School and Burnt Hickory Elementary School rank slightly higher.

While math is a clear strength, science proficiency, though still above district and state averages, dipped to 51.5% from 62.9% the prior year—an area worth watching. The school also stands out for efficiency: it spends $16,408 per student, less than many comparable schools like Acworth Elementary School ($20,313) and Lewis Elementary School ($18,607), yet still delivers top-tier results. Notably, the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch has risen from 18% to 32% in recent years, yet academic performance has held steady—a testament to the school's effectiveness. Its state ranking has slipped slightly from 114th to 193rd, but test scores remain strong, suggesting other schools are simply improving faster. Overall, Pickett's Mill offers a high-achieving, cost-efficient, and supportive environment for elementary students.

753

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,408

Per pupil spending ?

32.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6400 Old Stilesboro Rd NW
Acworth, GA 30101

(770) 975-7172

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Pickett's Mill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Durham Middle School
High:	Allatoona High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.0%

Hispanic:

15.9%

African American:

13.7%

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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 — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Georgia elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg53%

Georgia avg47%

193^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	83.4	193 of 1219	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	86.7	165 of 1238	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	129 of 1236	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	114 of 1223	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	164 of 1220	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	222 of 1214	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	182 of 1234	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	178 of 1209	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	229 of 1205	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	78.6	224 of 1233	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.3	204 of 1240	83.5%	★★★★☆
2014	83.0	121 of 1231	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	83.1	119 of 1225	90.3%	★★★★★
2012	81.4	165 of 1201	86.3%	★★★★☆
2011	84.2	119 of 1212	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	85.2	102 of 1183	91.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	63 of 828	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	59 of 892	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	24 of 879	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	43 of 870	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	160 of 876	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	221 of 1186	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	86.2	162 of 1224	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	121 of 1223	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	106 of 1212	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	123 of 1206	89.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	101 of 503	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	59.5	187 of 583	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.8	55 of 565	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	20 of 535	96.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	153 of 1183	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	177 of 1225	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	142 of 1220	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	131 of 1210	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	205 of 1209	83.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	72 of 465	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	118 of 565	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	74 of 487	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	63 of 455	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	46 of 415	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	227 of 700	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.9	177 of 769	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	158 of 772	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	164 of 775	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	191 of 779	75.5%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics69%+22 vs state

Science52%+7 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
McCall Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	4496 Dixie Ave NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 975-6775	265	30	8.8	71.7%	74 (27.9%)	101 (38.1%)	65 (24.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.9%)								(n/a)					$27,866	$750	$27,116
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
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
Burnt Hickory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 N Paulding Dr	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(678) 363-0970	996	71	14.0	27.0%	699 (70.2%)	121 (12.1%)	103 (10.3%)	23 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.7%)	85.1	178^th of 1219 public elementary schools	85.4%		80.2	235^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.0%	57	65.8	73.7	62.4	57.1	$13,599	$371	$13,228

Frequently Asked Questions about Pickett's Mill Elementary School

What district is Pickett's Mill Elementary School in?

Cobb County

What schools do graduates of Pickett's Mill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pickett's Mill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Durham Middle School
High : Allatoona High School

Is Pickett's Mill Elementary School a good school?

Pickett's Mill Elementary School ranks 193^rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pickett's Mill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Pickett's Mill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pickett's Mill Elementary School?

Students at Pickett's Mill Elementary School are 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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