98 Cobb, Marietta Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

Marietta GA

17 October, 2021

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COBB COUNTY, GA — Several elementary and middle schools in Cobb County School District have been ranked among the best in Georgia, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States. Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories. U.S. News ranked Murdock Elementary School and Dodgen Middle School as the highest elementary and middle schools in the state among those in Cobb County, according to the new list. Murdock Elementary was ranked No. 12 in the state for elementary schools, while Dodgen Middle was ranked No. 5 in the state for middle schools. Here's a look at how other schools in Cobb County School District ranked compared with others in the state and district: Elementary Schools Murdock Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 12District ranking: No. 1Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 17District ranking: No. 2Mountain View Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 20District ranking: No. 3Sope Creek Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 32District ranking: No. 4Mount Bethel Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 33District ranking: No. 5Tritt Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 36District ranking: No. 6Shallowford Falls Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 53District ranking: No. 7East Side Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 59District ranking: No. 8Kemp Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 66District ranking: No. 9Ford Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 122District ranking: No. 10Garrison Mill Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 139District ranking: No. 11Rocky Mount Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 152District ranking: No. 12Due West Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 158District ranking: No. 13Kincaid Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 159District ranking: No. 14Addison Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 207District ranking: No. 15Vaughan Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 217District ranking: No. 16Bells Ferry Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 223District ranking: No. 17Frey Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 243District ranking: No. 18Pickett's Mill Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 254District ranking: No. 19Davis Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 291District ranking: No. 20Teasley Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 305District ranking: No. 21Milford Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 310District ranking: No. 22Baker Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 317District ranking: No. 23Cheatham Hill Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 321District ranking: No. 24Bullard Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 333District ranking: No. 25Pitner Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 336District ranking: No. 26King Springs Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 376District ranking: No. 27Chalker Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 381District ranking: No. 28Still Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 382District ranking: No. 29Lewis Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 410District ranking: No. 30Varner Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 495District ranking: No. 31Eastvalley Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 515District ranking: No. 32Argyle Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 518District ranking: No. 33Nicholson Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 524District ranking: No. 34Austell Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 531District ranking: No. 35Big Shanty Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 559District ranking: No. 36Clarkdale Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 573District ranking: No. 37Nickajack Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 585District ranking: No. 38Keheley Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 594District ranking: No. 39Labelle Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 618District ranking: No. 40Acworth Intermediate SchoolState ranking: No. 676District ranking: No. 41Hendricks Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 694District ranking: No. 42Clay Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 697District ranking: No. 43Norton Park Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 698District ranking: No. 44Smyrna Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 713District ranking: No. 45Sedalia Park Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 717District ranking: No. 46Green Acres Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 718District ranking: No. 47Dowell Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 723District ranking: No. 48Russell Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 740District ranking: No. 49-65Fair Oaks Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 743District ranking: No. 49-65Kennesaw Charter SchoolState ranking: No. 784District ranking: No. 49-65Blackwell Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 785District ranking: No. 49-65Compton Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 787District ranking: No. 49-65Powder Springs Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 790District ranking: No. 49-65Belmont Hills Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 801District ranking: No. 49-65Sanders Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 843District ranking: No. 49-65Hollydale Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 854District ranking: No. 49-65Hayes Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 890District ranking: No. 49-65Birney Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 934-1245District ranking: No. 49-65Brumby Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 934-1245District ranking: No. 49-65Bryant Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 934-1245District ranking: No. 49-65Harmony-Leland Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 934-1245District ranking: No. 49-65Mableton Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 934-1245District ranking: No. 49-65Powers Ferry Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 934-1245District ranking: No. 49-65Riverside Intermediate SchoolState ranking: No. 934-1245District ranking: No. 49-65 Middle Schools Dodgen Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 5District ranking: No. 1Dickerson Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 6District ranking: No. 2Hightower Trail Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 7District ranking: No. 3Lost Mountain Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 18District ranking: No. 4Simpson Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 26District ranking: No. 5Mabry Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 34District ranking: No. 6Lovinggood Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 41District ranking: No. 7Durham Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 46District ranking: No. 8McClure Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 57District ranking: No. 9Palmer Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 84District ranking: No. 10Barber Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 100District ranking: No. 11Daniell Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 120District ranking: No. 12Tapp Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 142District ranking: No. 13McCleskey Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 151District ranking: No. 14Pine Mountain Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 158District ranking: No. 15Cooper Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 168District ranking: No. 16Awtrey Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 182District ranking: No. 17Smitha Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 232District ranking: No. 18Griffin Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 239District ranking: No. 19-25East Cobb Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 261District ranking: No. 19-25Lindley Sixth Grade AcademyState ranking: No. 281District ranking: No. 19-25Campbell Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 329District ranking: No. 19-25Garrett Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 370District ranking: No. 19-25Floyd Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 378District ranking: No. 19-25Lindley Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 393District ranking: No. 19-25 To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school: Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments. Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations. The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking. Elementary and middle schools in Marietta City Schools were also ranked by U.S. News. Marietta Center for Advanced AcademicsState ranking: No. 8District ranking: No. 1West Side Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 220District ranking: No. 2Dunleith Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 406District ranking: No. 3Hickory Hills Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 681District ranking: No. 4Sawyer Road Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 763District ranking: No. 5A.L. Burruss Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 877District ranking: Tied for No. 6-8Lockheed Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 934-1245District ranking: No. 6-8Park Street Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 934-1245District ranking: No. 6-8 Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools. California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997. See the complete list of 2021's Best K-8 Schools. See also: Georgia Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News