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West Side Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

West Side Elementary School in Marietta, GA, serves 556 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and has become one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking 9th out of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools with a 5-star rating. This is a remarkable climb from its 162nd-place ranking in 2018-2019, showing a steady, deliberate improvement over the past several years.

Academically, West Side's results are exceptional. In the most recent testing cycle, math proficiency ranged from 86.3% in 5th grade to 94.2% in 4th grade, compared to state averages of 44-50%. Science proficiency hit 81.3% in 5th grade versus the state's 44.2%. The school also maintains strong performance across all grade levels and student subgroups, suggesting effective teaching that builds on prior learning. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 4.3%, compared to 19.8% for the Marietta City district and 17.7% statewide—a sign of strong family engagement. Notably, West Side achieves these results while spending less per student ($17,883) than nearby schools that perform far worse, such as Park Street Elementary ($22,786, ranked 711th) and Lockheed Elementary ($20,920, ranked 964th).

The contrast with neighboring schools is striking. Within the same district, Dunleith Elementary (ranked 317th) posts math proficiency rates of 52-58%, while Sawyer Road Elementary (ranked 486th) and Park Street lag far behind. Even compared to the district's selective magnet program, Marietta Center for Advanced Academics (ranked 4th), West Side nearly matches its scores while serving a general student population from Pre-K through 5th grade. West Side's success—consistent across grades, subgroups, and years—demonstrates that high achievement is achievable within the Marietta City system, offering a model for other schools in the district and across Georgia.

556

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,883

Per pupil spending ?

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

344 Polk St NW
Marietta, GA 30064

(770) 429-3172

District: Marietta City

Students who attend West Side Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marietta Middle School
	Marietta Sixth Grade Academy
High:	Marietta High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

African American:

10.6%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (88% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Marietta City

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school88%

District avg56%

Georgia avg47%

9^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Marietta City

45^th of 202Marietta City 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	98.7	9 of 1222	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	98.5	16 of 1238	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	44 of 1236	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	96 of 1223	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	90 of 1220	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	68 of 1214	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	162 of 1234	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.0	100 of 1209	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	98 of 1205	91.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.1	60 of 1233	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	52 of 1240	95.8%	★★★★★
2014	83.3	105 of 1231	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	83.3	110 of 1225	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	79.1	202 of 1201	83.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	251 of 1212	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	77.2	246 of 1183	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.3	243 of 1133	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	59.3	508 of 1134	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.2	665 of 1125	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.1	719 of 1101	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	73.5	183 of 876	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	98.7	9 of 1189	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	98.7	8 of 1224	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	31 of 1223	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	88 of 1212	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	87 of 1206	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	98.0	9 of 1186	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	22 of 1225	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	55 of 1220	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	102 of 1210	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	101 of 1209	91.6%	★★★★★

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	77.8	8 of 33	75.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	47.9	185 of 415	55.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	10 of 703	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	5 of 769	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	45 of 772	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	94 of 775	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	74 of 779	90.5%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

African American (2022)79th percentile-14 vs school

Migrant (2023)76th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2022)55th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics91%+43 vs state

Science81%+37 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, April 27, 2014

This school misidentifies native English speakers as ELL. At least two Kindergarten students misidentified and labelled. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 11, 2011

After doing a lot of research, I decided to move within this school district for the only reason of wanting my son to attend this school. It was WELL worth it! This elementary school is amazing and I have been nothing short of thrilled with every aspect of this school (from the teachers, to parent involvement, expectations, testing, etc.). This elem. school functions very similarly to a private school but with the "hometown feel" added. Love this school. You won't be disappointed! 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	344 Polk St NW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3172	556	45	12.3	15.3%	419 (75.4%)	59 (10.6%)	39 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.7%)	98.7	9^th of 1222 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.5	16^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.7%	7	91.0	94.2	86.3	81.3	$17,883	$315	$17,568
A.L. Burruss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Manning Rd SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3144	409	38	10.9	47.7%	132 (32.3%)	144 (35.2%)	91 (22.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.6%)	76.7	251^st of 1222 public elementary schools	79.5%		78	254^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.5%	3	60.3	62.5	55.2	56.0	$19,847	$289	$19,558
Hickory Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Redwood Dr SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3125	440	42	10.4	60.7%	111 (25.2%)	120 (27.3%)	177 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	55.4	493^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	59.7%		61.8	416^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.4%	77	53.8	52.3	53.1	27.2	$20,591	$765	$19,826
Park Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Park St SE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3180	476	55	8.7	92.4%	21 (4.4%)	128 (26.9%)	306 (64.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	37.2	712^th of 1222 public elementary schools	41.7%		28.4	867^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.0%	155	29.9	39.4	45.6	35.4	$22,786	$856	$21,930
Marietta Center for Advanced Academics	Public	3-5	311 Aviation Rd SE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 420-0822	268	21	12.7	30.6%	79 (29.5%)	90 (33.6%)	44 (16.4%)	29 (10.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	99.3	4^th of 1222 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.6	4^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.7%		94.4	98.8	97.7	84.1	$19,256	$234	$19,022
Dunleith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Saine Dr SW	Marietta	30008	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3190	554	54	10.2	82.9%	30 (5.4%)	248 (44.8%)	246 (44.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	70.6	318^th of 1222 public elementary schools	74.0%		66.4	371^st of 1238 public elementary schools	70.0%	53	54.1	58.2	52.3	54.6	$20,844	$571	$20,274
Lockheed Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 Merritt Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3196	734	78	9.4	90.1%	37 (5.0%)	248 (33.8%)	416 (56.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.0%)	21.3	966^th of 1222 public elementary schools	20.9%		18.4	1022^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	17.4%	56	35.2	36.2	22.5	18.0	$20,920	$458	$20,461
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	592^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	51.6%		33.6	785^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.6%	193	46.2	52.0	38.9	32.7	$20,814	$961	$19,853
Sawyer Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Sawyer Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-9923	533	58	9.1	82.9%	53 (9.9%)	165 (31.0%)	278 (52.2%)	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	55.7	487^th of 1222 public elementary schools	60.1%		48.2	589^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.4%	102	52.5	47.9	48.1	39.5	$23,370	$582	$22,788
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	936^th of 1222 public elementary schools	23.4%		16.7	1052^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.0%	116	37.0	29.7	28.3	24.8	$20,837	$962	$19,875

Frequently Asked Questions about West Side Elementary School

How many students attend West Side Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended West Side Elementary School.

Is West Side Elementary School a good school?

Yes! West Side Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of West Side Elementary School?

Students at West Side Elementary School are 75% White, 11% African American, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of West Side Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Side Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marietta Middle School
Middle : Marietta Sixth Grade Academy
High : Marietta High School

What district is West Side Elementary School in?

Marietta City

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