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Smyrna Elementary School

Q: Is Smyrna Elementary School a good school?

Smyrna Elementary School ranks 449 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Smyrna Elementary School in Smyrna, GA, serves approximately 870 students in grades PK-5 within the Cobb County School District, a district ranked in the 71st percentile statewide.

This school has shown remarkable, steady improvement over the past decade, climbing from the 26th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 63rd percentile in 2025-2026—a gain of 37 percentile points that has lifted its star rating from 1 to 3 stars. The school is particularly strong in early grades: 3rd grade math proficiency reached 52.8% in 2025-2026, nearly matching the district average and exceeding the state average, with a 9-point jump from the prior year. Smyrna also stands out for its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which dropped from 23.1% in 2021-2022 to 13.4% in 2025-2026—now below both district and state averages. The school achieves these results with relatively modest resources ($17,317 per student) compared to several lower-performing nearby schools, including Norton Park Elementary School ($20,973) and LaBelle Elementary School ($24,614), suggesting efficient use of funding.

While Smyrna's overall trajectory is positive, there are areas to watch. The school shows a pattern of declining math performance as students advance: 3rd grade proficiency was 52.8%, 4th grade 53.4%, but 5th grade fell to 42.5%—a gap that has persisted across multiple years. Science performance in 5th grade, while improving significantly from 30.1% to 44.7% over two years, still trails the district average by 2.4 points. Among nearby schools, Smyrna outperforms several with similar or higher poverty levels, including Argyle Elementary School (39th percentile) and Green Acres Elementary School (23rd percentile), but trails King Springs Elementary School (84th percentile), which serves a more affluent population. Interestingly, Smyrna has essentially swapped positions with Teasley Elementary School, which declined from the 76th to 61st percentile while Smyrna rose to 63rd. English Language Learner students (35th percentile) represent an area for continued focus, but the school's overall upward trend suggests effective leadership and instructional improvements that have taken root over time.

870

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,317

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1099 Fleming St SE
Smyrna, GA 30080

(678) 842-6741

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Smyrna Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Campbell Middle School
High:	Campbell High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.4%

Hispanic:

30.3%

White:

21.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg53%

Georgia avg47%

449^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	449 of 1219	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	462 of 1238	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	494 of 1236	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	517 of 1223	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	684 of 1220	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	689 of 1214	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	708 of 1234	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	813 of 1209	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	753 of 1205	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.0	907 of 1233	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	935 of 1240	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	176 of 828	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	198 of 892	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	239 of 879	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	289 of 870	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	410 of 876	53.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	139 of 214	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	152 of 317	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	137 of 304	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	142 of 286	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	144 of 283	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	458 of 1186	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	510 of 1224	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	443 of 1223	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	552 of 1212	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	710 of 1206	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	305 of 503	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	275 of 583	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	361 of 565	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	388 of 535	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	479 of 516	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	434 of 1183	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.8	408 of 1225	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	551 of 1220	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	485 of 1210	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	645 of 1209	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	192 of 465	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	229 of 565	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	192 of 487	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	225 of 455	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	287 of 415	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	172 of 700	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.4	119 of 769	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	137 of 772	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	155 of 775	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	208 of 779	73.3%	★★★★☆

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)79th percentile+16 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics49%~ state avg

Science45%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Sunday, May 5, 2019

I worked in Smyrna as a substitute and had a grandson at the school. I have a PhD in Educational Policy Studies and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction and worked as a certified classroom observer for several years. It is insightful that of the 4 times I've left teacher feedback during my 2 years of subbing in APS and Cobb County Schools, 3 of them have been negative comments at Smyrna. These negative reviews were not the result of student behavior but because of what I observed from co-teachers in the classroom. As a grandparent, teachers and staff were not responsive to the needs of my grandson and daughter to be removed from the DLI program. It is known when students struggle academically they can easily become behavior problems. The principal refused to meet with my daughter despite several requests. In 40 years as a parent and educator, I've never heard of such. I'm sure there are a lot of good, dedicated teachers at Smyrna as at any school, but in my encounters, staff, administration, and teachers have been questionable in their professionalism. It is little wonder this school with the beautiful new edifice ranks as low as it does with declining test scores. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, November 9, 2015

My daughter attends Smyrna Elementary School. This school is very impressive with the professionalism and dedication to the student's Success. Mr. Ward the Principal truly cares for this staff and students. We are so luck to have him. The School works hard to assist the community. The students work hard to learn all aspects of bettering themselves as well. 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Smyrna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1099 Fleming St SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6741	870	72	12.1	58.7%	187 (21.5%)	317 (36.4%)	264 (30.3%)	25 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (8.0%)	58.3	449^th of 1219 public elementary schools	63.2%		58	462^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	62.7%	13	52.8	53.4	42.5		44.7	$17,317	$351	$16,966
Belmont Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Glendale Pl SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6810	267	33	8.0	100.0%	10 (3.7%)	44 (16.5%)	201 (75.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	32	802^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	34.2%		19.9	997^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.5%	195	59.5	36.2	18.4		13.2	$25,908	$854	$25,054
Green Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Gober Ave SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6905	584	61	9.6	94.5%	30 (5.1%)	67 (11.5%)	469 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	24.1	934^th of 1219 public elementary schools	23.4%		16.7	1052^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.0%	118	37.0	29.7	28.3		24.8	$20,837	$962	$19,875
International Academy of Smyrna	Public, Charter	K-5	2144 S Cobb Dr SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- International Academy of Smyrna	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 370-0980	328	28	11.7	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	206 (62.8%)	98 (29.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	27.6	866^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.0%		33.8	778^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.2%	88	28.1	39.0	23.3		36.6	$16,103	$1,545	$14,558
Norton Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3041 Gray Rd SE	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-5833	643	63	10.1	100.0%	33 (5.1%)	181 (28.1%)	390 (60.7%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	33.8	773^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	36.6%		21.8	975^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.2%	202	35.1	36.7	38.1		33.7	$20,973	$919	$20,054
LaBelle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Cresson Dr SW	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6955	339	38	8.8	100.0%	16 (4.7%)	58 (17.1%)	248 (73.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	26	891^st of 1219 public elementary schools	26.9%		24.6	932^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	24.7%	41	33.4	31.6	34.4		25.9	$24,614	$938	$23,676
Amana Academy West Atlanta	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Lake Park Drive SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Amana Academy West Atlanta	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 331-9351	215	19	11.6	34.4%	30 (14.0%)	154 (71.6%)	16 (7.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	85.9	168^th of 1219 public elementary schools	86.2%		80.6	227^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.7%	59	81.1	77.5	53.7	57.2	56.1	$17,823	$440	$17,383
Argyle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2420 Spring Rd SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6800	333	40	8.3	99.1%	8 (2.4%)	112 (33.6%)	196 (58.9%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	35.6	744^th of 1219 public elementary schools	39.0%		27.3	885^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.5%	141	33.9	53.3	33.3		26.7	$26,471	$877	$25,594
Fair Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	407 Barber Rd SE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 594-8080	703	74	9.5	100.0%	17 (2.4%)	63 (9.0%)	614 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	46.9	591^st of 1219 public elementary schools	51.5%		33.6	785^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.6%	194	46.2	52.0	38.9		32.7	$20,814	$961	$19,853
King Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1041 Reed Rd SE	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 842-6944	1,101	81	13.5	26.1%	494 (44.9%)	322 (29.2%)	122 (11.1%)	62 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (9.1%)	83.7	189^th of 1219 public elementary schools	84.5%		87.5	156^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.4%	33	63.0	69.3	58.9		63.4	$16,042	$352	$15,690

Frequently Asked Questions about Smyrna Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Smyrna Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Campbell Middle School
High : Campbell High School

Is Smyrna Elementary School a good school?

Smyrna Elementary School ranks 449^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Smyrna Elementary School in?

Cobb County

What is the racial makeup of Smyrna Elementary School?

Students at Smyrna Elementary School are 36% African American, 30% Hispanic, 21% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Smyrna Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 870 students attended Smyrna Elementary School.

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