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Smyrna Elementary School

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Smyrna Elementary School ranks 462 nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Smyrna Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 876 students in grades PK-5 in Smyrna, Georgia, which is part of the Cobb County School District. While the district is ranked 54th out of 206 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, Smyrna Elementary School's academic performance lags behind that of nearby schools.

Smyrna Elementary School's test scores are generally below the Cobb County and Georgia averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 43.2% compared to 43.2% for Cobb County and 34.9% for Georgia. Similarly, the school's 5th grade Math proficiency rate was 40.7% compared to 48.7% for Cobb County and 42.6% for Georgia. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from 707 out of 1,234 Georgia elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 462 out of 1,238 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also dropped from 2 stars to 3 stars over this period.

Smyrna Elementary School faces several challenges, including a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.54% in 2022-2023 to 63.01% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the district average. This suggests that the school serves a relatively disadvantaged population, which may contribute to its lower academic performance compared to more affluent nearby schools like King Springs Elementary and Teasley Elementary. Despite relatively stable per-student spending, Smyrna Elementary School's academic outcomes have not improved over time, indicating that factors beyond just funding may be at play in driving student achievement.

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 — 25th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Georgia median (63rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg49%

Georgia avg42%

462^nd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	462 of 1238	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	494 of 1248	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	519 of 1242	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	691 of 1244	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%~ state avg

English Language Arts44%+5 vs state

Science40%-4 vs state

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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

Schools Near Smyrna 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)	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 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
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	462^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	62.7%		55.8	494^th of 1248 public elementary schools	60.4%	32	43.2	39.7	49.3	43.8	50.4	40.7	39.9	$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%)	19.9	997^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.5%		32.2	803^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	35.7%	194	17.9	17.6	15.6	25.6	44.1	24.4	20.0	$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%)	16.7	1052^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.6	1127^th of 1248 public elementary schools	9.7%	75	11.8	22.8	20.8	15.8	39.1	14.3	19.5	$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%)	33.8	778^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.2%		32	809^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.2%	31	22.2	36.2	47.5	35.6	21.3	30.0	25.0	$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%)	21.8	975^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.2%		25.9	916^th of 1248 public elementary schools	26.6%	59	16.7	21.1	20.8	31.7	40.9	23.8	15.8	$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%)	24.6	932^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	24.7%		22.1	978^th of 1248 public elementary schools	21.6%	46	21.4	22.4	30.4	21.4	35.6	28.3	28.3	$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)	(478) 624-0989	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%)	80.6	227^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.7%		76.6	272^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	78.2%	45	54.1	57.9	62.1	67.6	68.4	48.3	41.4	$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%)	27.3	885^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.5%		22	982^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	21.3%	97	19.2	28.3	25.0	26.9	45.7	27.1	27.1	$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%)	33.6	785^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.6%		29.2	869^th of 1248 public elementary schools	30.4%	84	20.5	27.4	27.3	32.5	42.5	50.0	22.7	$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%)	87.5	156^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.4%		88	154^th of 1248 public elementary schools	87.7%	2	53.4	68.5	63.5	58.6	71.2	62.8	60.8	$16,042	$352	$15,690

Frequently Asked Questions about Smyrna Elementary School

Is Smyrna Elementary School a good school?

Smyrna Elementary School ranks 462^nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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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