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Cowan Road Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Cowan Road Elementary School is a public elementary school in Griffin, Georgia, serving 561 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Griffin-Spalding County School District, which is ranked 174 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cowan Road Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on the Milestones Assessment, with proficiency rates ranging from 6.1% to 22% in English Language Arts, 6.1% to 17.6% in Mathematics, and 12.3% in Science in the 2024-2025 school year. The school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.41% to 98.93% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While per-student spending has increased at Cowan Road, from $7,724 in 2016-2017 to $9,760 in 2018-2019, it still lags behind the nearby schools in the district, which range from $9,112 to $10,785 per student.

When compared to other schools in the Griffin-Spalding County School District, Cowan Road Elementary consistently underperforms on test scores, with proficiency rates well below the county and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Cowan Road's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 11.4%, compared to 30.8% at Futral Road Elementary, 24.2% at Moreland Road Elementary, and 45% at Crescent Road Elementary.

557

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,883

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1233 Cowan Rd
Griffin, GA 30223

(770) 229-3790

District: Griffin-Spalding County

Students who attend Cowan Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cowan Road Middle School
High:	Griffin High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.9%

White:

20.6%

Hispanic:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg25%

Georgia avg42%

1,190^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Griffin-Spalding County

174^th of 206Griffin-Spalding 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	9.5	1190 of 1238	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1100 of 1248	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1068 of 1242	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1060 of 1244	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1064 of 1214	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1042 of 1234	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	902 of 1209	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	890 of 1205	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.7	859 of 1233	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.4	644 of 1240	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.4	582 of 1231	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.7	750 of 1225	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.4	825 of 1201	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.1	970 of 1212	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.7	955 of 1183	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.2	873 of 1133	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.9	927 of 1134	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.6	670 of 1125	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.3	796 of 1101	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-23 vs state

Mathematics13%-32 vs state

Science12%-31 vs state

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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
Cowan Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1233 Cowan Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3790	557	37	15.0	89.2%	115 (20.6%)	328 (58.9%)	83 (14.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	9.5	1190^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.9%		14.8	1100^th of 1248 public elementary schools	11.9%	90	11.4	15.4	22.0	14.5	17.6	6.1	12.3	$13,883	$1,425	$12,458
Orrs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1553 Flynt St	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3743	467	39	12.0	93.6%	87 (18.6%)	258 (55.2%)	96 (20.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	23.8	944^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.7%		16.2	1081^st of 1248 public elementary schools	13.4%	137	14.6	15.9	29.6	26.8	33.3	38.0	23.9	$15,496	$1,336	$14,161
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Jordan Hill Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3777	396	29	13.5	84.3%	122 (30.8%)	182 (46.0%)	68 (17.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	27.7	880^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.9%		22.4	975^th of 1248 public elementary schools	21.9%	95	16.4	28.0	34.9	21.8	38.0	25.4	33.3	$14,711	$1,390	$13,321
Atkinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Atkinson Dr	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3715	366	27	13.4	90.2%	13 (3.6%)	305 (83.3%)	25 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	14.3	1107^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.6%		8.4	1218^th of 1248 public elementary schools	2.4%	111	5.5	17.8	22.2	16.4	38.6	18.2	13.3	$15,256	$1,599	$13,657
Beaverbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Birdie Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3750	318	26	12.2	91.8%	137 (43.1%)	70 (22.0%)	80 (25.2%)	6 (1.9%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.7%)	16.5	1059^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.8	1067^th of 1248 public elementary schools	14.5%	8	18.5	17.0	24.1	20.4	23.4	20.4	24.1	$17,416	$2,034	$15,381
Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Cabin Creek Dr	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3756	335	22	15.5	87.8%	4 (1.2%)	299 (89.3%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.4%)	6.5	1221^st of 1238 public elementary schools	1.4%		4.2	1246^th of 1248 public elementary schools	0.2%	25	9.4	10.4	9.3	11.3	16.7	7.4	11.1	$15,589	$1,747	$13,842
Anne Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	802 Anne St	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3746	352	23	15.3	88.9%	10 (2.8%)	304 (86.4%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	6	1226^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.9	1230^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.4%	4	9.6	7.1	9.8	9.6	7.0	12.5	12.2	$15,614	$2,007	$13,607
Crescent Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Crescent Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3719	429	30	14.3	78.8%	235 (54.8%)	135 (31.5%)	29 (6.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	66.1	374^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.8%		51.4	552^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	55.8%	178	45.0	35.1	59.1	50.0	43.1	54.5	59.1	$15,586	$1,155	$14,431
Jackson Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1233 Jackson Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3717	344	29	11.9	93.0%	181 (52.6%)	90 (26.2%)	42 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	33.2	796^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.7%		40.3	690^th of 1248 public elementary schools	44.7%	106	9.3	34.5	35.2	18.5	43.9	35.2	37.0	$16,579	$1,962	$14,617
Futral Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Futral Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3735	600	44	13.7	92.8%	287 (47.8%)	180 (30.0%)	77 (12.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.3%)	43.4	644^th of 1238 public elementary schools	48.0%		38.3	722^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	42.1%	78	30.8	21.3	47.7	27.5	38.3	43.0	48.8	$14,492	$1,209	$13,283

Frequently Asked Questions about Cowan Road Elementary School

What district is Cowan Road Elementary School in?

Griffin-Spalding County

Is Cowan Road Elementary School a good school?

Cowan Road Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cowan Road Elementary School?

Students at Cowan Road Elementary School are 59% African American, 21% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Cowan Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Cowan Road Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cowan Road Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cowan Road Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cowan Road Middle School
High : Griffin High School

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