Elementary · Georgia

Dowell Elementary School

Free meals for all

Dowell Elementary School, a public elementary school in Marietta, Georgia: grades pre-k–5, 898 students, 12.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Cobb County.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 898
Teachers (FTE): 74.7
Students per teacher: 12.0
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in Georgia

Median 13.4 · 1,309 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 89% of elementary schools in Georgia

Median 579 · 1,309 schools compared

Larger than 97% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Georgia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Georgia: 40%

36%proficient

−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 53% of elementary schools in Georgia

Median 35% · 1,236 elementary schools compared

472 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

33%proficient

A lower share proficient than 65% of elementary schools in Georgia

Median 41% · 1,236 elementary schools compared

471 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Cobb County

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Cobb County.

Location

Address: 2121 W Sandtown Rd SW, Marietta, GA 30064
Phone: (678)594-8059
County: Cobb County

Website Quality of life in Cobb County Schools in Cobb County

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Cheatham Hill Elementary School	Pre-K–5	1,021	13.3	49%	54%	1.5 mi
Hollydale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	526	8.9	26%	30%	1.9 mi
Still Elementary School	Pre-K–5	755	12.1	47%	57%	2.7 mi
Milford Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	389	9.6	29%	32%	3.2 mi
Miles Ahead Charter SchoolCharter	K–5	261	11.6	37%	25%	3.3 mi
Compton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	593	9.9	24%	29%	3.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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