Summary:
ZIP code 30062 in Marietta, GA, is home to 11 schools serving Pre-K through 12th grade across two districts—Cobb County and Marietta City—with roughly 11,250 students and a striking mix of top-ranked and challenged institutions.
The Cobb County schools in this area are consistently exceptional. Walton High School ranks 8th in Georgia with a 97.9% graduation rate, while Dodgen Middle School places 7th statewide and posts a perfect 100% Algebra I proficiency rate. Tritt Elementary School ranks 16th in the state, with 5th-grade science proficiency at 86.7%—nearly double the state average. These schools form a strong feeder pattern: East Side Elementary School and Tritt feed into Dodgen, which feeds into Walton. Meanwhile, Pope High School, Hightower Trail Middle School, Murdock Elementary School, and Garrison Mill Elementary School also perform well above state averages, with chronic absenteeism rates of just 2.8%–12.9% versus the 17.7% state average.
The two Marietta City schools face significant challenges. Lockheed Elementary School ranks in the 21st percentile with a 90% free/reduced lunch rate and only 18% science proficiency, while Sawyer Road Elementary School shows promise, jumping from the 43rd to 60th percentile in two years. Notably, these schools spend far more per student ($20,920–$23,370) than the top-performing Cobb schools ($12,373–$16,345), yet achieve lower scores—highlighting that funding alone doesn't drive outcomes. Chronic absenteeism at these schools (16.8%–19.6%) exceeds the state average, and both have much smaller class sizes (9:1 ratios) than their higher-performing counterparts. This ZIP code truly represents an educational divide, with schools ranging from the top 2% to the bottom 21% of Georgia.
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