Best Public Schools in Kennesaw, GA

Summary:

The city of Kennesaw, Georgia is home to a diverse school system with 16 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 2 alternative schools. The schools in this area demonstrate a range of academic performance, with several standout institutions leading the way.

At the high school level, Harrison High School and Kennesaw Mountain High School are the top performers, ranking 25th and 31st respectively out of 458 high schools in Georgia. These schools boast impressive graduation rates, with Harrison High School achieving a 97.2% four-year graduation rate. The middle schools also excel, with Lost Mountain Middle School and McClure Middle School ranking 39th and 47th out of 588 middle schools in the state, respectively.

While the high-performing schools stand out, the Kennesaw school system also demonstrates diversity in student demographics and academic outcomes. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch varies widely, from under 10% at Harrison High School to over 94% at Devereux Ackerman Academy. This suggests the district is serving a range of socioeconomic backgrounds. Overall, the Cobb County school district, which all the Kennesaw schools belong to, is ranked 52nd out of 203 districts in Georgia, indicating strong performance at the district level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2024)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwest Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3010 Cobb Parkway North	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Northwest Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 502-9700	640	44	14.7	15.2%	374 (58.4%)	129 (20.2%)	81 (12.7%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.3%)								(n/a)		54.1	70.9		52.8	40.8	56.3	49.4	45.5	69.6	47.2	64.8	50.7	39.2	50.0	39.1	52.9	52.2	18.8
Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Kennesaw Due West Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8127	841	63	13.2	51.4%	245 (29.1%)	319 (37.9%)	166 (19.7%)	52 (6.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.5%)	57.1	478^th of 1248 public elementary schools	61.7%		58	473^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	61.9%	5					43.0	38.2	50.0				47.1	45.4	39.7				43.2			$9,817	$592	$9,225
Pine Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	2720 Pine Mountain Cir NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8252	576	42	13.8	46.2%	181 (31.4%)	222 (38.5%)	107 (18.6%)	34 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (4.9%)	72	139^th of 588 public middle schools	76.4%		64.2	173^rd of 577 public middle schools	70.0%	34		100.0						51.4	47.0	59.3				41.7	50.6	54.8		21.5	45.2	$9,074	$449	$8,625
North Cobb High School	Public	9-12	3400 Old 41 Hwy NW	Kennesaw	30144	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6685	2,555	141	18.0	41.2%	751 (29.4%)	999 (39.1%)	540 (21.1%)	108 (4.2%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	146 (5.7%)	69.5	90^th of 458 public high schools	80.3%		74.6	61^st of 442 public high schools	86.2%	29	52.9	37.6	57.0	64.1																$7,764	$215	$7,549
Big Shanty Elementary School	Public	3-5	1575 Ben King Rd NW	Kennesaw	30144	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8023	539	43	12.5	45.3%	179 (33.2%)	171 (31.7%)	125 (23.2%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.2%)	67.7	369^th of 1248 public elementary schools	70.4%		67.1	371^st of 1242 public elementary schools	70.1%	2					46.4	51.6	53.9				57.9	65.9	41.4				35.1			$11,901	$198	$11,703
Kennesaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3155 Jiles Rd NW	Kennesaw	30144	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8172	575	59	9.8	42.4%	205 (35.7%)	176 (30.6%)	120 (20.9%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.2%)								(n/a)																				$10,671	$199	$10,472
Awtrey Middle School	Public	6-8	3601 Nowlin Rd NW	Kennesaw	30144	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6615	626	44	14.3	38.7%	211 (33.7%)	223 (35.6%)	127 (20.3%)	25 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	59	214^th of 588 public middle schools	63.6%		59.4	205^th of 577 public middle schools	64.5%	9		91.7						48.7	38.9	48.2				44.2	42.9	37.9		10.7	41.8	$9,629	$270	$9,360
Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4179 Jim Owens Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6673	531	57	9.2	44.6%	204 (38.4%)	126 (23.7%)	127 (23.9%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.4%)	69	356^th of 1248 public elementary schools	71.5%		74.9	281^st of 1242 public elementary schools	77.4%	75					43.0	54.4	51.5				52.7	72.2	46.0				40.0			$12,180	$192	$11,988
Chalker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 N Booth Rd NW	Kennesaw	30144	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 494-7621	674	48	14.1	36.5%	289 (42.9%)	178 (26.4%)	125 (18.5%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.5%)	57.2	475^th of 1248 public elementary schools	61.9%		51.2	538^th of 1242 public elementary schools	56.7%	63					46.7	34.3	55.5				48.6	31.5	45.4				42.9			$10,037	$255	$9,782
Harrison High School	Public	9-12	4500 Due West Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8104	2,121	113	18.8	9.9%	1,490 (70.2%)	277 (13.1%)	178 (8.4%)	76 (3.6%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (4.5%)	88.2	25^th of 458 public high schools	94.5%		89.2	23^rd of 442 public high schools	94.8%	2	71.8	66.6	71.4	66.2																$7,457	$274	$7,183
Lost Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Old Mountain Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8224	1,011	55	18.5	15.8%	613 (60.6%)	196 (19.4%)	94 (9.3%)	45 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.2%)	93.9	39^th of 588 public middle schools	93.4%		95.5	29^th of 577 public middle schools	95.0%	10		95.9						66.6	63.6	70.8				68.0	68.5	72.4		37.9	72.3	$8,438	$274	$8,164
Kennesaw Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1898 Kennesaw Due West Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8190	1,809	110	16.5	29.9%	673 (37.2%)	561 (31.0%)	335 (18.5%)	131 (7.2%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	101 (5.6%)	87.3	31^st of 458 public high schools	93.2%		81.2	41^st of 442 public high schools	90.7%	10	64.0	68.2	68.6	70.2																$9,701	$361	$9,340
Palmer Middle School	Public	6-8	690 N Booth Rd NW	Kennesaw	30144	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 591-5020	828	53	15.5	45.9%	294 (35.5%)	232 (28.0%)	193 (23.3%)	33 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.8%)	67.3	164^th of 588 public middle schools	72.1%		64.7	170^th of 577 public middle schools	70.5%	6		83.7						50.6	34.5	55.4				40.4	36.4	60.0		25.0	48.1	$8,973	$232	$8,741
Bullard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3656 Old Stilesboro Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8720	801	61	13.1	23.7%	417 (52.1%)	155 (19.4%)	139 (17.4%)	36 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.4%)	73.1	300^th of 1248 public elementary schools	76.0%		72.8	304^th of 1242 public elementary schools	75.5%	4					52.0	51.3	57.9				52.7	63.2	46.9				46.2			$11,405	$188	$11,217
McClure Middle School	Public	6-8	3660 Old Stilesboro Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 331-8131	991	65	15.3	24.7%	568 (57.3%)	176 (17.8%)	152 (15.3%)	50 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	92.3	47^th of 588 public middle schools	92.0%		87.3	65^th of 577 public middle schools	88.7%	18		98.9						65.0	57.4	66.7				59.8	64.9	72.5		45.3	69.5	$8,987	$194	$8,793
Devereux Ackerman Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1291 Stanley Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 427-0147	54	15	3.6	94.4%	25 (46.3%)	25 (46.3%)	2 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0

Cities Near Kennesaw

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Acworth	2.19 mi	13	77^th
Marietta	2.49 mi	60	85^th
Woodstock	4.39 mi	15	37^th
Powder Springs	8.33 mi	14	120^th
Canton	9.28 mi	22	61^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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